Start a Student Group

At the SU we have so many societies and sports clubs that you can become involved in. We boast a huge range of different societies that any students at the university is welcome to join. If you can't find a society or sports club to suit you, why not start one? Here is our step by step guide to starting your own society.

Will it be different?

Firstly ask yourself, will your society or sports club offer something different to those we already offer? Will it be something that other students will be interested in?

20 names and numbers

To prove that your society or sports club is something that students want, you need to get 20 University of Plymouth student names and student ID numbers that would be interested in joining your new society, use this form to collect the details. From these people you will need to decide who will be on your committee. This needs to consist of a least a: Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and Safety Officer (These need to be different University of Plymouth students for each role).

Get organised

Then you will need to download and complete the following documents:

For societies:
Code of Conduct
Model Constitution
Societies Development Plan
Website Template
Template Risk Assessment
You are to complete these in line with your societies day to day activities. Once you have completed these, you need to email the forms to the societies department.

For sports clubs:
Code of Conduct
Model Constitution
Societies Development Plan
Website Template
Template Risk Assessment
You are to complete these in line with your clubs day to day activities. Once you have completed these, you need to email the forms to the sports department.

It will be democratically decided

The societies team or sports team and the VP Activities will then consider your proposal and arrange to meet with the new committee. Once everyone is happy you will be invited to the next available societies/ sports forum. At the Forum you will need to give a short introduction about your proposed society/ club and answer any questions the forum might have. Then there will be a quick vote.
At least one member of your new committee must be present to represent you.

You've done it

If your proposal is accepted you are now ready to start running your brand new society/ club - Congratulations!
The societies/ sports Coordinator will then set up a meeting with you to go through everything you need to know as an official UPSU Society/ sports club.

**Perhaps consider a network (*society only)**

If you are finding it difficult to get 20 members interested in your society idea, please speak to us about becoming a student network. Get in touch with societies@su.plymouth.ac.uk