Start your own

Got an idea for a new society or sports club? Here’s how to get it ratified and up and running.

Start here Talk to your VP Societies & Sport They can give you advice about your group and help you start the ratification process. Email vpsocsport@su.rhul.ac.uk

How to get ratified

Three steps to take your group from idea to up and running.

Check it doesn’t already exist

Look through our current societies and sports clubs first. Overlap with an existing group is one of the things that can stop a new group being approved.

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Complete the two documents

Research the area your group will cover, explain why it’s needed and look at a financial forecast to make sure it can succeed. Send both documents to the VP Societies & Sport.

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Get ratified

Your documents go to the next Sports, Societies and Opportunities Executive, who check there’s no overlap, that the group is in students’ best interests and that it can be sustainable. Once approved, the Student Opportunities team creates your accounts, which generally takes about a week.

Need a hand?

At any point during the process, or after, you can find help and support on our student groups portal.

Student groups portal Guides and support for setting up and running your group. Go to the help centre Access Fund Help with the cost of joining a group. Find out more