Starting a New Student Organization
Recognition of new student organizations occurs only in the fall semester.
The TCU Judiciary recognizes student organizations that are already active. If you have not yet hosted meetings or events, please keep the following in mind:
Do not use the Tufts name, logo, or mascot in your organization’s name (i.e., Tufts Weather Club should instead be Weather Club),
Keep a record of all the public events you host in your first year - Facebook event screenshots are fine! - to use when applying for recognition in the following year,
Begin drafting a group constitution. It should include a non-discrimination clause and a passage requiring that any constitutional changes be approved by the TCUJ. Note: We do not have an archive of previous constitutions. Please see our constitution writing guidelines for information on how to start that process.
Attend the New Organization Information Meeting in the fall if you want to get a better sense of the process and feel free to email questions to TCUJudiciary@tufts.edu.
If your club has existed for one or more academic semesters and has had three events per semester:
Complete the New Student Organization Application Form found on the Office for Campus Life’s website between mid-August and late September.
Attend the New Organization Information Meeting.
Be prepared to meet with the Judiciary before Thanksgiving Break with the necessary information, detailed in our Student Organization Recognition webpage.