Becoming a USAC Organization

Requirements to petition for USAC membership:

· The organization must be registered as a student organization with the Office of Campus Activities and Student Organizations (CASO)

· The mission of the Organization must emphasize the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity initiatives in support of a pluralistic society

New Organization Membership Procedures

· Organizations must receive a consensus approval from the council to join.

· Members from petitioning organization must have attended a USAC meeting before petitioning to join.

· An oral presentation before the council is required. The council may pose questions to the petitioning group at the time of the presentation. Once the council has reached a decision, the petitioning group will be notified of the results prior to the next meeting.

· Upon receiving approval to join USAC, all rights and privileges of membership are granted.

· Any appeals to the decision of USAC should follow the grievance procedures outlined in the USAC Constitution.

Any organization requesting re-admittance to USAC may be subjected to stipulations determined by the current council members.