Organization Resources
Student Organization Development in Student Involvement has various resources available to support the development of your organization. Set up a consultation with the Student Organization Coordinator to establish a development plan for your organization or to schedule a training session with LINC (Leadership Involvement Networking Community) staff. The following resources are available on-line or in hard copy at the Center for Student Involvement.
- Organization and Event Planning Handbook
- Tools for Existing Organizations
- New Organization Tools
- Organization Development Resources
Tools for Existing Organizations
Annual Registration Form
OSU has an open registration process from September 10 to October 18. Organizations
that register after October 18 will only be processed once per month through May 1. Registration of student organizations is an
annual process that entails responsibilities and confers rights, including
access to University facilities, funding through Educational Activities, organization
web space and an organization email address.
Contact Update On-line (link is down for maintainance)
Used to change anything on the Annual Registration Form.
Technology Resources
Put your website on oregonstate.edu and create a listserve
for your student organization.
Recruiting New Members (.pdf)(.doc)
Why People Join Organizations (.pdf)(.doc)
How to build the membership of your organization.
Finding the Right Organization for You (.pdf)(.doc)
You can chose one or more of the nearly 300 different organizations on the OSU campus.
Officer Transition (.pdf)(.doc)
Transitioning from one leadership to the next is paramount to the success
of your organization.
New Organization Tools
Starting a New Organization
How to start a new organization.
Sample Constitution (.pdf)(.doc)
All organizations are required to submit a constitution in order to be recognized.
This is a template for how to write your constitution.
New Organization Recognition Form
As a newly forming organization you must go through a University recognition
process which includes submitting this form.
Organization Development Resources
Conflict Resolution (.pdf)(.doc)
Resolving conflicts is necessary to maintain a healthy organization.
Effective Meetings (.pdf)(.doc)
Running effective meetings will keep people coming back!
Teambuilding (.pdf)(.doc)
Activities and information to build your team.
Time Management(.pdf)(.doc)
A guide to managing the precious commodity of time.
Risk Management Guidelines (.pdf)(.doc)
How to assess and manage the risks involved with your organization.
Money Raising Regulations (.pdf)(doc)
When raising funds on the OSU campus you must adhere to these regulations.
