CONDUCT OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
A Student Organization is any group of students who 1) are registered or been recognized as a student organization by the College; 2) athletic teams; 3) fraternities or sororities; and 4) any group affiliated with or supervised by an academic program or department. Student organizations are subject to the conduct expectations detailed in the Community Standards. Any member of the College community may report a student group/organization for a potential violation of the Community Standards or other College policies. For cases involving any registered student organization, social fraternity or sorority, the case may be referred to the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life. The Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities or the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life may investigate to determine if the report has merit and if they can be addressed administratively or through another appropriate resolution process on a basis acceptable to the Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities and the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life. Please see the Student and Organization Conduct Resolution Procedures.
The Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities or the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life may confer with the student group/organization’s advisor(s), inter/national headquarters and/or other faculty and staff with a relationship to the student group/organization to solicit advice and recommendations regarding the case. In cases involving fraternities and sororities, the International headquarters and alumni advisors may accept agreements of informal resolution on behalf of the undergraduate organization.
The Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities or the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life will determine if a violation of policy has occurred and assign sanctions. The Interfraternity Council or Panhellenic Judicial Boards may be convened by the Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities or the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life to serve in an advisory role. In cases where the Interfraternity Council or Panhellenic Judicial Boards serve in this role, the findings and sanctions determined by the board are recommendations to the person convening the board. The sanctions will be imposed by the Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities or the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life.
Interim Measures
The College may impose interim measures upon a Student Organization during the course of an investigation or resolution of an alleged policy violation. Interim measures will be imposed where appropriate to preserve the integrity of the conduct process or to protect against a threat to health, safety, or substantial disruption of College operations.
Sanctions - Student Organizations
The following sanctions may be imposed upon Student Organizations who have been found to have violated the Community Standards:
Loss of Social Host Privileges. A loss of privilege to host social events on campus, in fraternity chapter houses or off-campus for a specified period of time. Loss of social host privileges may include all events or only social events with alcohol.
Loss of selected rights and privileges for a specified period of time. This includes use of the College’s name, use of College facilities and services, use of College or Student Senate funds, participation in College events, participation in intramural sports, and recruitment of members.
Educational Sanctions. Participation in an educational program to enhance their learning from the behavior exhibited during the incident. Other discretionary sanctions include, but are not limited to, work assignments, essays, substance use advising, service to the College, community service, or other discretionary assignments.
Organizational Suspension. Loss of all privileges, including College recognition, for a specified period of time. When a College organization fails to fulfill the College’s expectations or violates the terms of previously imposed conduct probation, the Vice President for College Life may decide to terminate the recognition of or suspend the organization.
Organizational Expulsion. Permanent loss of privileges, including College recognition. When a College organization fails to fulfill the College’s expectations of previously imposed conduct probation or has what a reasonable person would consider an egregious violation of College policy, the Vice President for College Life may decide to permanently terminate the recognition of the organization. This could include actions taken by unauthorized/unrecognized members, or violations by individuals acting on behalf of the group while suspended from campus.
Restitution and Fines. Compensation for loss, damage, injury or assessment of a monetary fine for violation College policy. This may take the form of appropriate service and/or monetary or material replacement.
Other reasonable sanctions may be imposed on a student organization, team, or group that is found responsible for a violation of the Community Standards by their advisor, coach, or the department that oversees them. These sanctions must be submitted to and approved by the department managing the conduct resolution process and will be included in the final outcome letter to the organization.
Appeals – Student Organizations
Appeals may be filed with the Vice President for College Life or their designee who may hear the appeal or assign to another designated person. Please see the appeal criteria in the Appeal section of the Community Standards document.