MSU Denver
Registered student organizations can access a wide range of benefits and resources on campus from CMEI. These resources include:
Check out the Officer Handbook for details on how to access these resources and more.
There are three types of student orgs at MSU Denver: Recognized Student Organizations, Affiliated Campus Organizations, and Fraternities and Sororities. Each category is granted different privileges and resources from MSU Denver. Read below to find out what category your student org falls under. If you’re not sure which category your org is, please reach out to us here.
Most brand-new student orgs will be RSOs! Be sure to check it out!
CMEI understands that MSU Denver students, faculty, and staff may wish to be affiliated with organizations and entities whose primary purpose and scope extends beyond the MSU Denver mission and objectives. Additionally, some groups may receive direction and leadership from external constituencies, groups, and/or organizations. Such groups may request to be registered as an Affiliated Campus Organization (ACO).
ACOs are not eligible for Campus Events Funding (CEF), Recruiting & Promotional Funds (RPF), or special rates or authorization to reserve and use space on campus. Approved ACOs can receive some support in planning and executing events and programming; however, the amount of support is at the discretion of the Associate Director for Student Organizations and Leadership Programs and the CMEI.
Because of the unique nature of membership in fraternities and sororities, these organizations must follow the policies and procedures. Although, approved and registered MSU Denver fraternity and sorority chapters are entitled to the same benefits and privileges as RSOs, there are additional risk management, compliance, and accreditation policies that must be met for them to remain active on campus. If you have any questions regarding Fraternity and Sorority Life, please contact the Assistant Director of the CMEI for FSL and TSAC (The Student Advocacy Council).
A Registered Student Organization (RSO) is any group of students that join together for the purposes of meeting curricular, co-curricular, and social objectives of MSU Denver. Although MSU supports a student’s right to free association, RSOs cannot be primarily comprised of external constituencies or led/ran by non-MSU Denver students.
Most student organizations fall under this category. They are entitled to the full list of benefits CMEI offers student orgs. Want to see the whole list? Check out the Officer Handbook.
Honor societies are unique in that they usually have Greek letters and similar intake processes to FSL groups, but they function like RSOs and do not have the same liability concerns as FSL groups. The main reason why honor societies are not considered fraternities or sororities is because they are not required to have insurance policies of up to $1 million dollars of coverage. Presently, honor societies fall under the same category as RSOs.
Currently, CMEI is looking to create new systems for honor societies to be distinct from RSOs to recognize the different impacts they have on the MSU Denver community. If you have ideas or are interested in learning more, please contact the Assoicate Director for Student Organizations and Leadership Programs, Roy Montgomery, at [email protected].
Members can check their organization’s registration status at any time through RoadrunnerLink. Registration status is located on each organization’s portal under the “Additional Information” section. It will either indicate “Registered” or “Not Registered” under the Registration Status heading. Registration status categories are as follows.
A registered student organization is one that has fulfilled all the registration requirements set forth by the CMEI and is fully recognized and in good standing with the University.
An inactive student organization is one that has not fulfilled all the registration requirements set forth by the CMEI. Inactive student organizations cannot function or represent themselves as a MSU Denver student organization. Inactive student organizations cannot utilize any campus resources provided for registered student organizations. All student organizations become ‘inactive’ on August 1 of each year until they fulfill the requirements set forth for registration by the CMEI.
A pending student organization is one that has initiated the process of registration but has not fulfilled all the registration requirements. Student organizations in pending status may not function or represent themselves as a MSU Denver student organization.
Not sure if your registration submission has been accepted? Check your school spam email and search for [email protected] then add it to your safe sender list. This will help you stay up to date on the progress of registration and any other forms you submit to our office throughout the year.
Fall 2022: August 22nd – October 31
Spring 2023: January 16th – March 30
Starting with the 22-23 academic year, CMEI instated registration windows instead of registration on a rolling basis. This allows our office to divert time and energy towards providing greater resources for student organizations and engage with larger end-of-semester needs. Any registration submissions completed outside of this window will automatically be denied. We encourage you to apply again when the next window opens.
In order to be an advisor of a student org, the advisor must be a full-time faculty or staff member and complete the following:
In order to be an officer of a student org, the student must meet the following requirements:
All officers must complete the Online Officer Training once per academic year. This training consists of a video and short comprehension quiz to ensure that all officers know the key requirements to serve as an officer at MSU Denver. After completing this form, officers will receive a verification email within 3 business days stating that our office has received their completed submission. If you have not received this email and believe you should have, please reach out to [email protected] to contact our customer service team.
It is important to know that between after the spring census date, CMEI will check that officers continue to meet these requirements from student orgs that registered in the fall. Be proactive! If you know that one or more of the officers will not be eligible in the spring semester, submit a re-registration early in the spring semester registration window that opens January 16.
If any one of these officers no longer meet these requirements, we will give notice to all officers and advisors that the org is at risk of becoming unregistered two weeks after the spring census date. If your org is unable to re-register, they will lose the benefits of registration as outlined in the Officer Handbook. The org can always regain registration status if they complete registration before the window closes.
All student organizations are required to have a constitution; they are vital to a student organization’s long-term success. The constitution serves as a guiding document for operating procedures and most importantly the purpose of the student org. The purpose should reflect how to aims to impact students and the community around them. The purpose may also contain history as to why the org was created, which can be immensely useful for future generations of students.
Writing a constitution is a large task and it is difficult to know where to begin. CMEI also has certain requirements for what a constitution should contain in order to meet university standards. That is why CMEI created the Constitution Template. Every part of the template needs to be somewhere in your org’s constitution, though it may be organized however you would like.
To assist with constitution creation, our office has an Org Consultant on hand who specializes on constitution creation and re-design. Schedule a consultation today! We would love to help see your student org achieve it’s goals in it’s first year of existence, and consultants are here to help you do just that.
Most importantly, the org needs to submit a registration through RoadrunnerLink. It is common for folks to meet requirements and fulfil steps without formally submitting for review by the CMEI team.
If your registration is denied, please re-submit! Our office denies submissions if they are missing vitally important information, not to deny the organization from existence. We will leave comments as to why the submission was denied. If you have any questions about why this happened, or would like help fixing any errors, please contact us. Email us at [email protected] or set up a meeting through our Consultations page.
!!! Pro Tip: Add RoadrunnerLink to your safe sender list at [email protected] This will help you stay up to date on the progress of registration and any other forms you submit to our office throughout the year. Otherwise, our emails will end up in your spam!
Officer Position Requirements:
STUDENT ORGS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF FOUR STUDENTS AS OFFICERS IN ORDER TO REGISTER.
Download the Constitution Template for an example for formatting. The constitution is not required to be formatted as the example. All constitutions must at minimum contain the following:
An officer must submit registration through RoadrunnerLink.
Submissions made by advisors will automatically be denied.
Required information for registration:
Recommended information for registration:
The recommended items can also be added/changed after registration at any time. Check out our helpful RoadrunnerLink page to learn how to navigate and use RRL.
If your registration is denied, please re-submit! Our office denies submissions if they are missing vitally important information, not to deny the organization from existence. We will leave comments as to why the submission was denied. If you have any questions about why this happened, or would like help fixing any errors, please contact us. Email us at [email protected] or set up a meeting through our Consultations.
Congratulations! You’ve registered! Now your org is able to access all the amazing benefits of being a Student Organization as outlined in the Officer Handbook. Now comes the hard part, and the fun part. Time to do the work! Hopefully your org has already created some goals and the officers have ideas for programming they’d like to do. Now is the time to figure out how to make these ideas a reality.
As an officer of a student org, you will quickly realize that there is a LOT of work to be done to plan even one meeting (and not to mention the nightmare that is scheduling that meeting). But have no fear, there are a lot of unknowns before you, but CMEI’s Student Orgs Team is a knowledgeable bunch. We have dedicated our time and received extensive training in the process of student orgs. We want to help your group grow and succeed however you choose to define success. Here are some quick tips to get you started:
No, seriously. The officer handbook is incredibly dense, and incredibly complete. When our own team doesn’t know the answers, we look to the officer handbook. The better you know the officer handbook, the more informed choices your student org can make.
Handbooks
This website is chock-full of helpful information! Explore the different categories and read as much information as you can. We have dedicated an entire summer to make the website a one-stop-shop for answers to student org needs.
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We know that there is a lot to know (and even more to read), and we don’t expect you to be experts. That’s what CMEI is here for! We check our email, [email protected] every single day and have committed to replying within 24 business hours (3 business days) to every request.
Consultations
Additionally, we are offering a new service, Consultations. Consultations are meant so that you can talk to a real person and explain your specific orgs aims and interests. With this knowledge, we can help you make the most informed choices for your org to serve you the way you need.
