New Registered Student Organization Application

Follow these instructions to apply for club registration for the CURRENT academic year. Registration is not competitive; approval will be based upon the application received by the Office of Student Activities. If you are a currently an active club and want to re-register for the next academic year, go to www.hpu.edu/clubs and submit the necessary online forms.

Application Periods:
Applications are accepted in three (3) rounds for the 2022-2023 year.
Round 1 - April-May 2022 (Active by Fall Semester)
Round 2 - September 2022 (Active by October 1)
Round 3 - November 2022 (Active by Spring Semester)

New clubs who wish to be registered for the next academic year are strongly encouraged to apply during Round 1. Those who apply and are approved in Round 1 have the following advantages:
1. Active beginning August 1.
2. Have access to HPU resources August 1.
3. Can participate and recruit during Fall Club Carnival.
4. Have their picture and description highlighted on the HPU website.

Round 2 is to allow new clubs that come together at the beginning of the academic year the chance to get registered. Clubs that apply and are accepted in Round 2 are active starting October 1.

Round 3 is only for clubs that are new for Spring semester. These clubs are active starting the first day of spring classes.

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Registered Student Organization Categories

Academic/Professional: These organizations focus in either academic or professional fields. Many of these organizations coordinate networking and educational events for the HPU and local communities.

Cultural/Spiritual: These organizations help educate and provide opportunities for the HPU community to become culturally immersed in our unique environment and allow our students to appreciate and understand cultures from all over the world.
**RSOs with a spiritual focus: It is the University’s policy to support organizations that represent a specific faith, but not a particular denomination, organization, or church/place of worship.

Special Interest: These organizations serve an eclectic range of student interests, combining a variety of artistic, social, political, physically active, and community service-related disciplines.
**RSOs with a focus on recreational activities will be referred to Campus Recreation in Athletics.

RSOs are overseen by Joel Yagi, Assistant Director of Student Organizations. To contact Joel, email leadership@hpu.edu or call (808) 544-1162.
Application Checklist
Schedule a meeting with the ADSO after submitting an application. The meeting will cover the application process, RSO responsibilities and Activity Requirements. Provide final club membership and must consist of at least: (1) One president and one treasurer selected at the time of registration. (2) At least ten currently enrolled HPU students who are interested in being members. (3) One advisor who is a full-time faculty or staff at HPU. An RSO must have an advisor in order to remain registered. Students are encouraged to find two advisors to share the responsibilities.
RSO Policies and Procedures

All RSOs are responsible for following policies and procedures set in the Registered Student Organization Handbook. The complete text of the current handbook may be viewed in the MyHPU Portal and www.hpu.edu/clubs. This includes the Student Handbook that all students must follow.

Training:
All club Presidents, Treasurers and Advisor(s) must complete Student Organization Training before the club is considered officially registered and active. Instructions, training session dates and registration information will be in the RSO Welcome Email each registered club receives upon approval.
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New Registered Student Organization Application

New Registered Student Organization Application

Registered Student Organization Categories

Application Checklist

RSO Policies and Procedures