Constitution Guidelines
A constitution is the basic framework of an organization. It is used to provide an administrative structure for your group. Every organization is required to submit a constitution that has been ratified within two years of the year seeking registration. Below is a list of both required and recommended components for RSO constitutions.
Required Items:
- The name of the organization
- Purpose statement - Your goals and programming should connect clearly to this purpose. This purpose statement will be used in office publications advertising your organization
- Qualification of membership - what does it take to be a member of your group?
- Officer position and structure - how are your officer positions organized?
- Ratification date - when did you ratify your constitution?
Recommended Items:
- Inclusion of Illinois State faculty or staff advisor
- Inclusion of this statement "The Organization ands its members agree to adhere to city/state/national laws and university policies."
- How to remove a member or officer from organization
- Officer qualifications and duties
- How to amend the constitution
- Meetings of the organization, how often, how are they run?
For many of you, the idea of writing a constitution can be very scary and intimidating. So, we have provided a sample constitution, a template, for you to use when creating your constitution.
