Student Organizations

Student organizations are where leadership and life happen at TCU. They are where our students build community, make an impact, gain marketable skills, learn new things and have fun.

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From planning an event to marketing it on campus, you’ll find the information you need below. Please browse the topics below and reach out to us if you need help or have any questions.

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Useful Information

Student Organization Funding

The Finance Board aims to bring the mission of student organizations to the TCU community through allocated funding. Visit the SGA website by clicking the button bellow for more information about SGA Funding and how to apply.

Visit the SGA Funding Page

Facility Reservations

The following reservation processes work for all University Unions facilities. Please click the button below to visit the University Unions website and reserve a space based on your needs.

University Unions Reservations

Student Org Equipment Request

Student Activities is here to help your student organization plan an event on campus! Registered Student Organizations can request equipment to enhance their campus events including tents, tables, speakers, and more.

Visit the Student Activities website by clicking the button below for a list of equipment and a request form.

Click to Request Equipment

Ways to Market your Events

Submit your event on what2do.tcu.edu for inclusion on the website, email, and social media.

If your organization is missing or needs updating please email mallory.odom@tcu.edu. To be added as an organization you will need to provide your organization name, brief description, logo or photo, and contact information.

Submit Your Event

Have photos from a successful event or want to be featured on the @TCUStudents Instagram account? Submit those here.

Be sure to include a caption and any handle tags you want included.

@TCUStudents Social Form

Graphics must be sized appropriately for digital displays: 1920x1080px

Advertise your events on the BLUU digital displays.

Union Digital Display Form

Before using any TCU logos, you must go to TCU Brand Standards and review all guidelines, including color and clear space requirements. Once you understand those, you can log in using Single Single On here to download logos for official communications by your student organization.

Usage Agreement

All uses of TCU’s logos and trademarks for retail or promotional products must be licensed and shall be regulated by the licensing program at TCU. All images, designs and other marks in the standards manual are trademarks owned by TCU. By accessing and using any of the images, logos, designs or marks in this standards manual, you are agreeing not to reproduce or otherwise use any of the images, logos, designs or marks, except in accordance with the terms of your contract with the University or as otherwise expressly permitted by an authorized University representative. The logos and trademarks are registered marks of TCU.

Guidelines

  • Organization logo must be visible on the sign or it will be removed.
  • Expiration Dates: Include an expiration date in the bottom right corner.
    • Event-specific signs, the default date is the date after the event
    • Ongoing recruitment/informational signs must be removed by the Monday of Commencement week (December and May)
  • Use TCU Brand Standards when designing
  • Placement: Place in flower beds, not lawns, to avoid interference with groundskeeping.

Recycling

  • Remove expired signs promptly
  • Drop them off at the SGA Office (BLUU – Intercultural Center) or other designated recycling locations. Both signs and stakes can be recycled.

Printing

  • Signs can be printed through the Facilities Print Shop or by using an outside vendor.
    • Print Shop information:
      • Single-sided full-color $11.00/ea
        Double-sided full-color $18.00/ea
      • Instructions to Order Signs:
        • Have a high-quality pdf file of your graphic that is sized 18×24 inches.
        • If you have any questions specifically about signs you can call the sign shop 817-257-5292.
        • Allow a minimum of 5 business days for turnaround time

Student Organization Advisors

Student organizations are an integral part of the TCU experience – and at the core of that experience are our faculty and staff advisors. Being an advisor is more than just signing paperwork.  It is about creating meaningful relationships with students outside the classroom. Find out more about advising student organizations at TCU using the links below.

Email Kelly Lee (kelly.lee@tcu.edu)

Event & Space Reservations

Events hosted by Student Organizations and University departments AND where at least half of the anticipated audience is TCU students, faculty, or staff generally (although some exceptions may apply) may reserve rooms at no charge. The procedure you use to reserve an on-campus space depends which building/space you want to use. For more information, please click on the building/space name below to proceed.

If more than fifty percent of an event’s attendees are non-TCU affiliates, groups must make a reservation through TCU Conference Services at 817-257-7641. Facilities rental fees may apply.

Funding

There are many sources of funding available for registered student organizations on campus. The primary opportunities include:

 

 

The SGA Finance Board provides funding opportunities each semester for registered student organizations. For more information and to apply, please click HERE.

 

TheCrew and Student Activities love working with student organizations to help realize their event goals. To begin, please complete the Collaboration Request Form. Once that form is received, a member of the team will reach out to discuss your application and next steps.

FrogFunding is TCU’s crowd funding platform. FrogFunding is designed to connect projects that support the University’s strategic plan, “Vision in Action: Lead On” with donors who wish to advance the work of TCU. Students, staff, and faculty of TCU are all welcome to submit project proposals. Before you can create and launch your project on the FrogFunding platform, you and receive approval from TCU’s division of University Advancement. To apply to launch a project on FrogFunding, click HERE.

While student organizations operate at TCU, from a financial perspective they are separate entities. Given this, it is up to each student organization to choose how they would like to manage their finances. The two most common ways student organizations maintain their finances are:

Off Campus Bank Account 

Each student organization can choose where they want to set up an off-campus bank account (at a bank of their choice.) We usually recommend that investigate the bank’s policies. For example: Does your organization need to maintain a minimum account balance? If your organization does not maintain the minimum balance will you incur a charge? How easy is it to change officers’ names on the bank account from year to year? Etc.)

When establishing an off-campus bank account, you cannot utilize TCU’s EIN from a tax purposes standpoint. The bank should walk you through the process of creating an EIN or if you are tied to a national or local organization, you may be able to use their EIN.

Departmental Budget Line  

Another option for maintaining your finances is to work with your advisor to set up a budget line through the advisor’s on-campus department specifically for organization use. This is typically an option if you are tied to an academic department.

When working with you advisor on this option, please contact Student Activities and Student Organizations if you are wanting to create a departmental organization and/or budget line.

Marketing

There are four primary ways to promote your event or organization on campus:

  1. What2DoTCU is a visual calendar that is both a website and an email sent out to TCU students weekly. Submit your events online using this form.
  2. Tabling – Promote your event or organization while students are walking to class or hanging out in common spaces.
  3. Social Media – Utilize your organization or member’s social media channels to promote your group or event. Or, share it with Student Affairs Marketing. Don’t forget to include the time, date, and location of your event!
  4. Signage and Posters – If your organization has funding, you can purchase signage or posters to place across campus. Make sure to follow the appropriate posting policies for each building. And don’t forget to pick up your signs after the event is over.

 

Student Org Handbook

Click to view the 2024 Student Organization Handbook.

Handbook PDF

Contact an Event Specialist

Need help planning your event? Click here for assistance and to meet with an Event Specialist.

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CONTACT STUDENT ORGS TEAM

For answers to all of your student organization questions, we recommend that you check out the FAQs section of this site. If you still have additional questions, please contact us using the contact form linked below:

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