Meet with a professional staff member in the Office of Student Development to discuss your proposed group
Submit the following to the Director of Student Development:
a proposed constitution
letter of intent
a list of at least ten (10) currently enrolled, full-time FSC students interested in becoming members
the name of an advisor who is a full-time member of the FSC faculty or staff
completed hazing forms
Present your formal request to the Student Organization Committee (SOC), which will convene periodically as needed throughout the year
The SOC will review and make recommendations to SGA for a vote of the council
If passed by SGA, the constitution will then need to be approved by the Dean of Student and Academic Life
Greek requests
SOC will forward the request to the Greek Council, which will review the request and will meet with the organization, and the Greek Council will make a recommendation to SOC
SOC will review Greek Council’s recommendation and will meet with the organization
SOC will make a recommendation to the dean, who will make the final decision regarding recognition status
Membership Guidelines
Funded clubs and organizations must have its membership open to all interested FSC students, and have its meetings open to the FSC community
Unfunded clubs and organizations may limit or restrict its membership and hold closed meetings, pending the approval of the Director of Student Development
FSC reserves the right to deny recognition to any club or organization who’s stated aims and/or objectives are not consistent with those of FSC
The Dean of Student and Academic Life may revoke existing recognition whenever due cause for said recognition can be clearly demonstrated
Any student club or organization which distinguishes membership based on race, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status, will be considered to be acting in violation of college policy
Eligibility for Membership
All full time undergraduate students are eligible for membership to any and all student clubs and organizations, in association with the standards for membership set by the specific organization
The officers of all student organizations must be in good academic and disciplinary standing at the time of appointment and through their terms of service
The staff in the Office of Student Development has the authority to check grade point averages for club and organization officers (in a dispute, the final decision responsibility lies with the Office of Student Development)
Reactivation of a Club or Organization
If a club or organization has been inactive for less than a year, it may simply update its Recognition Form to become active again
If a club or organization has been inactive for 2 years or more, it must follow the reactivation procedure:
Meet with the Director of Student Development
Submit a list of at least ten (10) currently enrolled, full-time FSC students interested in joining
Check and confirm that the previous constitution on file is still accurate – if any changes are desired, they need to be approved by the SOC & SGA
