Organizations must be established for legal purposes consistent with the broad educational aims of the University and in accord with regulations, guidelines, and policies of the University, the City of Lawrence, and the State of Kansas. However, registration does not imply University endorsement of the purposes of an organization, nor does the University assume sponsorship of or responsibility for any group activities on or off University property.

Should a student organization not follow general guidelines that are consistent with University policies, the group may be subject to losing their status as a student organization with the Student Involvement & Leadership Center. If a student organization loses its registration, the president may appeal to the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success in order to regain status as an organization.

Online Registration Information. An organization must re-register its group each year with the Student Involvement and Leadership Center. To re-register your group, click here to login to the Online Student Organization Management System. In order to login, you must have a personal KU user id and password.

1. If you were an officer/advisor for the previous year, you will see the groups you were affiliated with, once you login.
2. If you were not an officer/advisor for the previous year, you will not see any groups listed when you login, and will need to click one of following:
a. If you are registering a brand new group, click on "Register Your Organization."
b. If you are re-registering your group, click on "Change Your Organization`s Officers with the Change of Officer Form."

Note: In order for an application to be submitted correctly, an organization must have a minimum of three members (in addition to an advisor).

Student Involvement and Leadership Center Listserv. The Student Involvement and Leadership Center listserv's primary function is to give registered groups, students, and advisors at the University of Kansas an avenue for informing other registered groups and students of their events as they occur. The listserv will be effective from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. The Student Involvement and Leadership Center policy strictly prohibits debate, politicking and profanity on the listserv. Violation of this policy may cause the individual to be deleted from the listserv for the remainder of the academic year.

Student and Advisor Electronic Signatures. When officers and the advisor submit the online organization application, each agrees to abide by the Regents Policy on Organization Membership and the Equal Opportunity Statement of the University of Kansas as stated at the bottom of this page. You can also view additional student group information by going to the Student Organizations Website. There you will find mission statements, contact information, and website addresses for each group on campus.

• Provide the University with the name and a statement of purpose for the organization.
• Be nonprofit in nature.
• Annually renew the organization registration (beginning July 1st each year).
• Maintain in the Student Invovlement and Leadership Center a current list of names and email addresses of officers, advisors, and/or liaison person where applicable.
• Upon request, provide a copy of the organization's charter, constitution, or by-laws, including those of organizations outside the University with which the group is affiliated.
• A minimum of three members is required to register an organization with the Student Invovlement and Leadership Center.
• Have an advisor who is a member of the faculty or professional staff of the University, or approved by the Student Invovlement and Leadership Center if the selected advisor is not on staff. Community organizations must secure a faculty or staff member who will agree to act as liaison between the University and the organization. Graduate Teaching Assistants may be considered professional staff.
• Confirm the Electronic Registration By doing so, the group is acknowledging they will adhere to all applicable Regents and University regulations affecting registered organizations and, in particular, the Regents and University Policies on Nondiscrimination in Organizational Membership.

It is the practice of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center to publish contact information for each registered organization (the telephone directory of registered organizations, the registered organization officer and advisor contact list, and the KU student groups website), so interested individuals have a means of contacting the organization. The name, telephone number, and email address of the president will be put on the telephone directory, the officer/advisor contact list, and the KU student groups website, unless the president and/or officers provide notice in writing to the Student Involvement and Leadership Center of his/her desire to not disclose that directory information. An alternate contact must be provided for the KU student groups website if the president's information is not disclosed.

Applications for registration may be submitted online to the Student Involvement and Leadership Center any time during the year.  Groups will have until September 15th of each year to submit updated information to our office.  If at that time the group has not submitted updated information (by submitting a Change of Officer form), the group will no longer be registered with our office, and will need to submit a new student group registration form online.  Our office will review the organization's registration materials and determine (1) the group's eligibility to register with the University of Kansas, and, (2) the organization's category for registration purposes.  The responsibility for verification of membership rests with the organization and advisor.  Registration status is granted administratively by the Student Involvement and Leadership Center.  The organization's president and advisor will be notified via email of the organization registration status.

Groups wishing to appeal a decision about registration status should submit a written letter to the Director of the Student Involvement & Leadership Center. The petition will be reviewed by three representatives of the Student Senate Executive Committee appointed by the President of the student body. The committee will make a recommendation to the Director of the Student Involvement & Leadership Center.

The Student Involvement and Leadership Center maintains complete files of registration materials throughout the fiscal year in which the registration is active. A record of the University of Kansas Organization Registration will by maintained for historical purposes.

The Equal Opportunity Office provides informational programs regarding equal opportunity and affirmative action and implements the grievance procedures for prohibited discrimination. Equal Opportunity Office, 313 Strong Hall, 864-3686.

The Chancellor or President of each institution under the jurisdiction of the Board shall establish a committee, composed of students, faculty, and administrative personnel to deal with matters related to this policy and its application. In the event of alleged violation of the policy, the committee shall investigate the allegation and report its findings and recommendations regarding it to the institution's Chancellor or President. (Revised effective January 21, 1977).