Student Groups
Student Groups are an important part of our campus community. Campus Activities & Programs encourages students to participate in student group activity.
I Want to Join a Student Group
I Want to Start a Student Group
Use the UNCG Student Group Community to find and join an existing student group.
Establishing And Recognizing A Student Group
Groups wishing to establish first-time recognition with an group, or wishing to reactive a group that has lost recognition, must complete the following procedures before they can begin to function as a student group. This includes group meetings and recruitment of additional members beyond the initial five (5) members. Everything you need to know and the paperwork required is part of the So You Want to Start a New Student Group (PDF) packet.
- Find five (5) UNCG students interested in your group, each with a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher
- Complete the New Student Group Application
- Write a Constitution that includes all information included in the guide “How to Write a Student Group Constitution”
- Find a full time UNCG faculty or staff member to serve as your advisor
- Meet with the Assistant Director for Student Group Leadership Development after your paperwork has been approved
- All sports groups must be affiliated with the Club Sports Council and meet with the Assistant Director for Intramurals and Club Sports in the Department of Campus Recreation
- All social Greek-letter groups must be meet the criteria for establishing those groups (see page 15 of packet)
Get Started! Download and complete So You Want to Start a New Student Group (PDF)
Maintain Your Registered & Recognized Student Groups Status
There are three degrees of Recognition for Student Groups.
- McIver
- Send representative to ONE Registration Kick Off meeting in the fall semester.
- Submit Annual Registration Form via COMMUNITY by stated deadline (due mid-September)
- Maintain accurate roster including officers/leadership positions on Community—MUST HAVE FIVE MEMBERS
- Spartan
- Complete all components of McIver
- Attend Leadership Academy in the Fall; attend the Emerging Leaders Conference in the Spring
- Complete 2 Educational Pro- grams each semester—AT LEAST ONE will be presented by Spartans Leading Spartans (SLS) – (bring SLS to group OR attend Operation U-Lead workshop)
- Organization engages in 1 com- munity service project each semester (50% of your membership must be involved in project)
- Minerva
- Complete all components of McIver
- Attend Leadership Academy in the Fall; attend the Emerging Leaders Conference in the Spring
- Complete 4 Educational Programs each semester—AT LEAST TWO will be presented by Spartans Leading Spartans (SLS) – (bring SLS to group OR attend Operation U-Lead workshops)
- Average group GPA is 2.5
- Organization engages in 2 community service projects each semester (50% of your membership must be involved in project)
- Maintain full time, on-campus advisor
- Head Officers must maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA
- Submit the End of Semester Survey (ESS) on the last day of class each semester
Note:
- GPA will be checked for those groups up for “Minerva” categorization
- All head officers GPA will be checked after each semester
- When a group does not achieve McIver, the group will not be registered and therefore not recognized at UNCG for the rest of the academic year
- If a group is appealing the decision —they remain registered and recognized until decision is made
- All classifications will be published (website, Excellence Banquet, Carolinian, etc) throughout the year.
- Each semester—groups will be selected at random to “audit” educational programs and community service projects/hours
All groups must achieve and maintain McIver in order to be a registered student group at UNCG. Groups must be registered in order to be a Recognized Student Group at UNCG. Classifications are tracked and evaluated at the end of EACH semester. All groups who wish to hold office space must complete and maintain Spartan Classification to be eligible to apply for office space (must have office space to receive key card access.)
