Create Your Own.
Create Your Own Group - Ratification Process
So you want to run a group?
It's great that you want to start your own group, this page will help you
through the whole process. First, it is a good idea to have a look at our
current
societies and
sports clubs to see if
there would be any overlap, as this is one of the things that could stop your
group from existing. After that, it is always good to reach out to Vice President Societies and Sport Alex Parry so he can give you some advice around your group and
also help you start the ratification process.
Process
Basically, to get ratified we ask you to do a little work around the area
your group will cover, explain to us the reason behind your group and ask
you to take a look at financial forecasts to make sure it can be
successful. We have put together two documents to help you do this:
New Student Group Pack
Student Group Forecasting
Completing these documents and submitting them to the relevant officer will
get you on the way to ratification, once they are submitted, the documents
will be presented to the next available
Sports, Societies and Opportunites Executive. Their role is to oversee the creation of new groups, checking that there is
no overlap, that they are in the best interests of students and that the group
can be sustainable. Once they are confident in these aspects the group is
passed on to the Student Opportunities team and your accounts will be created,
just to manage expectations once ratified the accounts will generally take a
week to be active.
At any point during the process or after you can find help and support on our
Groups portal,
Freshdesk.