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To petition the Office of Student Activities and Leadership for recognition asa student organization on Miami Universitys campus, the process is as follows:

Pick up an ORGANIZATION RECOGNITION APPLICATION FORM in Room 356 Shriver or atwww.units.muohio.edu/saf/sac Fill out the form (see attached), gather the required information and submitto the Office of Student Activities and Leadership, 356 Shriver. The following criteria must be met forrecognition:

There must be an on-campus advisor (faculty, staff or graduate student) listed with his/hername, email address, phone number and signature.

At least ten members listed with their names and signatures.Officers must be listed with the names, email addresses, phone numbers and signatures.A constitution that must contain:

o The official name of the organization. ( If Miami, Miami University, or MU is used inthe name, it should be behind the actual name of the group - i.e. M. U. Backpacking

Association would be Backpacking Association, M.U.)o The purpose/mission of the group must be clearly stated.o Officer requirements and functions must be stated.o Procedures for election of officers must be stated.o Meeting and attendance requirements must be stated; if there are no attendance

requirements this must also be stated.o Expulsion requirements and procedures must be specified.o Financial obligations of the members must be specified; if there are no financial

requirements this must be stated as well.o Source of income/funding must be stated.o The date the constitution was written must be on the front page.

When the above information has been submitted it will be reviewed, and a determination will be made as towhether or not the group has fulfilled all requirements. If all requirements are fulfilled, the office will notifythe president and advisor by email of that decision 5-10 working days with directions of how to complete theregistration process.

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ORGANIZATION RECOGNITION APPLICATION FORM

Complete and return to room 356 Shriver, Office of Student Activities & Leadership.Please write legibly.

Date of Petition: ______________________

Official Name of Organization_____________________________________________________

Contact Name:__________________________ Advisor Name: ________________________

Phone number: __________________________ Phone number: ________________________

MU Email Address: ______________________ MU Email Address: ____________________

Is the group affiliated with any other organization (i.e. national organization, church, etc.)

Yes No (circle one) If yes, name and address ___________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answer the following questions. Be very specific.

What is the purpose of the above group? _____________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

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How will this group benefit the students and/or Miami community? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

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What will be the source of funding for your group?

Please circle all that applies.

Fundraising Dues Other___________________________

* * * * * * * * * *(for office use)

Date of review: ___________________________

___President and signature ___Advisor and signature ___10 members and signatures

___Constitution with all required information included ___National information if applicable

Approved by:______________________________________Date:_______________________

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NAME SIGNATURE

President:____________________________ __________________________________

Treasurer:____________________________ __________________________________

Advisor:_____________________________ __________________________________

Members:

______________________________ __________________________________

______________________________ __________________________________

______________________________ __________________________________

______________________________ __________________________________

______________________________ __________________________________

______________________________ __________________________________

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Revised September 2009