Student Activities

Procedures for  Starting a New Student Organization

How To Start A Campus Organization

1) Students looking to start a new recognized student organization on campus should meet with the Director of Student Activities to review policies and procedures which include:

1) Officer requirements
2) Student Association policies
3) Wick Center room policies
4) Organization Moderator requirements
5) Bylaws

2) New student organizations are required to draft a set of bylaws, and then review these with the Director of Student Activities. This usually involves a process of writing, review, and revision of several drafts of the bylaws, before they are approved for Student Association review.

3) Present the following items to the Student Association:

1) A copy of the organization's revised bylaws
2) A list of interested student members
3) The name of the group's faculty/staff moderator
4) The organization's current list of student officers in good academic standing
5) A cover letter stating the organization's desire to seek College recognition

4) The Student Association will discuss the bylaws and make a formal recommendation to the Dean for Student Affairs regarding the new organization's petition for institutional recognition.

5) The Dean for Student Affairs, in light of the recommendation of Student Association, and any other related information, will make a final decision regarding institutional recognition, subject to approval by the President of the College.

ADDITIONAL requirements for Greek Organizations
The following additional requirements will be required of any students seeking to start a new Greek fraternity or sorority on campus. (These do not apply to honoraries with Greek letters.) For more information about national Greek organizations, consult NPC & NIC (www.npcwomen.org and www.nicindy.org)

1) The newly forming group must have minimum number of 8 founding members (all Daemen College students in good academic standing).

2) The founding members will be required to attend no less than 4 campus events sponsored by other recognized Greek organizations on campus during their probationary year.

3) Greek organizations will be required to adopt a specific community service project that will either be an ongoing commitment or an annual happening.

4) Bylaws for the newly forming Greek organization should be written and submitted following the procedures outlined above.

5) The Student Association will hold a meeting with an invited representative from each recognized Greek organization on campus (limit of one representative per organization), and no less than 4 of the new organization's founding members, to discuss the new organization's petition for institutional recognition, and the college's procedures.

6) The Student Association will discuss the bylaws and make a formal recommendation to the Dean for Student Affairs regarding the new organization's petition for institutional recognition.

The Dean for Student Affairs, in light of the recommendation of Student Association, and any other related information, will make a decision whether or not to grant the newly forming Greek organization "provisional recognition". Until this "provisional recognition" is granted, the organization will refrain from the use and/or display of Greek letters. All newly forming Greek organizations will have a probation period of 1 academic year, after which time the Dean for Student Affairs will decide upon the group's official recognition.

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