How to Start a New Society

The Development Officer of the Societies Exec guides new societies into existence and helps them to grow. If you have any questions about this process email ubu-societies-development@bristol.ac.uk or read below.

To start up a society you need to have a membership list of at least 30 students interested in participating. This needs to include their name, student number, email address and their signature.

You will also need to write a constitution for your society. A sample constitution is available to download.

The important thing here is to make sure you have your aims clearly laid out and that the officer roles are also clearly defined. Your society will need a minimum of a President, Treasurer and Secretary.

Once you have these documents completed please bring them to the Do It! Hub on the 4th floor of the Student's Union building. These documents will then go to the Societies Exec (which meets every fortnight on Wednesday afternoon) who will decide whether to recognize your society or not. You may wish to include a letter to the Societies Exec outlining what activities your society will engage in and why you feel students need this society. This will help you to get approval. The Societies Exec may ask you to attend this meeting to answer questions about your proposed society.