2008 Woodie Awards
SGA gets new club rules
Caitlin Libby
Issue date: 10/25/06 Section: News
As a response to growing concerns on club chartering and funding, SGA President JR Wallace '07 presented a document on club ratification to the Senate Oct. 17.
The paper sets up guidelines for SGA to ratify new clubs' constitutions, addressing concerns brought up by senators at previous meetings about disorganized clubs being ratified and becoming eligible for funding.
The Senate was hesitant to ratify new clubs this year for that reason.
"So many clubs come with great constitutions and get funding but within a year they disappear," explained SGA Vice President Elena Wong '07. "We want to make sure we give funding to clubs that will stand and be strong."
The document sets out standards that newly formed clubs must meet in order to be ratified into SGA. Wallace said he plans for the guidelines to be added to the SGA Constitution so that future administrations can use the document.
There is "nothing in our constitution or by laws to guide us in ratifying clubs," Wallace told the Senate.
With the guidelines in place the SGA hopes next year there will be little or no confusion with last-minute club charters.
"It's not about limiting or constraining students and their ideas, it's about providing a structure for constitutions," Wallace said.
The paper sets up guidelines for SGA to ratify new clubs' constitutions, addressing concerns brought up by senators at previous meetings about disorganized clubs being ratified and becoming eligible for funding.
The Senate was hesitant to ratify new clubs this year for that reason.
"So many clubs come with great constitutions and get funding but within a year they disappear," explained SGA Vice President Elena Wong '07. "We want to make sure we give funding to clubs that will stand and be strong."
The document sets out standards that newly formed clubs must meet in order to be ratified into SGA. Wallace said he plans for the guidelines to be added to the SGA Constitution so that future administrations can use the document.
There is "nothing in our constitution or by laws to guide us in ratifying clubs," Wallace told the Senate.
With the guidelines in place the SGA hopes next year there will be little or no confusion with last-minute club charters.
"It's not about limiting or constraining students and their ideas, it's about providing a structure for constitutions," Wallace said.
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