Student Organization Registration

New Organization Registration Process

Starting a new organization is an exciting opportunity! The Campus Activities office wants to help you and your organization be successful. The process to get a new organization is outlined above and takes approximately 6 weeks from start to finish. Things to consider when creating a new organization:

• Be aware of already established groups. Is there an existing organization that you can join and expand on?

• Have a strong foundation for forming a new organization. Have you thought about structure, purpose, and goals – especially during the first year?
• Consider the longevity and sustainability of your organization. Is your organization set up to grow and thrive in future years?
• As you are developing your organization's constitution, utilize our resources and constitution template.

Once you have completed the form (below) with registration questions, the Campus Activities student staff review committee will be in touch to set up a meeting to review the new organization and provide resources.

Re-Registration

In order to be active on campus, all student organizations must go through the registration process. Click here for more information on how to prepare to register your student organization. For specific questions regarding student organizations, email activities@cornell.edu. The Campus Activities office is happy to serve as a resource for any group with questions about re-registration or those needing assistance with starting a new organization. At the bottom of this page, there is a helpful New Organization Checklist.

• Register online at the CampusGroups Organization Directory (a text bubble should appear for student organizations).

• New organizations: scroll below to the next section
• You will need:
  • 3 officers and a full-time faculty/staff advisor (total of 4)
  • Your group’s mission as well as an updated constitution for the group
• The registration form will take about 15-20 minutes to complete and needs to be completed by ONE of your group’s officers, so communicate in advance about who will do the registration form.
• Once the registration form is complete, each Officer and Advisor will need to spend about 20 minutes completing an Officer/Advisor form by the semester's advertised deadline.
  • This form contains important information that officers and the advisor will need to review.
    • Advisors will review: Clery Act Reporting, compliance agreements, organization accounts agreements, and the Campus Activities Student Organization Events and Meeting Requirements. 
    • Officers will review: Sexual Violence Prevention Training, compliance agreements, organization accounts agreements, and the Campus Activities Student Organization Events and Meeting Requirements. 
• Once your group is registered, please be sure to add all of your members to the group so CampusGroups has an accurate roster of your group members.

• The deadline for re-registering existing organizations is every October while the end of January is the deadline for submitting new group registrations. 

• Each group will be classified as University or Independent and tagged with certain categories. Categories describe the style of experience the registered student organization provides.
• For organizations that are academic/college affiliated or another umbrella categorization, the Campus Activities Office will work in conjunction with the designated representative.
  • Vet School - Leslie M. Planck (lmp32@cornell.edu)
  • Law School - Amanda Michelle Jantzi (amj48@cornell.edu)
  • Hotel School - Julie Renae Connors (jrc462@cornell.edu)
  • Engineering Project Teams - Lauren Stulgis (ls948@cornell.edu)
  • Johnson Graduate School of Management - Rhonda H. Velazquez (rhv2@cornell.edu)
  • Industrial Labor Relations (ILR) - Rebecca S. Schimenti (rss347@cornell.edu)
  • Cornell Tech (NYC) - Jacqueline Klein (jk886@cornell.edu)
  • Office of Spirituality and Meaning-Making - (osmm@cornell.edu)
  • Club Sports - (clubsports@cornell.edu)
  • Professional Fraternities - (pfc.cornell@gmail.com)
  • Other colleges/schools (TBA)

Helpful Resources

New Registered Student Organization Process

New Student Organization Checklist

Student Organization Constitution Guide