Create a New Student Organization

New Student Organization Petition

Welcome to the Office of Student Involvement! The following is an outline intended to provide you with resources and information on how to effectively become a recognized student organization at Villanova University.

• Complete the petition to start a recognized organization.
  • Please note that student organizations must be initiated, organized and run by current matriculated Villanova students.
  • Obtain 12 names, email addresses, and signatures of active members.
  • Only faculty, staff, and officially registered students shall be eligible for active membership status in student organizations. Only full-time, officially registered students (not on full-time internships) shall be eligible to serve as appointed or elected officers in registered student organizations.
     
• Create a one page proposal highlighting the mission, purposes, goals, and objectives of your student organization. Please attach this to your petition.
  • Become familiar with Student Involvement’s mission statement, so that the purpose of your organization will be congruent with those mission statements.

• Schedule a meeting with the Director for the Office of Student Involvement, JJ Brown, to discuss approval for the petition. Your advisor is welcome to attend this meeting. Please email: studentinvolvement@villanova.edu to set up a meeting time.
  
  
• After your meeting with the Office of Student Involvement, complete the organization’s Constitution and By-laws according to the template provided.
  
  
• Send a copy of your completed Constitution and Bylaws to studentinvolvement@villanova.edu.
  
  
• Read the Student Organization Handbook located online or copies are available in 214 Dougherty Hall.
  
  
• Schedule a time to take the online new student organization quiz in the Office of Student Involvement - 214 Dougherty Hall. The quiz is an open book test for your student organization. During this meeting, there will also be time to clarify any additional questions the student leader or Student Involvement may have.
  
  
• Once you’ve passed – Congratulations! Now register your organization on VU Groups by visiting Student Involvements website.
  
  
• There will be 30-day New Organization Registration period of provisional approval. After this period, there will be a letter sent to the student leader of the organization granting them full student organization access.