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Fancy starting your own club? Here’s a few easy steps to follow and you’ll be on your way….
Becoming an Affiliated Club
You will need:
A Constitution – Every club or society must have a Constitution which outlines the aims and objectives of your club, as well as governance rules and committee positions. Once you have written a constitution you will need to submit it to the Students Union for approval.
Please see our Sample Constitution. Please email your drafted Constitution to the Student Activities & Sport Coordinator at elena.sarra@stir.ac.uk
10 Paid Members – Every club or society must have a minimum of 10 paid members in order to affiliate. These must be official members who have paid a membership fee to the club. The current minimum membership fee is £3.00 and there is no upper limit. Please download and fill a Membership list form and return to theunion@stir.ac.uk
As the students
Committee List – These are the positions tasked with running the club or society. Committee positions must be listed in the club’s constitution and people must be elected in the positions democratically, by vote at a club AGM. You can have as many or as few positions as you like, provided that you have the following : President, Treasurer and Secretary. Please download and fill a Committee list form and submit electronically to theunion@stir.ac.uk
On top of the above outlined steps, there are a few golden rules every society must follow: