All graduate organizations wishing to reserve Hunter College space and/or use student activity funds must be chartered.
The chartering process involves official establishment through the Graduate Student Association (GSA).
NOTE: Graduate organizations are typically chartered at the beginning of the Fall semester.
Please consult the GSA if you wish to start a club mid-year.
To charter a club, student groups must take the following steps:
Please check on the RESOURCES & DOCUMENTS PAGE for chartering paperwork.
Student groups must have a minimum of ten members, including a designated President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
An election meeting must be held to vote in the club officers. Based on this meeting, six separate documents must be completed; and:
Signature Profile Form (downloadable above): three ORIGINAL (no photocopies) completed by the newly elected President, Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer to record contact information;
*(Please note, the Student Profile Forms must be a stand alone document, i.e. - if you tear out the necessary forms from the
Chartering Handbook, please do not use the signature profile form on the back of the Meeting Minutes Form).
Election Meeting Minutes Form (downloadable above) signed by the incumbent Secretary;
Election Meeting Attendance Sheet (downloadable above) signed by all members present to verify the count of the elections;
Organization Membership Form (downloadable above) completed by all members, a minimum of ten; and
(Do not include social security OR the last 4 digits of members’ social security).
Constitution signed by the President and Treasurer. For assistance in preparing a constitution, see the “Basic Guide for
Drafting a Constitution” in the Chartering Handbook, pg. 8.
The above forms must be submitted IN PERSON during office hours or by appointment to the GSA, Thomas Hunter Hall, Room 218 (TH 218).