Information for Starting a New Club
The Student Association has six designated statuses for clubs: Prospective, Temporary, Permanent,
Probation, Suspension and De-recognition. Prospective Clubs are clubs who have turned in their
application packet and are in the process of being recognized. Temporary clubs are new clubs who have
completed the application process and have been fully recognized. This status is for a new clubs to prove
that the structure of the group and the membership is such that successful accomplishment of purpose
may be reasonably predicted. Temporary clubs will have a minimum of two and a maximum of three
semesters to demonstrate stability and the ability to complete Student Association requirements. Upon
successful completion of Temporary status, a club will be able to apply to the Student Association Senate
to be elevated to Permanent club status and can apply for an allocated budget.
Application for Recognition
Any group of undergraduate students wishing to form a new club and gain recognition as an approved student organization at the State University of New York at Buffalo is required to submit the following information to the Student Association. No club shall receive recognition of any kind if service(s) and/or purpose of the club are currently being offered by any of the Student Association’s already recognized clubs.
**** Important Note: Membership MUST be open to any and all undergraduate student(s) of the University at Buffalo. The Student Association has a policy for full participation of undergraduate students and no club may discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, and ex-offender status, or any other status as defined by law. Clubs who are found to discriminate will be subject to review and may be de-recognized. ****
Officer Information
Although clubs may have extended e-boards, the Student Association only recognizes the positions of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary as official representatives of the club. All clubs must have at least a President, Vice President and Treasurer to be recognized by SA. Only full-time (12 credit hours or more) undergraduate students of the University at Buffalo are eligible to hold office for any Student Association Club.
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