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Lisa's Farewell Party

Please join us as we celebrate Lisa Kendall and her three years at the University of Florida. We would also like to wish her well as she begins a new chapter in her life at the University of Georgia.

WEDNESDAY July 30, 2008
4:00 PM
Arredondo Room, JWRU

Student Organization and Constiution Updates DUE 9.5.08

Greetings from the newly reorganized Center for Student Activities and Involvement! In an effort to best meet the needs of our student organizations we have made a few adjustments to the registration process for the 2008-2009 school year. Registration for the 2008-2009 academic year will be open through September 5, 2008, during which time groups will remain active. Organizations that have not completed the re-registration process by September 5, 2008 will be deactivated and will lose access to University benefits and forfeit existing room reservations and event permits, until registration for 2008-2009 is completed.

In order to better meet the evolving needs of our of student organizations we have enhanced our registration form, which is now called the Sorority/Fraternity Registration Form. This form can be found on the resources link on the involvement website http://www.union.ufl.edu/involvement/studentOrgs/resources/

To ensure student organizations have accurate and up to date constitutions that comply with all University of Florida regulations and policies we have created UF Constitution Guidelines that all organizations constitutions must meet in order to be registered. The UF Constitution Guidelines can be found on our website http://www.union.ufl.edu/involvement/studentOrgs/resources/ . We understand that Social Sororities and Fraternities have relationships with your National Organizations so to comply with our constitution guidelines we will require you to turn in a copy of your national constitution and a copy of your local bylaws that must include: name of the organization, purpose, officer information, election information, finance information, amendments information, as well as the language below must appear verbatim in your bylaws:

• Compliance Statement must appear in the constitution verbatim as indicated below.
Upon approval by the Center for Student Activities and Involvement, [name of organization] shall be a registered student organization at the University of Florida. [Name of organization] shall comply with all local, state and federal laws, as well as all University of Florida regulations, policies, and procedures. Such compliance includes but is not limited to the University’s regulations related to Non-Discrimination, Hazing, Commercial Activity, and Student Leader Eligibility.
• Non-Discrimination must appear in the constitution verbatim as indicated below.
In compliance with the University of Florida Non-Discrimination Policy (Regulation 6C1-1.006), [Name of organization] will not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, and veteran status as protected under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.
• Membership must appear in the constitution verbatim as indicated below.
Membership in this organization is open to enrolled students at the University of Florida. Non-students, spouses, faculty, and staff may be associate members; however, they may not vote or hold office. All members and associate members are free to leave and disassociate without fear of retribution, retaliation, or harassment

Thank you for your cooperation with the 2008-2009 Student Organization Registration. We have created a frequently asked questions document to help answer your questions. Please refer to the resource link, if you have any additional questions please contact me at sarahc@union.ufl.edu or Jack Causseaux, Associate Director for Sorority and Fraternity Affairs, jackc@union.ufl.edu, or call us at 352-392-1671.

Council Offices MOVED

As the Center for Student Activities and Invovlement creates a new identity, the Council Offices now have a new home. What use to be the 318 Conference room, now are the offices of the four councils after some renovations and sprucing up. Chapter and council mailboxes will still exist in the 310 Suite.

OSFA is getting a new name!

Office of Sorority and Fraternity Affairs will now belong to a bigger family. The three areas of Office of Student Activities, Center for Student Involvement and Office of Sorority and Fraternity Affairs will exist no longer. Instead, all three offices will exist as one called the Center for Student Activities and Involvement with two branches now called Campus Programs and Sorority and Fraternity Affairs. This is an exciting new change to help make the services and programs a more unified experience.

Physical spaces are also changing!!! Come up to the third floor to see!

DUE for Wednesday 12/5/07

Please do not forget that tomorrow (Wednesday, December 5) is the due date to:

1. Submit all documentation for Florida Greek Standards from Fall 2007. This includes the letters of verification for service and philanthropy projects (on official letterhead) from the agencies you donated hours or supplies/money to.

2. Please remember to update newly elected officers and the fall 2007 roster by tomorrow as well. Remember that all new members for fall 2007 must be coded as NEW MEMBERS even though they have initiated at this time. You will change them to active status in the spring. This goes for NPHC and MGC groups too - if you had a fall 2007 line those people who crossed need to be entered as NEW MEMBERS until January.

3. Greek Advance Registration is also due to OSFA in JWRU 310 before 3 pm. Make checks payable to the council you are affiliated with - Barbara can help if you have questions. If you need the paperwork, here is the form click here for info and packet!