Things to Consider Before Starting a New Student Organization
Currently, there are 300+ student organizations at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). While the University is supportive of co-curricular and extracurricular experiences, the institution has a responsibility to manage the resources needed for such a large number of organizations. There is also a limit as to how many students may be interested in joining a new organization with so many student organizations already available to them.

Before you begin consider the following questions:

1. Does your proposed organization overlap with any existing organizations? Check the student organization list at by clicking here. If there is some overlap, what makes the proposed new organization different from similar organizations?
2. Does your student organization have enough interest among students to last for multiple years?
3. Has a similar organization been active on campus in the past? If so, see the Renewal/Inactive section of this website.
4. Will the proposed organization require special resources (facilities, equipment, etc.) to operate and if so how will the organization gain access to these unique resources?