REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Doc Bryan Student Services Center, Suite 233 479-968-0276 Aubrey Holt, Director of Campus Life, aholt7@atu.edu http://www.atu.edu/campuslife http://thelink.atu.edu/
The Role of Registered Student Organizations Co-curricular programs and organizations provide opportunities for students to develop friendships, learn new skills, and practice leadership and group development skills. There are more than 100 Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) representing many areas of interest in the following categories: Academic/Professional, Fine Arts, Fraternity/Sorority, Honorary, Multicultural, Recreational, Religious, Special Interest, and Student Governance. It is well documented that students who are involved in campus activities of their choice are more likely to complete their educational goals. The overall goal of RSOs at the University is to provide students additional educational tools which will assist them: function successfully in their chosen occupational fields; achieve a greater cultural appreciation; achieve greater personal happiness and self-satisfaction; and develop the concepts of responsibility and service to others. Operating on the basis of voluntary participation and self-government, RSOs are an integral part of the University community and as such are obligated to contribute to the scholastic attainment and general development of the individual student. Skills and experiences obtained through memberships in RSOs serve as a valuable supplement to the formal curricula. Organizations applying for registration by the University will be evaluated in view of the manner in which their constitutional objectives support the stated role of RSOs at Arkansas Tech University. The RSO handbook can be located at: http://www.atu.edu/rso/forms_manuals.php
General Requirements General requirements for RSOs are as follows: 1. Individual students and student groups are responsible for conducting their activities in a manner consistent with all regulations and standards aligned with the Student Code of Conduct at Arkansas Tech University. 2. No organization shall require of its members any activity incompatible with scholastic attainment or acceptable general development. In particular, hazing in any form is prohibited. No student or group of students will be permitted to use mental, verbal, or physical violence against, or in any way jeopardize the health, scholastic standing, or civil liberties of another student or University personnel. 3. On or off-campus activities which are sponsored or affiliated with a University RSO must be approved by Campus Life. 4. Each organization has the right to elect and expel its own members and is accountable for members' acts committed on behalf of the organization. 5. Each organization which desires to be registered by Arkansas Tech University and which desires to use the facilities and services of the University must obtain approval in the manner described in the following paragraphs.
Registration of Student Organizations Categories and Definitions An RSO is a group of students enrolled at Arkansas Tech University who voluntarily come together under a common purpose. The purposes and activities shall be lawful and not in conflict with the policies, rules,
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