In Order to be recognized by the Council for Student Organizations at the Modesto A. Madique Campus student organizations must complete the following:
New AND Re-Established Organizations:
Must complete new organization request form [Click Here]
If APPROVED – Organization must attend an OrgSync Training Session.
- Spring sessions will be held during SORC office hours.
- Summer session dates (to be announced)
If DENIED – Organization must schedule a meeting with Ayana Wilson, CSO advisor.
After the OrgSync Training, organizations will have access to the registration forms.
Organization must complete registration packet through the CSO portal. No paper forms will be accepted.
- Once packet is submitted and approved, organization will receive access to the OrgSync portal and can begin inviting members to join portal (10 currently enrolled FIU students with valid Panther Id’s are required for recognition).
- Three of those ten members must be officers in the organization: President (must have cumulative 2.5 GPA), Treasurer, and CSO representative (The president and treasurer cannot be the same person)
- Must have an organization constitution and/or bylaws. Please use the constitution template located on OrgSync in the CSO portal for required sections in constitution.
- Update Organization Profile on OrgSync.
Organizations must submit Advisor Registration Form to the office of Campus Life by the registration deadlines (see below).
Organizations mustattend executive board orientation (dates will be announced later in the semester)
Returning Organizations: (those recognized during the Fall 2012 semester)
- A 2012-2013 executive board member must attend an OrgSync training session PRIOR to submitting the registration packet (Submit registration packet online through CSO portal (no paper forms accepted).
- Three of those ten members must be officers in the organization: President (must have cumulative 2.5 GPA), Treasurer, and CSO representative (The president and treasurer cannot be the same person)
- Must have an organization constitution and/or bylaws. Please use the constitution template located on OrgSync in the CSO portal for required sections in constitution.
- Must submit Advisor Registration Form PRIOR to registration deadline.
- Advisor must be a full time faculty or staff adviser on the MMC or Engineering Center campus (graduate students and part time employees are not counted towards this requirement). The adviser must complete yearly adviser’s training.
- Update Organization Profile on OrgSync and Remove graduated member(s) or change status to “Alumni” (must have a minimum of 10 currently enrolled FIU Students with valid panther IDs on orgsync, at least 50% must be registered at MMC and/or Engineering Center).
- Attend Executive Board Orientation (dates will be announced later in the semester)
Organizations that do not meet these requirements at the time of registration, or at any point in time during the year, will not be recognized by CSO.
Registration and Recognition with CSO grants organizations the following privileges:
1. Ability to reserve rooms on campus for the academic year (Fall and Spring).
2. Access to OrgSync and an Organization OrgSync portal
3. Access to resources available in the Student Organization Resource Center
4. Access to university funding through the CSO points system. Please note: Organizations that register in the Fall, but do not submit registration requirements in the Spring will not receive funding in the spring.
There is no minimum point requirement to be met by organizations in order to be recognized by the Council for Student Organizations. The Points System is only for student organizations who want to receive CSO funding.
Types of Registration:
The Council for Student Organizations has three categories of Student Organization. Each category has different components to complete, and failure to complete any/all of the components will result in inability to be recognized as a student organization at FIU.
Returning/Established Organizations – Organizations that fully register each Fall semester for the year, and renew registration the subsequent Spring.
Re-Established Organizations – Returning organizations that did not complete registration requirements the previous semester
New Organizations – Organizations seeking recognition and registering with the council for the first time or have not been recognized for two consecutive semesters. (must meet with CSO Advisor prior to beginning the registration process)