Decide what kind of group you want it to be and pick a name.

• Choose your Executive. An executive team is responsible for overseeing the club's day-to-day operations and providing club direction to the membership. Note: at least 50% of your executive members MUST be current UNBC undergraduate students, and all executive members must be current UNBC students.

  • NUGSS has put together a guidebook for clubs to help answer many of your general questions about what roles and responsibilities the Executive positions may have.

    STUDENT-LED ORGANIZATION GUIDE

• Gather a membership list - To become a club recognized under NUGSS, you need signatures from a minimum of 8 people, and 50% of them must be current UNBC undergraduate students.

• Create a Constitution. Take a look at the NUGSS Bylaws or Policy Manual for examples of items you might want to add.

  • Every SLO has to have a mandate or common purpose to be approved by the Board of Directors, and the constitution is a valuable tool for clarifying this.

• Create an Internal Appeals & Complaints Process. Please read the NUGSS Policy Manual for more details.

• Fill out the SLO Application Form for new clubs and submit it to the NUGSS Office Manager before the cutoff dates below:

  • Renewal packages submitted by September 30 will be reviewed for club status in October.

  • Renewal packages submitted by January 31 will be reviewed for club status in February.

  • Renewal packages submitted by May 31 will be reviewed for club status in June.

• Please wait for the confirmation email from the NUGSS Office Manager that the Board of Directors has granted your new club Probationary Status for its first year.