Does Your Club Belong in ABC?
If your club's nature is an undergraduate pre-professional, academic, competition, cultural, special interest, performance, publication, media, or performing arts, you're in the right place. Take a look at our list of current clubs to determine whether a) the group you want to start already exists (in which case, go join!) and b) you feel your club meets the criteria of ABC.
If your club is religious/spiritual/political/ideological/activist in nature...
Take a look at the Student Governing Board and contact sgb@columbia.edu.
If your club is community service oriented...
Check out Community Impact and contact ciexecs@columbia.edu.
If your club is athletic in nature...
Try Club Sports and contact csgb@columbia.edu.
If your club is a fraternity or sorority...
Contact the Intergreek Council.
And if your club is primarily made up of graduate students...
You may fit better within the Interschool Governing Board.
Do You Meet these Requirements?
(From ARTICLE III, Section I in ABC's Constitution)
To be a Recognized group of the ABC a General Body group must:
- Not be community service, political, religious, athletic, or activist in purpose. Honorary societies, fraternities, sororities, or privately incorporated organizations are also ineligible;
- Be open to all members of the Columbia community regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, veteran's status, academic major, or physical handicaps;
- Be composed of at least twenty (20) members, unless the nature of the group precludes a 20-person membership;
- Have a membership consisting of two-thirds (2/3) Columbia College and/or the School of Engineering and Applied Science and/or General Studies undergraduate students. Dually recognized groups (i.e. recognized by both SGA and ABC) must have a membership consisting of at least one-half (1/2) Columbia College and/or School of Engineering and Applied Science and/or General Studies undergraduate students;
- Have at least one of the president, vice-president, or treasurer be a full-time student of Columbia College, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, or School of General Studies. This person will be required to complete Treasurer's Training at the start of the academic year;
- Not duplicate the function and/or recognized purpose of any other ABC organization; 7. Require access to University facilities and resources not otherwise available to them as an unrecognized group.
And have you been active for at least two semesters?
ABC generally recognizes groups that have been around for at least two semesters. We want to make sure our groups are viable and sustainable.