New Organizations - Registration Packet
New Organizations are those organizations who are seeking registration for the first time and wish to be recognize by CSO.
Please complete this packet if you wish to register your organization. There are 4 parts to this registration packet and they all must be completed.
Part 1: Organization Registration Form
Organization Name [Required]
Please list the FULL organization name. If you wish to include abbreviations, please include them after the full written name.
Example: Council for Student Organizations (CSO)
PLEASE NOTE: Organizations who wish to include "FIU" in their name, must include it as "@ FIU" or "at FIU."
For Example: Happy Club at FIU would be correct. The FIU Happy Club would be incorrect.
President Name [Required]
Officer required by CSO constitution. Must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA and be enrolled in 9 credits (if undergraduate student) or 6 credits (if graduate student).
Requirement for Office of President [Required]
I, as President, attest that I am in good academic and disciplinary standing with the university.
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] I Agree
President Panther ID [Required]
Valid FIU student ID
President E-mail [Required]
Primary contact email address
President Phone Number [Required]
Primary contact phone number
Treasurer Name [Required]
Officer required by CSO constitution
Treasurer Panther ID [Required]
Valid FIU student ID
Treasurer Email [Required]
Primary contact email address
Treasurer Phone Number [Required]
Primary contact phone number.
CSO Representative Name [Required]
Officer required by CSO constitution.
CSO Representative Panther ID [Required]
Valid FIU student ID
CSO Representative Email [Required]
Primary contact email address
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CSO Representative Phone Number [Required]
Primary contact phone number
Adviser Name [Required]
Must be a full time faculty or staff member of the University Park Campus. Part time employees or graduate assistants will NOT be counted towards this requirement.
Adviser must have completed yearly adviser's training.
Organizations failing to meet this requirement will not be recognized.
Adviser Email [Required]
Primary contact email address
Adviser Phone Number [Required]
Primary contact phone number
Adviser Office Location [Required]
Example: (GC 2240)
OrgSync Training Requirement for Registration [Required]
Has a 2010-2011 executive board member from your organization attended OrgSync Training?
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
Orgsync Portal Administrator Name [Required]
If you have answered YES in the question above, please give the name of the individual who attended OrgSync Training for your organization.
If you have answered NO in the question above, please contact the CSO Office for more information. Completion of OrgSync Training is required for registration.
OrgSync Portal Administrator Email [Required]
Please give the email of the individual who attended OrgSync Training for your organization.
Question 1 [Required]
Is your organization open to all FIU students?
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
Question 2
If you have answered NO in the above Question 1, please specify your organization's membership requirements.
Question 3 [Required]
When does your organization plan to hold its general meetings?
Example: Once a month, bi-weekly, weekly, etc.
Question 4 [Required]
Is your organization recognized by a National entity?
Please note: If you organization is not affiliated with a national organization and your organization charges dues you are not eligable for A&S funding. You must register as
a blue group to receive recognition.
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
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Question 5 [Required]
If you answered "YES" on Question 74 please provide the name of the national entity you are affiliated with.
Question 6
If you answered "YES" in Question 4, please upload the most recent letter of recognition stating your affiliation.
Question 7 [Required]
If your organization is affiliated with a National entity, does it charge national member dues and how much?
If your organization is not affiliated with a National entity, please put "N/A."
Question 8 [Required]
How does your organization plan to recruit and become active on campus?
Question 9 [Required]
Explain why there is a need for your organization at FIU and why it is important.
Blue or Gold Funding Classification [Required]
Please select the best category for your organization in terms of CSO Funding.
A BLUE organization is one that wishes to be registered and recognized by CSO, but does NOT want funding from CSO.
***Please note that if your organization does charge membership dues but does not pay the money to a national organization, it cannot receive CSO Funding, and you must
select BLUE.
A GOLD organization is one that wishes to be registered and recognized by CSO, and would like funding from CSO through the points system.
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] Blue
[ ] Gold
CSO Funding
I understand that if I selected GOLD in the question above and my organization is ELIGIBLE for funding by completing the CSO points system and registration
requirements, it will receive Basic Funding of $150 for the first semester as a new organization with CSO.
I understand that if I selected Blue in the question above, my organization will not receive any funding from CSO.
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] I Agree
Constitution/Bylaws [Required]
Please upload a copy of your organization's Bylaws and/or Constitution.
Please note that your Bylaws/Constitution must be in an acceptable document. Please refer to the CSO Sample Constitution found under the "MEDIA" and "FILES" tab to
view an acceptable copy of a constitution. You may also use this sample constitution as a model to develop your organization's constitution.
NOTE: All organization's constitutions must have all the components as listed in the sample constitution, or it will not be recognized next semester.
Other Officer Name and Title
Other Officer Email
Other Officer Phone Number
Other Adviser Name
Other Adviser Email
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Registration Requirements [Required]
I understand that in addition to completing these registration forms, my organization must also:
(1) attend President's Orientation,
(2) the adviser of our organization must attend adviser's training yearly,
(3) our organization must have ten (10) FIU student members with valid Panther IDs inputted in our organization's OrgSync portal,
(4) Submit a hardcopy Adviser's Registration Review Form, signed by our adviser to Campus Life in GC 2240, and
(5) Complete our organization's OrgSync Public Profile page.
in order to complete the registration process.
I acknowledge that all registration requirements MUST be completed in order for my organization to be recognized and receiving funding from CSO.
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] I Agree
Part 2: Buckley Amendment Waiver
Consent to Disclosure of Education Records [Required]
We hereby consent to the release of our names, email addresses and phone numbers listed below to the Council for Student Organizations (CSO) and the staff of Campus
Life and authorize this information be shared with other students (who express an interest in our organization), faculty (who need a contact person for legitimate educational
purposes), and staff (to perform tasks that have a legitimate educational purpose) upon their request. We also consent to the addition of our email addresses to the
Campus Life listserv, which serves as Campus Life’s regular form of communication with the student organizations by communicating periodic updates of opportunities,
council announcements, and important deadlines, among other things. Finally, we consent to having our names, email address, and phones numbers listed below posted
on the Campus Life and/or CSO website so that the members of the public has a contact point for our organization.
If one person completes this form on behalf of those listed below, he or she must complete the attestation on the bottom. Campus Life will not accept any form that does
not include the completed attestation when someone is submitting this information on behalf of others.
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] I Agree
Name [Required]
Position [Required]
Email Address [Required]
Phone Number [Required]
Name
Position
Email Address
Phone Number
Name
Position
Email Address
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Phone Number
Name
Position
Email Address
Phone Number
Attestation for Person Completing Form on Behalf of Others [Required]
I, the undersigned, state that I have printed this form and obtained a signature from each of the person(s) listed above as evidence that they have consented to the release
of the information for the purposes described above. I acknowledge this representation is accurate by typing in my name below. I understand that a misrepresentation is a
violation of the Student Code of Conduct.
Part 3: Hazing Compliance Form
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Terms and Conditions Checkbox [Required]
All FIU student organizations must file this form with the Office of Campus Life and the Council for Student Organizations during CSO organization registration to certify
compliance with this policy. The preceding document remains in effect until a new one is filed.
At FIU, hazing is defined as:
Any group or individual action or activity that inflicts or intends to inflict physical or mental harm or discomfort or which may demean, disgrace, or degrade any person,
regardless of location, intent, or consent of participant(s). Although hazing is related to a person’s initiation or admission into, or affiliation with, a student group or
organization, it is not necessary to have direct proof that a person’s initiation or continued membership is contingent upon participation in the activity for a charge of hazing
to be upheld. The actions of either active or associate members (pledges) of an organization may be considered hazing. Hazing includes, but is not limited to:
1. Interference with a student’s academic performance.
2. Forced consumption of any food, alcohol, controlled substances, drugs, or any other substance.
3. Forced physical activity.
4. Deprivation of food or sleep.
5. Kidnapping, including restricting a person to move about in free and lawful manner.
6. Physical abuse of any nature.
7. Performing personal chores or errands.
8. Verbal abuse or degradation, including yelling or demands.
9. Assigning or endorsing pranks (i.e. stealing, harassing other organizations, defacing property, etc.).
10. Any action or threatened action that would subject the individual to embarrassment, humiliation or mental distress, including the use of demeaning names.
11.
Any other acts or intended acts, which constitute hazing pursuant to 240.1325 Florida Statutes.
Copyright- FIU Student Code of Conduct 2006-2007
Summary of the Chad Meredith Act (HB 913), Hazing Law of the State of Florida:
Definition of Hazing
"Hazing" means any action or situation that recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of a student for purposes, including, but not limited
to, the purpose of initiation or admission into or affiliation with any organization operating under the sanction of a postsecondary institution.
"Hazing" includes, but is not limited to:
•
Pressuring or coercing the student into violating state or federal law;
•
any brutality of a physical nature, such as whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, exposure to the elements, forced consumption of any food, liquor, drug,
or other substance, or other forced physical activity that which could adversely affect the physical health or safety of the student;
•
Any activity that which would subject the student to extreme mental stress, such as sleep deprivation, forced exclusion from social contact, forced conduct that
which could result in extreme embarrassment;
•
Other forced activity that which could adversely affect the mental health or dignity of the student.
Hazing does not include customary athletic events or other similar contests or competitions or any activity or conduct that furthers a legal and legitimate objective.
In the State of Florida, Hazing is a Criminal Offense
A person commits hazing, a third degree felony, when he or she intentionally or recklessly commits any act of hazing upon another person who is a member of or an
applicant to any type of student organization and the hazing results in serious bodily injury or death of such other person.
A person commits hazing, a first degree misdemeanor, when he or she intentionally or recklessly commits any act of hazing upon another person who is a member of or an
applicant to any type of student organization and the hazing creates a substantial risk of physical injury or death to such other person.
It is not a defense to a charge of hazing that:
The consent of the victim had been obtained;
The conduct or activity that resulted in the death or injury of a person was not part of an official organizational event or was not otherwise sanctioned or approved by the
organization; or The conduct or activity that resulted in death or injury of the person was not done as a condition of membership to an organization.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution at (305) 348-3939 or visit our office, located in GC 311.
Hazing Agreement
We, the undersigned, certify the following:
1.We have read AND understand FIU’s Hazing Policy
2.We have read and understand the State of Florida Hazing law
3.We have read and understand our organizations Hazing Policy
4.We verify that this policy will be read to our chapter
5.We verify that all new members will receive a copy of this policy
6.We verify that all activities sponsored or required by our chapter, in whole or part, comply with this policy.
7.Failure of my organization to uphold this policy, in whole or part, will result in the referral of the organization and individuals involved for discipline
By accepting this form we agree to abide by the above.
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] I Agree
Part 4: Funding
Blue or Gold Organization [Required]
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] Blue
[ ] Gold
Question 1 [Required]
Does your organization charge membership dues? If so, how much?
Question 2 [Required]
How much are annual dues for your national organization and when are they submitted?
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Question 3 (graduate student organizations) [Required]
Will your organization be participating in the CSO points system during the fall semester?
*GSOs who choose not to participate in the points system will only be eligible for the $500 in basic funding in the spring semester. They will not be eligible for special
allocation funding. GSOs must complete the registration process to receive basic funding.
Choose "N/A" if you are not a graduate student organization.
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
[ ] N/A
Terms and Conditions Checkbox [Required]
I understand that my organization will only be guaranteed the amount it is eligible for in Basic Funding, (either $500 for returning organizations who have satisfied the Points
System, or $150 for new organizations or re-established organizations).
Any additional funds that my organization is eligible for from Special Allocations is NOT guaranteed and will be determined on a case by case basis after my organization
has submitted a Special Allocation Request Form.
Valid input:
- Select only one choice.
[ ] I Agree
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