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Registering a new Student Organization

Any organization which uses the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College name or operates in any official capacity as a student organization at ABAC must register as an RSO. Students seeking to become a new club should meet with the Coordinator of Student Activities to begin the process. Once all paperwork has been completed, the group will be recognized as an interest group and should start attending joint SGA/RSO meetings. Upon approval of all paperwork, the interest group will be recognized as a club.

 To obtain recognition, a prospective club must follow these established procedures:

  • Must be comprised solely of students currently registered at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Non-students may participate in club activities as guests but may not vote, hold office, nor pay dues. Non-students may be called "associate members," or, if they are graduates of ABAC, they may be called "alumni members," but they may not vote, hold office, nor pay dues. Associate members include, but are not limited to, University of Georgia Tifton and Georgia Southwestern students.

  • Must have a minimum of eight (8) students to form a club (Bainbridge clubs must have a minimum of three (3) students).

  • Must have on file a current Club Constitution approved by the Office of Student Affairs (email deanofstudents@abac.edu).

  • Must secure a faculty/staff advisor.

  • Must have on file a current Memorandum of Understanding and Advisor Agreement Form (email deanofstudents@abac.edu).

  • Must agree to send a club, Executive Board representative (President, Vice President, etc.) to joint SGA/RSO meetings throughout the academic year. Members and officers must agree to accept ABAC and campus regulations including, but not limited to, the Student Code of Conduct. Please review the SGA Constitution for additional information.

*The requirements for registration do not apply to existing, or future, Greek organizations as there are specific guidelines for governance of existing Greek organizations and for colonization and charter of new, Greek organizations.