New Organizations

At The University of Alabama, we encourage creativity and the expression of new ideas through the establishment of student organizations. Any enrolled UA student can create a new student organization following the guidelines below.

How to Create a New Organization

Read the Create an Organization Packet 2024-2025 for complete details.

Any group of 10 or more currently enrolled UA students who refer to themselves as an organization or club must apply to be recognized by the Office of Student Involvement. Any organization that has not been registered through mySource previously or is defunct/inactive for 1 year is considered a new organization.

To register a new organization for recognition by the University of Alabama, complete the steps below.

Before applying:

1. Review all minimum requirements listed in the Create an Organization Packet 2024-2025
2. Ensure that the new organization mission does not duplicate or closely resemble any currently active student organizations listed in mySOURCE
3. Find and confirm a full-time faculty or staff member to serve as the organization advisor (graduate students and part-time employees do not fulfill this requirement)
4. Confirm three UA students who will fill the required officer positions (president, vice president, and treasurer) for the organization

Submitting a proposal:

1. Review the application deadlines below
2. Complete the New Organization Proposal 2024-2025 form on mySource
3. Review proposal feedback and make changes if required by Student Involvement staff

Completing the provisional period:

1. Complete the training, membership, and goal setting requirements (detailed information about new organization requirements are emailed to student officers if their new organization proposal is approved)
2. Meet with the SOURCE Board Director of New Organizations
3. Officially register your new organization in MySource including your organization constitution, 10 UA student members, and Child Protection and Hazing form

Application Deadlines 2024-2025

Applications will be reviewed in bulk after each proposal deadline. During the two weeks after each application deadline, students will receive feedback about their new organization proposal and modifications may be required.

Provisional Period

Please note that all UA student organization training and requirements must be met by the end of the provisional period in order to gain full status as an active student organization. Until the provisional period is completed and official student organization status is granted, student groups may be re-evaluated to determine their eligibility to progress. Throughout this period, the group’s compliance with requirements, performance, and behavior will be assessed. Student groups that do not complete the requirements by the provisional period deadline must submit in a written request to be considered for an extension into the next provisional period window. Requests should be emailed to uainvolvement@ua.edu and sourceneworg@ua.edu. If no request is received within one week of notification, Student Involvement will assume that the group is no longer interested in completing the new organization process and will remove the group from the list.

During the provisional period new organizations cannot:

• Host events requiring registration through the mySource event form (a list of registration requirements can be found in the Student Organization Campus Event Policy
• Apply for Financial Affairs Committee (FAC) funding through the Student Government Association
• Adopt marketing, products, or other references using University of Alabama Trademarked and Licensed brands or its privileges

Once a student organization’s provisional period is complete the organization will be listed on mySource and have access to these resources.

New Organizations 2024-2025

The following new organizations are currently in their provisional period. If you are interested in joining an organization, reach out to the president by email.

Resources

• Create an Org Packet 2024-2025 (PDF)
• Constitution Writing Guide (PDF)
• Constitution Writing Guide and Sample Constitution (Word .doc)

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