Steps for Registering Your Student Organization
1. Get Organized
- Review the list of registered student organizations at Ohio University to identify that no other organization has the same purpose and/or name as your organization.
- Secure a faculty, administrator, or staff member to serve as your advisor.
- Have an election for the president and treasurer positions of your organization.
- If your organization plans to have a website, identify a web maintainer.
- Write a constitution to help provide clarity, fair and equal consideration, and continuity in the regular operations of your organization.
2. Registration
Complete the on-line Registered Student Organization Application. Once into the system, there are four steps to register a student organization:
a) Fill out the registration on-line.
b) Submit an updated, current constitution and by-laws. You will attach this as an electronic document to your registration. There is a sample constitution and by-laws available for your review.
c) Print and submit a Registration Signature Form (signed by the Registered Student Organization president and advisor) to Campus Life, Baker University Center 355.
d) Print and submit a RSO Advisor Agreement (signed by the Registered Student Organization advisor) to Campus Life, Baker University Center 355.
3. Confirmation of Application Status
The organization's contact person(s) will be informed by email if your organization's application has been approved or not approved as a registered student organization. If your application is not approved, reasons why will be included in the email. Organizations may submit a new application, constitution, and by-laws with requested revisions as many times as necessary to meet the criteria to become approved.
4. Officer Training
Once your organization has received confirmation that your application has been approved, the president and treasurer from your organization must attend an Officer Training session. Trainings are scheduled on an on-going basis in Campus Life. Other members of your organization are welcome to attend the orientation session as well.
Upon completion of the approved paperwork and officer training session, your organization will be an official registered student organization at Ohio University.
