St. Cloud State University

Responsibility of Student Groups and Organizations

1. Student groups and organizations may be charged with violations of this code.
2. A student group or organization and its officers may be held collectively or individually responsible when violations of this code by those associated with the group or organization have received the tacit or overt consent or encouragement of the group or organization or of the group's or organization's leaders, officers, or spokespersons.
3. The officers or leaders or any identifiable spokesperson for a student group or organization may be directed by the Associate Vice President for Student Life and Development or other university designee, to take appropriate action designed to prevent or end violations of this code by the group or organization or by any persons associated with the group or organization who can reasonably be said to be acting in the group's or organization's behalf. Failure to make reasonable efforts to comply with the directives of university representatives will be considered a violation of this code both by the officers, leaders or spokespersons for the group or organization and by the group or organization itself.
4. Accept responsibility for the supervision and safe operation of all sponsored programs and events.
5. Officers and voting members must hold current student status at SCSU.
6. Maintain active and updated files in CSOLD, AMC 139 and attend mandatory Rally's twice a year.
7. The organization must practice non-discrimination in recruiting members and programming, as defined by the University policy and local, state, and national statutes.
8. All members of the organization must act responsibly as members of the University community, both on and off campus.
9. Compliance with all University policies and procedures as defined in the St. Cloud State University Code of Conduct and Student Organization Manual.

Want to create or join a student organization? Contact the Center for Student Organizations and Leadership Development, 139 Atwood Center, 308-3004, or visit us online at www.stcloudstate.edu/csold.