Thank you for your interest in official University recognition of your student co-curricular organization. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) supports an atmosphere where students can openly share ideas, interests, and concerns.  Through involvement with co-curricular activities and attendance at programs sponsored by student groups, students can develop their skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in regard to ethics, pluralism, communications, management, vision, and aesthetics, as well as find opportunities to confront and discuss ideas that may be new to them.  Involvement in co-curricular activities plays an important and complementary role to learning in the classroom and the University strongly supports student creation of and involvement in organizations.  NOTE: Official University recognition is an annual process with recognition expiring annually on September 30th of the next academic year, unless withdrawn earlier for cause.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) supports an atmosphere where students can openly share ideas, interests, and concerns. Through involvement with co-curricular activities and attendance at programs sponsored by student groups, students can develop their skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in regard to ethics, pluralism, communications, management, vision, and aesthetics, as well as find opportunities to confront and discuss ideas that may be new to them. Involvement in co-curricular activities plays an important and complementary role to learning in the classroom and the University strongly supports student creation of and involvement in organizations.

Official University Recognition Includes:

A. Use, through reservation, of specified University facilities, property, services, or equipment pursuant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Facilities Use Policy.

B. Use of the University’s name in the organization’s title, so long as University sponsorship or endorsement is not implied or stated. If you desire to use the University’s name as part of your organization’s name, it should follow one of these forms.

“(The) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...” “UNC-CH…” or “UNC-Chapel Hill…” or “Carolina…” not “UNC…”

C. Access to funding from the Student Activity Fee that is legislatively apportioned by the Student Congress.

D. Assistance of the Division of Student Affairs including, but not limited to, Carolina Leadership Development, Carolina Union, Disability Services, Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, and the Student Activities Fund Office. Available are: leadership training and educational workshops, general organizational advisement, assistance in publicity and marketing, program planning advisement, reference materials, and more.

Official University Recognition Does NOT Include:

A. Tax exempt status and/or use of the University’s tax ID number.

B. Guaranteed funding for the student organization.

C. Endorsement of the viewpoints of the student organization.