Starting a Club/Organization

How do I start a new club/organization?

To start a club, simply collect the names of those interested in being active in your new club and a faculty or staff advisor and fill out the online Club/Organization registration form. This makes the club contact information available online for current and prospective students to see in the Student Club/Organization directory. You will not receive money from SLUSAF by filling out this form.

If you are considering starting a new club/organization that is organized around a specific sport, it may fall under the definition of a sport club. A sport club is defined as:

• a group of students with a common, sustained interest in a particular sport.
• not directly funded by the Sport and Leisure Studies Department and arranges for its own funding if needed.
• may wish to seek volunteer coaching assistance from faculty, staff or persons in the community.
• will arrange its own schedule, officials, etc., should it seek intercollegiate competition with other club teams.

To start an organization, contact the Thelomathesian Society executive board to submit a formal proposal for your organization to gain “organizational status”. Upon receiving your proposal, the executive board will guide you through the process of attending Senate meeting to receive approval by a majority vote, and going through the SLUSAF budget proposal process in the spring.

Note: Although groups usually become clubs before asking for organizational status, it is not mandatory. Also, it is not necessary to have organization status to submit a contingency request to the Thelomathesian Society/SLUSAF.