There are 10 sets of banner poles on the Diag, which are avaiable on a week-to-week basis. Student organizations and university departments can rent Diag Banner Poles to advertise for their events; they are not available to unaffiliated businesses or individuals. During "Lottery Week," advertisers complete a contract with SORC for up to four weeks per semester. SORC drivers place all banners; group members may not place banners themselves.
Advertisers may reserve Diag Banner Pole locations on a week-by-week basis during the academic year (month-by-month in summer). Advertisers create their designs on vinyl (or have them printed professionally) and submit them to SORC staff before the deadline, and SORC drivers place banners on the steel poles.
Due to high demand for Diag banners, a lottery is conducted each semester. Contact SORC staff for more information about the lottery or you can get on the mailing list.
See Prices for Advertising Services
Each organization can reserve as many as 4 banner spaces per reservation period, not to exceed 1 space per week. There are three reservation periods each year:
Banners are not allowed in the trees on the Diag or anywhere on the University of Michigan grounds. It is dangerous to climb trees in order to hang a banner, not to mention harmful to the trees.
Terms of your Diag banner reservation contract
Payment and Cancellation
Retrieving Your Diag Banner
Once SORC drivers have taken a banner down, it will be held at SORC for two weeks, during which you can pick it up.
After two weeks, it becomes property of SORC and one of two things could happen:
How you request Diag Banner spaces depends entirely on when you visit this page.
If a lottery is currently "open," you will find the lottery applications here:
Although SORC drivers make periodic checks, reporting vandalism is your organization's responsibility. Drivers will make unscheduled repairs if a Diag banner is not readable, has fallen down, has been vandalized, or presents a safety hazard.
As soon as you see it, inform SORC staff; we will respond accordingly.
If your banner is damaged and requires grommet repairs, additional charges may apply.
All basic content requirements established by SORC apply, most importantly:
The name of the student organization or department must be visible on banners. Letters identifying this information must be at least 2" tall.
Multiple student organizations or department names may be included, but at a minimum, the name of the organization that reserved the space must appear.
