MMC has organizations for community, academics, performance, culture — or anything you can dream of.
Getting involved on campus is one of the best ways to make the most out of your college experience. By getting involved, you will meet other students who share similar interests to you who you may not have met otherwise, you will open yourself up to new ways of thinking and experiencing the world around you, and you will grow and develop in may ways that a classroom environment can’t provide.
To check out a complete list of active registered student organizations (RSOs) offered at Marymount, please visit the Groups page on MMC Engage here. You can also take a look at many of our RSOs below:
*RSO officers interested in editing the details on their organization’s page can submit the request through this form.
Interested in starting your own RSO?
Starting a new organization is a relatively easy process but it does involve a few different steps in order to complete it successfully. The Student Development and Activities team works closely with interested students to determine the purpose and mission of their proposed new organization. Once ideas are formalized, we will walk you through the necessary paperwork to complete the New RSO Form. Formal proposals are then forwarded on to the Student Government Association where the full Senate will vote on the activation of your new group.
Follow the steps below to guide you through the founding process. If you have questions along the way, please be sure to reach out to the Assistant Director for Leadership & Involvement for assistance at rso@mmm.edu.
Chances are if you’ve made it this far, you’ve already checked out what Marymount currently offers. In case you haven’t, though, take a look through our roster of existing organizations (above) to see if the group you’re looking for already exists. If we do have an active organization, simply contact them to get involved. If a group that you would like to be a part of is currently inactive, contact the Assistant Director for Leadership & Involvement to begin the easy process of reactivation.
This is fantastic news! We’re always excited to welcome new and imaginative clubs and organizations. Below are your action items now that you’re starting a brand new registered student organization:
> BUILD YOUR TEAM
Find three additional people who would excitedly join the organization’s executive board: president (likely you), vice president, secretary, treasurer
Find a full-time faculty or staff member who would be interested in serving as the advisor
Find 6 additional students interested in being general members
> DRAFT YOUR PAPERWORK
Write your new organization’s mission statement, detailing what makes this organization different from all the rest
Complete the online New RSO Form on MMC Engage, which includes uploading the roster, mission statement and constitution.
After submission, the online process will route the form accordingly to your advisor, to the SDA staff and then to the Student Government Association (SGA) for final review.
Many times, members of the executive board will be invited to an upcoming SGA meeting to further explain the purpose of the organization and to answer any questions the SGA Senate may have. The SGA has the final approval power on whether or not a potential organization should be founded on campus.
The Student Government Association executive board and senate are the final authorizing body for the formal recognition of student organizations. When reviewing a new organization, the SGA will likely look for the following:
> Is the mission of this organization unique from anything previously established at MMC?
> How will this organization serve the student body and/or the broader MMC community?
> Does the mission embrace MMC’s mission of embracing and celebrating inclusion?
> Does this organization have the potential to thrive year-to-year?
Once the application is received by SGA, a representative will contact you with an invitation to attend an upcoming meeting in order to answer any questions that may arise.
This process can take up to two weeks to complete.
First of all, congratulations!
Once the SGA has approved the group as a registered student organization, the Assistant Director for Leadership & Involvement will ask to meet with the new officers to review the myriad resources available to support the success of student organizations. We’ll go through the benefits of RSO status, how to request funding, how to plan events, taking advantage of the SOS (Student Organization Suite) resources and how to engage the student body as an official student organization of MMC, just to name a few.
This training typically lasts about one hour and is required for all officers to attend.
For more information about any registered student organizations (RSOs), please check out the forms and policies page or contact Madeline (Kling) Thees, Associate Director for Leadership and Involvement.
