Student Organizations
Org Help • University Student Center • 433A
By appointment or drop-in:
Mon-Wed, Fri: 12:00-5:00 pm
Thur: 12:00-6:00 pm
*Hours and availability may vary during holidays, breaks, and finals.
Student organizations provide students with an opportunity to explore interests, sharpen skills, and learn about themselves and others while enhancing the academic mission of the university. GW's 600+ student organizations offer students opportunities to get involved and create community. You can access information about any student organization at GW, find out about events and activities on campus, and stay up to date with life outside of the classroom on RevConnect, our online engagement platform.
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Policies & Resources
The Student Organization Handbook is the primary resource for organization expectations, requirements, and resources. Org leaders should refer to the Handbook when making decisions and reach out to their Staff Advisor or Org Help with any questions. The Handbook is regularly reviewed and updated, so please bookmark this page to ensure you are operating with the most up to date version.
- 2026-2027 Student Org Requirements
Student organization training equips student leaders with the essential resources, leadership skills, and administrative knowledge needed to successfully manage their groups. Through modules on event planning, financial management, and policy compliance, 2026-2027 training will empower organizations to host impactful programs while ensuring seamless operational efficiency throughout the academic year. Failure to complete required student organization training will result in your organization being placed in locked status. While locked, organizations lose key privileges, including the ability to reserve campus space, host events, and access organizational funding.
Advisor Meetings:
- Required For: Red and Blue Line groups groups should connect with their assigned advisor at least twice per semester
- Format: May be virtual or in-person based on discussion between you and your staff advisor.
- Due: October 31st, 2026 for initial meeting
Student Org Leadership Summit (Required):
The Student Org Leadership Summit is a required training for student organization officers of Red, Blue, Orange, and Silver Line organizations. By attending the Summit, your organization can fulfill the annual training requirements for the academic year. Check out the schedule here.
- Requirements: Silver Pathway (1 officer); Orange, Blue, and Red Pathways (2 officers). Each officer will choose one day to attend. Representative officers must register in advance!
- Registration Instructions: Officers should select which day they'd like to attend (9/5 or 9/6) and register individually. Schedules vary by Pathway. If you represent multiple organizations, register for the highest Pathway level (completing a higher track fulfills requirements for lower tracks). Attendance will be recorded upon check-in and at the conclusion of each session.
- Events with Alcohol Training Module
Required For: Red, Blue, Orange, and Green Line organization that wish to host an Event with Alcohol
Format: Online training now available through Comevo!
Due: Prior to your first event with alcohol.
- RevConnect Support
RevConnect, powered by CampusGroups, is GW's new portal for student organizations and campus life. Student organization officers can use the CampusGroups Officer Help Center
CampusGroups Help Center - Finances and Fundraising Resource Guides
Hosting a Profit Share? Requesting an SGA Co-sponsorship? Guides and helpful forms can be found in our Finances and Fundraising Box Folder. Have other questions not available here? Reach out to the Org Finance Team at orgfinance
gwu [dot] edu (orghelpfinance[at]gwu[dot]edu).- Forming a New Student Organization
Having trouble finding an organization that matches interests? Check out how to start a new organization or reach out to the Org Help Desk at orghelp
gwu [dot] edu (orghelp[at]gwu[dot]edu) for assistance finding an existing org that shares your passions!
Conduct Violations
The Division for Student Affairs shares student organization conduct records to increase transparency, promote responsible behavior, and inform potential members about an organization's history of violations. For potential members, this information can be used to inform their choice for involvement in the community, promote discussion about the group's current culture and orientation toward campus policies, and protect them from potential risks.
This publication includes all incidents which resulted in a finding of responsibility for student organization violations of the Student Code of Conduct. Information on this page is updated each semester and will remain posted for four semesters following the date of the finding or completion of sanctions (whichever is longer) to show an organization's history and identify an organization's work towards changing the culture of the group.
In addition, this page aligns with the Virginia Anti-Hazing Law (also known as Adam's Law), which requires institutions to post student organization hazing violations and related information. The law is named after Adam Oakes, a Virginia Commonwealth University freshman who died from alcohol poisoning following a fraternity initiation in 2021. The first table provides information about all violations except hazing. The second table provides information about hazing violations in accordance with Adam's Law.
Student Organization Conduct and Hazing Transparency Report