Benefits of Student Organizations
The following grid is meant to outline the baseline benefits bestowed opon student organziations based on their classification. For Sponsored Student Organizations, there may be additional benefits articulated between the sponsoring unit and the student organzation. Voluntary Student Organizations receiving sponsorship for a specific event may be eligible for additonal events for the duration of the event as articulated in an Event Sponsorship Agreement.
University Benefits Grid for Student Organizations
|
Benefit |
SSO |
VSO* |
NSO |
|
Listing of current information in the Student Organization Directory |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Ability to reserve dedicated University space |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Eligible for fee reductions or discounts for dedicated University Space |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Ability to participate in “Beaver Community Fair” at no cost |
Yes |
Yes
|
No |
|
Ability to establish an account with the AABC MU Finance Office |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Ability to accept tax deductible contributions |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Access to web space and email address under the oregonstate.edu domain |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Access to on-campus mailing address/mailbox |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Opportunity to apply for student fee money (Educational Activities) and/or OSU Student Foundation funding |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Eligible to apply for and purchase insurance for activities through the Office of Risk Management |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
Insurance coverage through OSU self-insurance fund |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Eligible for ongoing access to University-controlled resources (i.e. funding, dedicated office/storage space, equipment, etc) |
Yes, as articulated through a sponsorship agreement |
No |
No |
|
Eligible to rent University vehicles for official university business |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Ability to use “Oregon State University,” “Beavers” or any derivation thereof in the student org name |
Yes |
No |
No |
|
Eligible to use University logos and trademarks |
Yes |
No |
No |
*VSOs are eligible for additional benefits under the terms of an Event Sponsorship Agreement