Process for Recognition of NEW Organizations

If you have any questions about this process, please call the Center for Student Leadership at 510.642.5171 or stop by 102 Sproul Hall.

1. Submit a unique group NAME and PURPOSE for approval

Your new organization’s name and purpose must be different from organizations already in existence. Please review the policies regarding student group names before submitting your organization’s name. Once your group name and purpose is submitted, a CSL staff member will review them. The person that submitted this information will be notified by email when the name has been approved or rejected within 2 business days.

A minimum of four (4) persons must sign on as a signatory for your student group. The system will allow up to 8 individuals to be signatories at a time. Signatories must be currently registered students. Up to two (2) faculty and/or staff members may be signatories for a group.
Each group must have a minimum of one (1) signatory that will release their contact information to be displayed on the publicly viewable student group search page.

3. Review the Campus Life & Leadership website and pass the QUIZ

A minimum of four (4) signatories must review the information contact on the Campus Life & Leadership website and pass the Signatory Quiz. This must be done each academic year!

4. Submit a CONSTITUTION for approval

All registered student organizations must have a constitution on file in the Center for Student Leadership.
Information and guidelines to help you write your organization’s constitution can be found here.
Once finished, submit a copy to the Center for Student Leadership by email at leadership@berkeley.edu. A CSL staff member will review the constitution and you will be notified if the document needs to be changed in any way.
Organizations do not need to submit constitutions on a yearly basis. A new constitution should be submitted when a group makes any type of amendment or change to the document.

5. Set your group TYPE(s)

All groups have the ability to be searched for based on the type of group they are.
Each group may chose up to three (3) types of organizations that they feel align with the purpose and activities of their organization.

6. Update your organization's INFORMATION PAGE

Each student organization must maintain up-to-date information regarding their organization’s purpose, membership, meetings, activities, and contact information. This page is viewed through the student group search function.

7. Verify the group's STATUS is "active "

To ensure that your organization has completed the registration process, view the group’s status page. This page may be viewed at any time throughout the process of registration.
If the status is listed as ACTIVE, your organization is registered with the Center for Student Leadership.
If the status is listed as INACTIVE, read the Group Status Details for more information about what your group needs to do to complete the registration process.

If you have any questions about this process, please call the Center for Student Leadership at 510.642.5171 or stop by 102 Sproul Hall.