Student
Organization Recognition
| Effective Date: |
4.19.1972 |
Revision Date: |
12.02.2003 |
| Chapter Name: |
Student
Programs and Requirements |
Policy Number: |
8.4.1 |
| Policy Name: |
Student
Organization Recognition |
| A
PDF version of this policy is available
via this link. |
UNIVERSITY POLICY STATEMENT
A student organization consists of a number of
students who have complied with University requirements
for registration and/or recognition. Student organizations
must be recognized each year by the University in
order to use University facilities, services and
resources and to participate in Student Government
during the year. Student organizations are not considered
a part of the University for tax exemption purposes
or for other purposes.
UNIVERSITY PRACTICE
A. University procedures are established which
govern the application, review and bestowal and
dissolution of student organization recognition
status, as well as to govern the collection, recording,
maintenance, compilation, distribution and retention
of student organization recognition data in accordance
with this policy. University procedures are also
established which govern the sanctions for violation
of this policy.
B. Each student organization seeking recognition
must abide by the following general standards for
recognition:
1. Recognition may be granted by the Vice President
for Student Affairs or his/her designee. Student
organization files and recognition records are maintained
and administered by the Office of Campus Life.
2. Any organization shall be considered for official
University recognition if the organization’s
objectives are compatible with the objectives of
the University and if the organization completes
all required information for recognition.
3. Membership in an Eastern Michigan University
organization must be open to any Eastern Michigan
University student regardless of race, color, religion,
sex, physical disability or sexual orientation.
Exceptions to this policy include religious qualifications,
which may be required by organizations whose aims
are primarily sectarian and social fraternities
and sororities that are permitted by federal and
state law to discriminate on the basis of sex.
4. The organization’s name cannot begin with “EMU” or “Eastern
Michigan University” or any other derivation.
The organizations may use the University’s
name following the name of the organization.
5. An organization cannot be organized for the
purpose of furthering the private financial gain
of an individual or select group of individuals.
6. Student organizations are not allowed to use
any derivation of the University name related to
external banking relationships.
7. An organization must have a minimum of five
members to be recognized and considered “active.”
8. In order to be eligible for funding, no less
than 75 percent of the organization’s membership
must be comprised of EMU enrolled students.
9. Each organization must have a student organization
advisor who is an Eastern Michigan University faculty
or staff member or is an enrolled EMU graduate student.
10. All organizations recognized by the University
agree to abide by all applicable University policies.
11. All organizations recognized by the University
agree to abide by the University Student Conduct
Code provisions applicable to Student Organizations.
C. A student organization’s recognition may
be terminated by:
1. Written request of the student organization’s
executive officers.
2. Failure to meet its financial obligations to
the University, as per any appropriate University
policy governing financial debts.
3. Decision of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
The Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management is responsible
for the overall implementation, administration and
interpretation of the policy. The Director of Student
Judicial Services is responsible for administering
the Student Conduct Code as it applies to a violation
of this policy.
SCOPE OF POLICY COVERAGE
This policy applies to all student organizations
at Eastern Michigan University.
| Authority
for Creation or Revision: |
| Minutes of the Board of Regents: April 19, 1972; para. .1097M. May 17, 1972, para. .1110M.
December 12, 2003, para. .6194M.
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