A student organization shall be defined as any organization whose membership is comprised of students*, faculty, and/or staff, but at no time shall the membership of students be less than 80% of the total membership. The officers of the organization must be students. This is the only classification of student groups that is qualified to receive funding from the Student Governing Association
A university-community organization is one which is comprised of university and community persons. At no time shall the total membership of students be less than 50%. At least 50% of the officers must be university staff or students*.
A provisional organization is available to student groups with at least 3 members. These groups will be provided the same rights and privileges of student groups with the exception of funding. There are a few requirements that groups must adhere to before applying for this status. For more information regarding this status, please contact the OSAS.
These are special classifications of student organizations. Organizations thinking they could qualify as one of these classifications should make such a request of the SGA Allocations Committee Chair.
A Sports Club shall be any registered organization whose purposes are to compete in athletic competitions with other colleges across the state and/or nation and belong to an official collegiate association for that sport.
An Academic Competition Team shall be a registered organization designated by the Allocations Committee as having a vested interest in attending competitions at which such teams represent the University and its Colleges to further the academic and educational status of the University as a whole.
A College Council Organization shall be any registered organization whose organizational focus shall be academic or professional in nature and associated with a specific academic college.
*The definition of “student” is a KSU student with a minimum of one credit hour. “University persons” refers to all students enrolled at Kansas State University and faculty/staff. “Community persons” are individuals living in the community who are not Kansas State students, faculty or staff.