HOW TO START A CLUB

Before you begin trying to start a new Student Government Association (SGA) club on campus, please click here to make sure that the club you are thinking about starting doesn't already exist.

In order to start a new club on campus, you will need to have three things:

• A completed Club Constitution (click here for a Club Constitution template to fill out for your new organization).
• A roster of 10 full-time undergraduate students, including their 700 numbers.
• A faculty advisor (any full-time employee of Hofstra University), including his/her on-campus extension.

Once you have the criteria mentioned above, you may sign up to appear before the Rules Committee on Tuesday morning. The Rules Committee meets on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in Student Center Room 207, and once this committee approves your new club, your club will then go before the full Senate, which holds its meetings at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Student Center Greenhouse. Once approved by the Senate, you will receive an e-mail shortly thereafter explaining the steps your club will have to take to be registered by the Office of Student Activities and to get funding from SGA.

If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail the Rules Committee by clicking here or stop by the SGA office, room 207 of the Student Center, during the Rules Committee Chairman's office hours Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 PM, or Thursdays 2:30-3:30 PM, or feel free to leave a message in his mailbox..