Registration

RSO Re-registration

Annual RSO re-registration takes place each spring.  Organizations must complete all required re-registration materials during the designated registration period to maintain active status. RSOs that miss the spring re-registration deadline may be eligible to complete Second Chance Re-registration in the fall.  See the Second Chance Re-registration section below for additional information. 

Re-registration consists of the completion of (4) forms:

Missed the Spring Re-registration Deadline?

Loss of active status may include: 

• Access to university-managed financial accounts (worktags)
• Eligibility to apply for and use Associated Student Government Funding
• The ability to reserve campus facilities and meeting spaces
• Approval to conduct fundraising activities
• Access to other RSO privileges and services
• HogSync RSO pages may be locked and removed from public view until the organization regains active status through the re-registration process

Second Chance Re-registration

Organizations that miss the spring re-registration deadline may restore their active status by completing Second Chance re-registration, available annually September 1-15.  The Second Chance Re-registration Guide walks officers through the entire process, including how to access the form, how to complete required sections, and how to submit re-registration successfully. 

All required forms and outstanding re-registration requirements must be completed during this period.  Forms submitted after September 15 will not be accepted toward re-registration.

Need to update your officer roster?

If your organization has already completed re-registration,  submit the Officer/Advisor Update Form to make changes to your officer or advisor roster.

Instructions/Checklist for New RSOs

New RSOs can be started at any time during the academic year. Below is some information for planning to start your RSO. If you have questions, please contact our office at rso@uark.edu, call 479-575-5255, or stop by  ARKU A621.
Note: Organizations that previously held RSO status must be inactive for at least one full year before applying as a new organization.  The New RSO process may not be used as a substitute for the annual re-registration process.

1. Create your RSO's purpose statement and write a constitution.
2. Secure a University of Arkansas faculty or staff member as advisor to your RSO (cannot be a graduate student, unless it's in their job description.)
3. Have at least six students as members of your RSO. More information about officer/member requirements is listed below.
   Need help finding six students? Email Arkansas Union Reservations to request a one-time recruitment meeting. You can put up 2 posters promoting this event on approved Union bulletin boards - bring those posters to the Student Involvement and Leadership Front Desk to be stamped. Approved posters will be displayed for two weeks.  Email rso@uark.edu to request a one-time announcement to be included in the RSO Weekly Events message sent to all current RSO Officers via HogSync.
4. Once you have these items, complete theNew RSO Pre-registration Formto start the registration process. This form will allow you to schedule an in-person officer orientation with two of your officers at the same time (president and treasurer recommended).
5. Your advisor must complete and submit the  Advisor Certification Form for New RSOs 

Each Registered Student Organization must:

• Have a President and a Treasurer
• Have a faculty or staff advisor from the University of Arkansas
• Have a total of at least 6 members (may include officers)
• Be comprised entirely of University of Arkansas students
• Follow the Code of Student Life located at handbook.uark.edu
• Adhere to the RSO Compliance and Non-Discrimination Policy
• Re‐register every year during the Registration Window

RSO Officers must:

• Maintain at least a 2.25 cumulative GPA
• Be enrolled full‐time (12 credit hours for undergraduates and law students, 1 credit hour for graduate students)
• Not be on disciplinary or academic integrity probation
• Complete officer orientation (president and treasurer)

RSO Members must:

• Be enrolled in at least one class at the University of Arkansas

By accepting membership to an RSO organizational site on HogSync (the University’s RSO Management System), a student is providing authorization to the Student Involvement & Leadership to verify the student’s enrollment status in accordance with the RSO eligibility standards listed in the Code of Student Life. Similarly, any student who is listed as an officer on an RSO roster, as submitted by the RSO’s President, is deemed to have provided authorization for the Student Involvement & Leadership, the Office of Student Accountability, and the Office of Academic Integrity, to verify the student’s co-curricular eligibility throughout the academic year in accordance with the RSO officer requirements listed in the Code of Student Life.

See the Student Handbook for more information.

Questions? Email the RSO Team at  rso@uark.edu.

RSO Recruitment Policy and Opt-Out Notice

Several of our Registered Student Organizations, particularly honor societies and some professional organizations, recruit students based on certain grade point minimums. RSOs who require this information should have the GPA requirement stated in the constitution and the request should come from the advisor (fully appointed staff or faculty member) to the ISIS reporting person in his or her division. Once the information is provided to the advisor, the advisor can share the list of students, without ID numbers, to the RSO officers for recruitment purposes. The list should only include directory information for students who meet a defined minimum GPA requirement. It must not include specific GPA information for each student.

RSOs must be in active status to conduct recruitment activities. University letterhead, logos, or trademarks cannot be used in recruitment materials.