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and the ability to apply for funding from the Student Activities Fund.
B. Officers
Officers (appointed and elected) and executive board members of organizations must be regularly enrolled students in good academic and judicial standing. General membership must generally be open to all full- time and part-time students.
C. Student Activities Fund
The Student Activities Fund (SAF) is derived from the student activity fee paid by each student taking classes on the Mies, Rice, and Moffett campuses. The SAF exists to support the operations and programming efforts of student organizations. Finance Board, an appointed committee of SGA, is charged with allocating and distributing money in the SAF among student organizations. Any recognized and registered organization may apply to Finance Board for financial support. Any programs, property, equipment, and supplies purchased through the SAF must be accessible and available to all students. Throughout the year, Finance Board conducts workshops to help organizations understand the policies and procedures for receiving funding from the SAF. Recognized organizations in good standing may apply for and receive funding according to Finance Board Guidelines, which can be found under the Finance Board tab at sga.iit.edu.
D. Organization Property
All property, equipment and supplies purchased for a student organization by Illinois Tech and/or with organizational funds shall be defined as Illinois Tech property in the care of the organization and organization leaders. Organization leaders and members are responsible for the proper care and appropriate use of such property. If an organization becomes inactive for any reason, the property must be returned and surrendered to Illinois Tech. The Office of Campus Life has space available in the basement of the MTCC for the storage of Illinois Tech owned property. Contact a staff member of the Office of Campus Life for more information.
E. Disciplinary Procedures
Illinois Tech expects student organizations, including fraternities and sororities, and their respective members to accept both personal and group responsibility for meeting recognized standards of good conduct. Organizations are expected to conduct their business in an honest, ethical fashion and to cooperate with Illinois Tech officials as requested. Officers must accept responsibility for control of organization events and ensure proper behavior of students and guests in attendance. Organizations shall operate in accordance with (i) any policy, procedure, process or protocol, temporary or otherwise, that Illinois Tech may adopt, and (ii) any directive of an Illinois Tech official, which is intended to minimize the risk to Illinois Tech and its faculty, students, staff, alumni and visitors from an epidemic, pandemic, other public health matter or federal, state or city emergency declaration. Organizations will be held responsible for damages to Illinois Tech property and/or equipment resulting from their use. Organizations are expected to follow all Illinois Tech and SGA/Finance Board procedures, rules and policies as well as all applicable laws of city, state and federal governments.
Anyone may initiate a complaint against a student organization. (A complaint may be filed at http://www.iit.edu/incidentreport and can also take the form of an Illinois Tech Department of Public Safety incident report regarding inappropriate behavior or misconduct.) Disciplinary action may be taken against organizations, including fraternities and sororities, for failure to follow any of the procedures, rules or policies delineated in this Student Handbook, including, but not limited to, those related to events (as defined in Section G below) and violations of the Code of Conduct. Such action may also be taken against organizations that no longer are fulfilling the purpose upon which their recognition was based. In its discretion, the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs or Office of Campus Life may process infractions that either deems to be minor. If the organization wishes to appeal the decision of the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs or Office of Campus Life with respect to such infractions or if the infraction is deemed not to be minor by the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs or the Office of Campus Life, then an administrative hearing will be held before the Vice Provost and Dean of Students, or designee, in accordance with the procedures for such a hearing established under the Code of Conduct (see, generally, Article II, Section B above for details of such process).
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