Getting Chartered As A Student Organization

Student Organization Handbook
Please refer to the Student Organization Handbook for a guide to creating and managing student organizations

PRECHARTERING
Prechartering is an optional process for those who want to start a group but don't have a membership established. To Precharter you simply file a prechartering form at the Student Activities Center in the Student Union Building, room 1018. This also allows an organization the option of setting up a table at Welcome Back Days to recruit new members.

CHARTERING
Chartering a student organization leads to official recognition of the student organization by The University of New Mexico. This allows an organization access to some facilities, equipment and, in some cases, funding opportunities. An organization can be chartered at any time of the year, but, organizations that charter within the first four weeks of fall semester will be listed in the annual publication Campus Guide to Chartered Student Organizations.

Chartering does not constitute an endorsement of an organization, its program or purposes by the University of New Mexico.

STEPS IN THE CHARTERING PROCESS
1. Attend a Chartering Workshop. The Student Activities Center sponsors chartering workshops every year. Two officers are required to attend the workshops. They are brief reviews of the policies and procedures and services available to chartered groups. Click here for the workshop schedule.

2. Fill out the online UNM Chartered Student Organization form. Only UNM Students may login. Use your UNM email address and your Lobo ID number to gain access to your account. Change your password once you have made it into the system. You must have the following information available in order to complete the form:

* Your Organization's Purpose (350 character max)
* Your Organization's Mailing Address (You may request to be assigned one in the Student Activities Center)
* An Email Address for the Student Organization (Group's or Officer's)
* A Professional Staff or Faculty Advisor (With this information: Full Name, UNM Job Title, UNM Department, Office Location, Phone, Email, Campus Address)
* Official UNM Names (or UNM emails) of at Least 2 Officers
* At Least 2 Names of Students Who May Reserve Space in the SUB
* An Electronic Copy of a Group Logo (Not mandatory, but nice to have posted on your listing on our webpage)
* An Electronic Copy of the Group's Current Constitution & Bylaws to Upload

Organizations must abide by the stipulations shown on the form and the Chartered Student Organization Policy.

3. An electronic copy of a current constitution and by-laws must be submitted with the chartering form to Student Activities. A format is provided in the handbook and should be followed. Your constitution or by laws should be brief and to the point wherever possible. If your organization is affiliated with a national organization, you must submit one copy of your local by-laws, not the national level constitution or by laws.

Getting Chartered As A Student Organization

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