Student Handbook

STUDENT ORGANIZATION CATEGORIES

More than 250-registered student organizations provide University of Alabama students with varied opportunities to become involved in co-curricular and extracurricular activities and programs. When a registered student organization submits a Student Organization Registration Form or a Student Organization Update Form to the Office of the Dean of Students, the Assistant Dean of Students will assign a category to that student organization based on the purposes and objectives of the organization as stated in the constitution and by-laws of the group. The categories of registered student organizations and the criteria used in assigning categories are as follows:

 ACADEMIC

To foster the appreciation of a particular academic field or discipline among the student body or to serve as a governing body within a particular college.

COORDINATING BODY

To coordinate activities and support functions of campus-wide committees and organizations or to represent special campus populations by race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, classification (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior), and, only in the case of the umbrella group for all international student groups (International Student Association), by national origin.

DEPARTMENTAL HONORARY

To recognize accomplishment in a particular department or field of study by requiring a minimum grade point average (3.00 or above) for member-ship or by designation as an honor society by a local, national, or state constitution.

MILITARY

To support academically, to develop professionally, and/or to encourage socialization among students with a common interest in military science.

POLITICAL

To address political and governmental concerns and/or to promote interest in traditionally political issues at a campus, local, state, and national level.

PROFESSIONAL

To develop professional standards among members and to encourage members toward achievement in a particular field or related career path

RECREATIONAL/ATHLETIC

To encourage development of skills, knowledge, or support of a particular sport or recreational/leisure activity.

RELIGIOUS

To assist in the spiritual development of University of Alabama students and/or to foster interdenominational, denominational, or specific spiritual and/ or religious tenets.

SERVICE

To provide philanthropic and/or altruistic service to the campus and/or community.

SOCIAL/FRATERNAL

To subscribe to the policies of a national/international organization regarded as a social/fraternal organization, to be recognized by the Alabama Panhellenic Association, Interfraternity Council, and/or National Pan-Hellenic Council as a social/fraternal organization, and to be exempt from Title IX regulations pertaining to discrimination on the basis of sex.

SPECIAL INTEREST

To encourage interest in and/or awareness of a topic not necessarily related to other specified categories.

UNIVERSITY WIDE HONOR SOCIETY/PROGRAM

To recognize academic accomplishment (3.00 grade-point average or higher), and/or leadership contributions, and/or co-curricular achievement among University of Alabama students or to promote programs encouraging academic success.

CURRENTLY REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

  The Coordinating Council for Student Organizations (CCSO) publishes a Student Organizations Directory to help you know how to get involved. Student organizations submit updated information to the Office of the Dean of Students throughout each semester. Students interested in learning more about an organization should contact the Office of the Dean of Students or CCSO for additional information.

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