Talk to a variety of other students about your idea: with resident students, off–campus students, student government and students in general!

Ask yourself some questions:

 Is there interest for this type of group on campus?

 Is there already a student group with similar goals and purpose as your proposed group?

A list of current campus groups is posted outside the Student Activities Office and here. In order to avoid overlap, check out groups that seem to have similar interests.

If you feel there may be sufficient interest in the group you have in mind, organize an initial General Interest Meeting.

An option is to hold two general interest meetings at two different times.

Come by Student Activities office for assistance in developing and printing flyers for general interest meeting.

Be sure the subject line is informational and clear. That line will tempt people to read more…or skip.

Better yet (or else we'll ramble on), stop by the Student Activities Office to see the No Fault Function Checklist, which will answer many of the questions you may have, where to go, who to see, etc. And while you are in the Student Activities office, pick up the ever important Promotion & Publicity: Making it Work For You! handout.

You should have in mind the general scope of the group, although much of this is best defined by the group as the group develops.

What is the purpose of your group? Social, political awareness, service?

What do you hope to provide (how might the group contribute) to the LC community?

However informal it may be, have a purpose for the meeting and communicate that purpose at the outset of the meeting, or better yet, on the notice.

People have a need to know why it is important for them to spend ‘xyz’ amount of time at your meeting.

It is often useful to have visuals and or an "expert" in the area or someone who understands the issues come to the meeting (an off campus or on campus resource person, advisor, knowledgeable other)

Let the staff at Student Activities know how your meeting went, and the status of your group. You may be ready for the Student Group Registration Form which registers your group with our office and gets you on that great list of student groups and organizations that you now know by heart.

It is beneficial to maintain a regular meeting time and place so students can plan it into their busy schedule.

Here’s where it gets wide open. Options are limitless and each group has it own path. Our purpose is to help you focus and get you headed in the right direction. Here are just a few ways we can help and some resources we can provide you with:

 Meeting facilitation and planning

 Advertisement on the Campus Events Calendar

 Organizational Leadership

 Motivating and retaining your members

 Retreat & workshop planning

 Budget planning (Got program ideas but no money? Paths to funding through ASLC are available. Visit the ASLC or Student Activities offices for assistance.)