Recognized Student Organization Application - Form Builder

The University believes that student organizations contribute significantly and positively to the quality of the Truman experience through the provision of service opportunities, leadership skills development, social connections, and opportunities to pursue common interests. As a result, the University has designated that Union and Involvement Services (U&I) provide for opportunities to start new recognized student organizations.

It is our aim that the chartering process:

Be an accessible process that recognizes individualized group need, unique ideas, and possible outcomes while maintaining equality with standardized completion requirements;
Guide and support students as they assemble behind a cause, interest, community, or identity;
Support student personal and professional development through process completion;
Built on values of open mindedness and ethical practice in alignment with Union and Involvement core values of collaboration, customer focus, integrity, inclusion; and
The procedure, its operation, and its intent is transparent to those who facilitate and participate in the process.

Applications in this process should meet RSO criteria as defined here.
- Following application review, applicants determined to be Departmental CoCurricular Opportunity or Faculty Lead Honor Society may be referred to the appropriate department/faculty for next steps.

If there are questions about this process, please contact orgs@truman.edu. If you have concerns or questions you feel uncomfortable addressing with U&I staff, please contact the Office of Student Engagement at stuengage@truman.edu.

Applicant Name:*

Applicant Email:*

Organization Name: *Per the Student Code of Conduct, the University prohibits any group from beginning with Truman or Truman State University. *

What is the purpose of the organization? *Organizations seeking to become a recognized student organization must be non-profit in nature.*

List three (3) members including name, Truman email and Banner ID: *

Identify two of the above 3 members who will serve as primary officers (primary contact/President, an officer designated for risk mitigation, and an officer designated for financial matters): *The leadership of recognized student organizations must come from within the student body of Truman State University, not faculty/staff or outside entity. Primary leaders identified on the application must be full-time degree-seeking Truman students. U&I will be verifying enrollment status with the Registrar. *

Campus Advisor Name and Email: *All RSOs must have a Truman State University faculty or staff serve in the role of Campus Advisor. It is the applying organization's responsibility to contact this individual and ensure they are willing to serve. U&I staff will follow up with any individual that is identified as an advisor. *

The following questions will help Union & Involvement Services determine the categorization and type of the proposed organization. This application process pertains to RSOs. Applications determined to be Departmental CoCurricular Opportunities or Faculty Lead Honor Societies will be referred to the appropriate department/faculty for next steps.

The proposed organization could not exist (locally or by national requirement) without the existence of a specific faculty, department, major, academic program, or office. *

The proposed organization requires a faculty or staff recommendation or invitation as a prerequisite for membership. *

The proposed organization will receive ongoing monetary contribution or financial support from a campus department or office for organizational operation. *

The proposed organization requires a declared major or minor or other status indicators (eg. points earned from participating in specific academic activities/instruction) as a result of academic work/achievement as a prerequisite to membership.

*Not including year in school, completed credit hours, or GPA*

The primary function of the organization's operation is guided by non-student members/departments/or entities*

The proposed organization's access to space for the specific function of a related department or office is necessary for the organizations's operation. *

By signing and submitting this application, I verify the following statements are true:

the information and answers provided are true to the best of my knowledge;
Chartering Policies and Standards have been reviewed;
understand that U&I Staff will be verifying enrollment status of the 2 primary identified leaders;
recognize that communication will be directed to and maintained with the 2 primary identified leaders;
have responsibility to ensure the potential advisor listed is willing to serve as an advisor to this proposed organization;
will respond to correspondence from U&I Staff in a timely manner as it pertains to this application; and
understand I will be referred to the appropriate process if the application does not meet the definition of an RSO.

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The proposed organization's access to space for the specific function of a related department or office is necessary for the organizations's operation.