Membership

Membership A President and Treasurer are the only required student positions for recognized student organizations. Other officer positions, however, may (and should) be officially listed on your organization’s roster so that they may access the information and resources that are available through Crimson Connection and SILP.

Advisor

The organization is required to have at least one advisor who is a full time faculty or staff employee of NMSU. There are situations where allowances may be made for graduate students and/or affiliated coordinators to serve in the advising role with an additional NMSU faculty or staff member serving in a secondary capacity, but those will be reviewed and approved or denied by the Director of SILP on a case by case basis.

Officers

The officers of the organization must be graduate students registered for the current semester at the main campus of NMSU.

Governing Documents

Every student organization will be required to upload the most recent version of the organization’s constitution and/or bylaws for review by Student Involvement and Leadership Programs. The organization will be contacted if any changes to the governing documents are needed. For new organizations or organizations changing their constitutions independently, email silp@nmsu.edu for a checklist of components required to be included in an organization’s constitution/bylaws or to request a template for developing governing documents.

Good Standing

Every GSO will be required to maintain good standing in order to receive funding or to be involved in the procedures of the GSC. The following shall outline the requirements to be in good standing:

• Send at least 1 Voting Representative to at least 4 meetings per semester
• Ensure not to miss sending at least 1 Voting Representative to 2 consecutive meetings
• Participate in at least one GSC-sponsored event per semester
• Submit an annual report detailing their activities to the GSC
• Have their membership be at least 80% graduate students