MBA Student Activities

How many clubs are there at Stern?	How do I contact a club?
How do I join a club?	When is the best time to reach a club officer?
Can I join a club anytime during the year?	How do I start a club?
Who do I write my membership check to?

How many clubs are there at Stern?

Stern currently has 38 student clubs.

How do I join a club?

During the fall, Stern Student Corporation (SCorp) provides online registration for all clubs. After that point, students can contact individual clubs to find out more about their membership policies.

Can I join a club anytime during the year?

Yes. Clubs offer membership throughout the year. Contact each club to find out more about their membership process.

Who do I write my membership check to?

All checks are made payable to Stern Student Corporation (SCorp) with the club(s) indicated in the memo line. All payment questions should be directed to the club and/or the SCorp VP of Finance.

How do I contact a club?

Club contact information is listed on the MBA Clubs page of our website.

When is the best time to reach a club officer?

The best way to reach club leaders is through email, since they are students with busy schedules.

How do I start a club?

In order to receive official recognition, new clubs must be reviewed and approved by SCorp and MBA Student Activities. Official recognition allows clubs to apply for SCorp funding and receive support from MBA Student Activities. The review process will take approximately 1-2 months during the academic year. Proposals can be submitted after the 3rd week in November and up to the 2nd week in April.

SCorp and MBA Student Activities welcome proposals for new clubs. New clubs help keep Stern vibrant and competitive as the business environment changes. However, students are strongly encouraged to pursue their goals within the framework of existing clubs. Only new groups that cannot possibly fit within existing clubs will be approved.

If you’ve concluded that your goals cannot be met within the framework of an existing club and you’d like to establish a new club, you should work through the following steps:

1. Clarify Your Goals – Make sure you have clear answers to the following questions:

What are the new club's goals?
Can an existing club accomplish these goals?
Do the proposed activities merit a club?
Is there sufficient interest among current students to support the new club?
Is this a viable long-term club?
Does this club offer value to full-time and part-time students?
Clubs that are unfocused or whose goals can easily fit under the mantle of an existing club are unlikely to be approved.

2. Prepare Proposal Materials and Submit to SCorp – Once you have answers to these questions, inform MBA Student Activities and SCorp that you will be proposing a new club. They will ask you to prepare the following supporting materials:

A detailed charter for the new organization, including its purpose, organizational structures and provisions for elections and other procedures.
A list of events and programming that the club will execute if approved
A supporting letter from a Stern graduate faculty member
A petition with at least 50 signatures supporting the formation of the club. Those signing should be doing so as potential members.

Once you have compiled this material, setup meetings to review your proposal with MBA Student Activities and SCorp.

3. Begin One-Year Trial Period

If SCorp and MBA Student Activities approve your proposal, your club will begin a one-year trial period. Your club will be given a mailbox, an email address, access to the email/event management system, eCampusGroups, and space to host a web site. At the end of the one year trial period, SCorp and MBA Student Activities will review your club’s progress and decide on official recognition.

Clubs will not receive an unrestricted funding allocation from SCorp during their trial year. However, trial clubs may petition SCorp for funding of specific projects.

SCorp and MBA Student Activities will evaluate specific circumstance of each proposal. There is no formula for official recognition. Clubs that create events and opportunities that would not otherwise be available to the Stern community are most likely to be recognized.