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Campus Recreation
University of Mississippi

Interested in Starting a New Sport Club?

The following steps must be taken in order to become a recognized Sport Club under the Department of Campus Recreation:

The interested participant should register to become a recognized student organization through The Student Union. In order to to this, the organization must first register on The ForUM.

  1. Create a profile at https://olemiss.campuslabs.com/engage/
    • Click “Sign In” in the top right corner
    • Use your Ole Miss login information
    • Click on the organization tab shown in the header
  2. Create a student organization
    • Once signed in, select “ORGANIZATIONS” towards the top of the page
    • Click “REGISTER AN ORGANIZATION” on the left side of the page
    • Select “REGISTER A NEW ORGANIZATION” on the bottom left of the page
    • Fill out the registration form
      • Your full organization name should be “Club <Insert Sport Name>” or “<Insert Sport Name> Club”
      • Select the “Sport Club” category
      • If approved after completion of this form, your primary advisor will be Gabrielle Sokol, Assistant Director of  Intramural Sports & Sport Clubs – gesokol@olemiss.edu.
      • You will need to submit a constitution.
  3. After completing registration you should schedule a meeting with Sport Club staff. Please feel free to do this prior to registering a new organization if you have questions about our Sport Club program. In preparation for the meeting, please bring the following documents:
    1. Club Constitution
    2. Semester Budget
    3. A list of practice facility, local/regional opponents, and a potential national governing body
  4. To schedule a meeting email imsc@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5573.

Further questions regarding this process should be directed to the Dugan Walker, Coordinator of Student Engagement for the Ole Miss Student Union, at dugan@olemiss.edu or 662-915-1044 and additional resources can be found here.


Benefits of Being a Registered Sport Club

  • Financial Assistance: Sport Clubs that meet the necessary requirements will have the opportunity to receive allocations and funding from the Department of Campus Recreation.
  • Facility Space**: Possible facility space for practice/competition/events is available at no cost with high priority over other student organizations or outside groups. Campus Recreation will explore other outlets for facility space if they cannot meet the need of the Sport Club. All home events will be staffed by Campus Recreation free of charge to the Sport Club with the exception of sport specific officials.
  • Assistance with purchase and storage of equipment and uniforms.
  • Assistance with risk management, event planning and fiscal management.
  • Marketing & promotion of club through Campus Recreation: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, IMLeagues, Campus Recreation website, and use of its facilities to display information. Potential Sport Club participants that contact Campus Recreation staff will be directed to the recognized Sport Club organization.
  • Access to potential local, state, regional, and national competition opportunities.
  • Continued use of University licensed marks as a recognized student organization.
  • Potential for personal development and networking opportunities through leadership workshops: Sport Club staff at the Department of Campus Recreation will provide club officers with additional training and development workshops to continue growth of the Sport Club and its student leaders.

A “Sport Club” is defined as any organization that fits within the category of “recreational”, “instructional”, or “competitive”. If a Sport Club that should report to Campus Recreation is not meeting minimum requirements, student organization status may be revoked. If revoked, this will result in the loss of all the rights and privileges of a student organization.

**Any student organization interested in reserving space for a sport activity on a consistent basis will be considered in one of the three Sport Club categories. If the activity the organization is interested in participating in is already a registered Sport Club, the facility space request will not be completed and the organization will be directed to contact the current club to join.