Club Classifications
What are they?
There are seven club classifications: Special Interest, Club Sports, Campus Wide, Selective Membership, Greek Life, and Provisional. All clubs recognized by the undergraduate student government association are able to request funding. When a club first becomes classified it is
under the provisional membership classification. After a full year under the provisional membership classification a club may apply for reclassification. Clubs that are reclassified into the Special Interest (I), Club Sports (II), and Campus Wide (III) classifications are eligible for an
annual budget.
There are seven club classifications: Special Interest, Club Sports, Campus Wide, Selective Membership, Greek Life, and Provisional. All clubs recognized by the undergraduate student government association are able to request funding. When a club first becomes classified it is
under the provisional membership classification. After a full year under the provisional membership classification a club may apply for reclassification. Clubs that are reclassified into the Special Interest (I), Club Sports (II), and Campus Wide (III) classifications are eligible for an
annual budget.
The Classes
Class I – Special Interest
Class I organizations include professional societies, international/diversity organizations, hobby interests, political/social/religious groups, and community outreach organizations. Special interest clubs make up about 50% of all classified clubs. Class I organizations can apply for an annual budget and financial requests. These funds cannot go towards paying personal dues to international, national, regional, state or local organizations.
Class II – Club Sports
Class II organizations include Club Sports with the purpose of being Competitive, Instructional, and Recreational. Club Sports are eligible for an annual budget from the SGA and may request additional funds from the SGA Financial Board. Not all Club Sports are required to participate in a collegiate league or conference but must have a WPI approved coach or advisor. When a Club Sport is recently founded and placed in Class VI Provisional it is encouraged that they request their budget from Financial Board during their first year to expedite the process of receiving a budget when the club is reclassified.
Class III – Campus Wide
Class III organizations include Campus Wide programming, publications/media, services, and performing arts. There are only a few Campus Wide clubs one of which is SocComm. These clubs’ main purpose is to provide events and services to all of campus. Class II organizations are eligible for an annual budget and may request additional funds from Financial Board. Campus Wide clubs are open to all undergraduate students and benefit all undergraduate students.
Class IV – Selective Membership
Class IV organizations include honor societies and Greek organizations not under class V. Selective Membership organizations are not eligible for annual budgets but may request funds from Financial Board for services or programming that benefit the entire student body. Class IV organizations do not have to be open to all of campus and may restrict eligibility to their club based on requirements such as academics.
Class IV organizations include honor societies and Greek organizations not under class V. Selective Membership organizations are not eligible for annual budgets but may request funds from Financial Board for services or programming that benefit the entire student body. Class IV organizations do not have to be open to all of campus and may restrict eligibility to their club based on requirements such as academics.
Class V – Greek Life
Class V organizations include Greek life and Greek councils. Greek life includes any sorority or fraternity that is recognized by WPI’s Office of Greek Life Programs and a nationally affiliated organization. Greek Life organizations are not eligible for an annual budget but may request funds from Financial Board for services or programming that benefit the entire student body. Class V organizations are not required to be open to all of campus and may be selective with their membership.
Class VI – Provisional
Class VI organizations include any organizations that are recognized by the SOC who have not yet been reclassified between twelve (12) and eighteen months from the date of recognition by the SOC. Organizations in this class may apply for reclassification after twelve (12) months from the date of recognition by the SOC. Clubs that fail to apply for reclassification after eighteen (18) months then the club becomes Class VII. Provisional clubs are ineligible for an annual budget but may request funds from Financial Board. It is encouraged that Class VI organizations request their budget or items they expect to have in their budget from Financial Board during their first year of recognition to expedite the process of receiving a budget when the club is reclassified.
Class VII – Non-Funded
Class VII organizations include any organizations that are recognized by the SOC who have failed to be reclassified between twelve (12) and eighteen (18) months from the date of recognition by the SOC. Organizations in this class may apply for reclassification. Non-Funded clubs are ineligible for an annual budget or to request funds from Financial Board.