Ohio University

1. Get Organized

a.    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.

b.      Secure a faculty, administrator, or staff member to serve as your advisor.

c.      Have an election for the president and treasurer positions of your organization.

d.      If your organization plans to have a website, identify a web maintainer.

e.   Write a constitution to help provide clarity, fair and equal consideration, and continuity in the regular operations of your organization.

a.    Acknowledging the different purposes, programming levels, and financial obligations for student organizations, the Campus Involvement Center has developed a four-tier categorization system to facilitate the training and support specific to the needs of various organizations.

      Beginning spring quarter 2011, organizations will be requested to select a tier that best describes their organization when completing the online registration form. The tiers are classified according to funding and programming needs. Programming refers to sponsoring events such as speakers, performers, conferences, fundraising events, etc. SAC stands for the Senate Appropriations Commission. The tiers and their characteristics are as follows:

    Tier 1 Organizations

• Part of advisor’s main job responsibility is to advise the organization, and
  
• Organization receives annual SAC funding or other annual University funding (with the exception of social Greek organizations), and
• Meets minimum requirements to be a registered student organization

Examples of Tier 1 Organizations include but are not limited to: Club Sports, Programming Boards (UPC, BSCPB, ISU, POWER/GAMMA, tRAC), Residence Hall Councils, Student Alumni Board, Social Greek Organizations and Councils, and Student Senate.

  Tier 2 Organizations

• Has received quarterly SAC funding, engages in programming, and
• Meets minimum requirements to be a registered student organization

  Tier 3 Organizations

• Has not received SAC funding, may or may not engage in programming, and
• Meets minimum requirements to be a registered student organization

  Tier 4 Organizations

• Has not received SAC funding, does not engage in programming, and
• Meets minimum requirements to be a registered student organization 
  

    GET REGISTERED! COMPLETE ALL OF THESE STEPS:

      1)  Registration Form

           a.  The online Registration Form is used for both new and existing student organizations. Click here to complete the form.

2)  Agreement of Terms and Conditions

     a.  The Agreement of Terms and Conditions must be signed by the Advisor and President and returned to the Campus Involvement Center, 355 Baker University Center

3)  Constitution and Bylaws

     a.  An electronic version of your organization's constitution and bylaws must be emailed to the Campus Involvement Center at involvement@ohio.edu

     b.  If your organization needs a template to create these, click here.

4)  Student Organization Account

      a.   New organizations should meet with with the Student Org Bursar, located in 010 Chubb Hall to set up a new account. An

      Account Signature Card with the signatures of the Advisor and Treasurer is required to obtain a new account.

      b.   If there has been a change of Advisor or Treasurer, an Account Signature Card should be updated and submitted to the

      Student Org Bursar.

When these steps are completed, the student organization will be notified via email that a Blackboard account has been created. Administrator rights for your organization will be given to your advisor, president, and treasurer of the organization, who in turn can share or delegate the administration rights to a member(s) of your organization. For social Greek organization who have off-campus advisors, administration rights will be assigned to the presidents. if needed, your advisor or person delegated to administer the site can obtain online training for using Blackboard at http://bbsupport.ohio.edu/ and click on "Faculty How To." 

5)   Enroll members on Blackboard

Registration Deadline

Following the open registration/re-registration period which begins on March 1 for the following school year, all mandatory information steps must be completed by May 3.  Any organization that fails to meet the above stated requirements by May 3 will not be considered a registered student organization.

New student organizations that form after May 3 will have 30 days after submitting the online registration form to complete the requirements listed above. If an organization does not meet these requirements within this time period it will not be considered a registered student organization.