Six Easy Steps to Starting a Club:
- Find nine currently registered students who share your passion or interest.
- Find a CBC staff or faculty advisor who is willing to supervise club meetings, travel with the club, and review paperwork.
- Complete a club application which is updated every summer. All items in the application must be completed by the deadlines set forth.
- Hold club meetings twice monthly during fall, winter, and spring quarters and keep accurate minutes or notes at each meeting. (Clubs typically do not function during the summer without special permission from the Director or Assistant Director.)
- From the club membership, elect a club council representative who will vote on student government issues on behalf of the club. ASCBC will be in contact with this representative about legislative or student government issues that need attention. This representative will watch online modules via Angel and occasionally attend meetings in order to educate themselves about the issue or decision at hand. The representative should be given time in each club meeting to report on club council business and receive input from the club on how he or she should vote.
- Follow the policies and procedures of ASCBC in order to stay in good standing as an approved club. Information will be sent to the club council representative and the advisor(s) via email.
NOTE: All clubs (whether new or pre-existing) must go through the six steps above every year.
Don't Meet the Qualifications to Start a Club? How About Starting a Community?
We are recognizing that more and more students want to identify as part of "laid back" topical groups without the added stress of finances, membership minimums, and mandatory paperwork. Communities offer more flexibility in membership, less monetary responsibilities, and a greater ability to focus on topics of interest and interpersonal relationships instead of continuous event planning or fundraising.
Just as with clubs, an application is required to start a Community.
As compared to clubs...
Communities will NOT:
- Be given a quarterly stipend of funding for events, travel, or club-related expenses.
- Have a legislative vote on student government issues (such as bylaws changes or S&A Budget approval).
- Attend Club Council via Angel.
Communities WILL:
- Have a minimum of three student members.
- Entertain at least one yearly visit from the ASCBC office. This visit will be an "informal health check" of the Community just to see what's happening inside the group.
- Have the ability to re-evaluate the group's community status and petition to be a club once during the academic year (if desired).
- Have access to a $2,000 joint community account (see further explanation below).
- Have a staff or faculty member who is willing to take on the role of "mentor." The mentor should be willing to occasionally meet with the Community to provide guidance or support around their topical area.
Community Funding
Students in a Community who would like to do an event to promote their group may request a meeting with the Assistant Director to go over ideas, event planning, and marketing strategies. If approved, the Community will have access to a small amount of funding to have a FREE event on campus. The event must be open to all interested students. Initial approval of the event will be at the discretion of the Assistant Director.