Benefits of Sponsorship for the SSO | Center for Campus Involvement

The University supplies benefits to the student organizations that are recognized. Of the three types of student organization statuses, only Sponsored Student Organizations (SSOs) and Voluntary Student Organizations (VSOs) are recognized. The differences among these statuses lie in the nature of the relationships between the organization and the University.

*All SSO YES categories are contingent upon department approval.

BENEFIT	SSOs*	VSOs
Ability to benefit from University's tax-exempt status	YES	NO
Ability to accept tax deductible contributions	YES	NO
University insurance coverage	YES	NO
Eligible for University funding	YES	YES
On campus mailing address	YES	YES (CSG)
Use of University Purchasing Card	YES	NO
Student address labels	YES	NO
Listing in Maize Pages	YES	YES
Use or rent University Equipment	YES	YES
Rent University vehicles	YES	YES
Ability to reserve dedicated University space/ eligible for discounted rates	YES	YES
Ability to use "The University of Michigan" or derivation thereof in the organization's name.	YES	NO

SSOs receive access to a greater amount of benefits than VSOs. There are two basic types of benefits that come with sponsorship:

Benefits inherent in sponsorship
Benefits from the sponsoring unit