► Societies Federation
The Societies Federation is a student led body that supports student organised and led social/academic based activities at the University of Chichester.
There are at least 10 societies to date that make up the membership of the Societies Federation.
The Societies Federation has a group of exuctive committee members in post to oversee the support and provide the necessary assistance to these societies.
The Chair of the Committee shall be the Societies Federation President. The Activities and Events Zone Committee can appoint additional members to the Committee however there shall be no fewer than 4 members, including:
• the Societies Federation President; and
• 2 Societies Federation Executive Committee Members.
The Committee may co-opt additional members as it sees fit.
Duties of the Societies Federation
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The duties of the Committee shall be:
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To monitor the Societies Federation budget of the Union.
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To consider bids for applications from Societies and award money within an agreed budget with the advice of relevant SU staff.
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To research into what activities student Societies are offering to the membership.
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To ratify new Societies of the Students’ Union or exclude.
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To develop the way in which Societies are run at the University of Chichester and the support the Students’ Union provides them.
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To plan and run events and activities within agreed budgets that support and promote Societies.
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To ensure that the Students’ Union is promoting Societies to students at the University of Chichester.
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To monitor the number of Societies available and the number of registered members within those Societies.
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To ensure that the process to start a Societies Club is simple and appropriate to encourage more members to participate in sport that meets their interests.
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To receive input from the Activities and Events Zone Committee on relevant issues.
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To provide a regular report to the Activities and Events Zone Committee.
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To receive papers at the discretion of the Chair from other Union and University Committees.
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To examine, review and act upon other matters relating to student sport at the University of Chichester Students’ Union.
Contact us
The Societies Federation is administrated by the Volunteering & Activitie Co-ordinator Casper Beade & Kim Skinner-the Societies Federation President. Both are based above the BOC Zee Bar along with the other SU Staff and Student Officers, so if you have any queries about Societies from joining /setting one up to sponsership, please come and see us or contact us on the following:
Casper-d.beade@chi.ac.uk
Kim Skinner-susocieties@chi.ac.uk
01243 816 339
