Student Organizations can be started at any time between October and April. An important question to ask yourself as you follow this process is “What does this organization give/do for Middlebury College that no other organization does?”
Download the Full Constitution Committee Procedure for Starting a New Student Organization .
Listed below is an overview of the process will need to follow.
- Download a copy of the Middlebury College student organization constitution template or e-mail the Director of Student Organizations for one. This template includes some mandatory sections for your constitution.
- Organize your first meeting of interested students. At the meeting, discuss the purpose of your organization and possible events and draft your constitution and a proposed budget for the academic year.
- Find an adviser for your group from the full time faculty or staff members of the college.
- Fill out the online form. Make sure to include a proposed constitution, proposed events, tentative budget, and roster of interested students with graduation years. When this has been processed, the Director of Student Organizations will contact you with a meeting time.
- Meet with the constitution committee. The chair will contact you to schedule a date and time. After the meeting, the committee will vote to accept your club as an official student organization.
- Make any necessary changes in your constitution, e-mailing the changes to JJ Boggs and the Director of Student Organizations.
- After the paperwork is submitted, you can set up a meeting with the Finance Committee. The request forms are in the CCAL office and on the Finance Committee Website ( http://community.middlebury.edu/~sgafc ). Funding is not guaranteed.