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Campus Involvement

Student Organization Registration

Contents:

2017-2018 Constitution Requirements

New Organizations

Existing Organizations

Frozen Organizations

Student Organization Registration

Student organization registration is closed from April 1st through April 14th for the Center for Campus Involvement to process and reconcile organization accounts. Student Organization registration opens annually on April 15th to September 30th. If you do not re-register during that period your organization will be frozen until registration is completed.

New Organizations

If you are interested in creating a new organization you must attend our New Student Organization Orientation. To register to attend the orientation, please follow this link:

https://maizepages.umich.edu/register

You will need to be logged into Maize Pages to access the form. 

This orientation will provide potential student leaders all of the steps to successfully navigate the student organization experience here at the University of Michigan.

Existing Active Organizations

Complete the following steps to register your organization for the 2017-2018 year.

  1. Complete registration within Maize Pages

    1. Go to your organization’s Maize Pages site and click the blue REGISTER button

  2. Select 3 Authorized Signers

  3. Authorized Signers complete:

    1. Organization Essentials

    2. Signer Registration

Once all 3 individuals have completed this process your organization will be a Recognized Student Organization for the 2017-18 year. You can expect this process to take at minimum two weeks from start to finish.

Note:  Your organization is not considered registered until the entire process is completed.

Items all student organizations will need to register:

  • Names and emails of entire membership roster. Rosters must have a minimum of 10 currently enrolled UM Students and majority (51%) membership being UM students

  • An organization profile picture

  • E-mail of a primary contact

Constitution Submission:

All student organizations must submit a new constitution for the 2017-2018 academic year by September 30th. All constitutions must contain all items listed below, including the new addition of two statements that must include the EXACT statement.

  • Please be aware that constitutions must contain the following:

    • Organization Name

    • Mission and purpose

    • Affiliations:

      • Local, state and national chapters

      • Business sponsorships

      • Sponsoring Department

    • Process to become a member

    • Process to remove members

    • Leadership structure for the organization

    • Process to select leadership

    • Removal from leadership positions

    • Ratification of constitution

  • Constitutions must include the exact wording of the following:

    • [Insert Student Organization Name] is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, height, weight, or veteran status in its membership or activities unless permitted by university policy for gender specific organizations.

    • Upon joining the organization, all members agree not to undermine the purpose or mission of [Insert Student Organization Name].

Sample Mock Constitution (PDF)

Fillable  Constitution (.docx)

                                                  Submit your constitution here!

Existing Frozen Organizations

For organizations that are currently frozen, they are able to re-register while being frozen. However, the steps to get to your organization page is a bit different. Please complete the following steps:

  1. Click on your personal profile in the top right corner
  2. Select the "Involvement" tab
  3. Go to organization's site
  4. Select the "Register" button on the organization's site and follow the directions, making sure to include the required items (listed above) for a succesful re-registration