Requirements for Re-Recognition

Event Requirements:

The TCUJ requires 6 events that are open to the full campus community per year (organization meetings, GIMs, tabling, fundraising, and organization travel do not count towards your event total). These events must be logged in JumboLife. If you have not yet met the requirement, you may submit an Event Registration Form for previous events, without any of the “Event Planning Resources” added. Since you cannot select a date in the past, simply select a future date and in the very last question of the form “Other Details for OCL” please note that this is being submitted for TCUJ recognition and list the correct date and time. A tutorial video on how to complete the Event Registration Form on JumboLife can be found here. Each event will need to be processed by the Office for Campus Life staff, so please allow time for approval/posting to your organization page.

There are exceptions to the event requirements:

  • Culture & Religious Groups:

    • 2 regular meetings can count as events.

  • Competition Groups:

    • At least one competition per semester is required to fill the event requirement.

  • Performance Groups:

    • At least one performance per semester is required to fill the event requirement.

  • Publications:

    • At least one publication per semester is required to fill event requirement.

Membership Requirement:

The TCUJ requires 15 members, including any officers. You may update your roster on your organization page on the JumboLife Admin dashboard. A tutorial video on how to manage your organization and update your roster can be found here.

 There are exceptions to the membership requirements:

  • Culture & Religious Groups:

    • No minimum number of members.

  • Competition Groups:

    • No minimum number of members.

  • Performance Groups:

    • No minimum number of members.

Constitution Requirement:

If you do not currently have your constitution uploaded, please upload a copy on your Organization Registration Form. Make sure your constitution is uploaded under Organization Registration Form, and not “Documents.”

Make sure your constitution includes the Anti-Discrimination Clause, University Policy Adherence Clause, the TCUJ Clause and a membership definition. More details on these clauses are listed below. If you do not have a copy of your constitution and cannot locate a copy from a previous officer, you can always create a new constitution using this template. A tutorial video on how to manage your organization and edit your Organization Registration Form to include your constitution can be found here. Each submission will need to be processed by the Office for Campus Life staff, so please allow time for approval/posting to your organization page.

Required Clauses:

  1. The Anti-Discrimination Clause: Any basic anti-discrimination clause will do. 

  2. The University Policy Adherence Clause: This states that the organization will follow all university rules, regulations and policies, as well as local, state, federal laws. Please note that this includes a prohibition on any form of hazing.

  3. The TCU J Clause: This states that all amendments to the constitution must be approved by the TCU Judiciary before taking effect.

  4. Membership Definition: We require all clubs to quantify what the requirements are to be considered a member. We do not allow a member to be anyone on the email list or anyone who attended a GIM. We often see this expressed as a certain percentage of meetings attended, a level of displayed interest, or through an interview/audition. 

Important Note:

While this information seems largely standard, we will be reviewing re-recognition for student organizations on a case-by-case basis. That being said, if your student organization did not meet any of the above requirements, or if you believe that your student organization should be exempt for any of the above requirements, please do not hesitate to email TCUJudiciary@tufts.edu.

Summary of Exceptions:

There are exceptions to rules based on councils and classifications. Here is a quick break down of that:

Culture & Religious Groups: No minimum number of members, 2 regular meetings can count as events

Competition Groups: No minimum number of members, at least one competition per semester required

Performance Groups: No minimum number of members, at least one performance per semester required

Publications: At least one publication per semester required