Clubs and Organizations

CHESS CLUB
Provides chess competition for students and faculty in the PUB, in addition to teaching the game to new players.

PENINSULA COLLEGE CHRISTIAN STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
Provides opportunity for fellowship and for learning about Christianity. 

IT CLUB
For students interested in information technology.

PHI BETA LAMBDA
A national community college organization for students studying business.

PHI THETA KAPPA
The community college academic honorary society.

CLUB POLICIES All Peninsula College clubs must adhere to the rules and regulations governing organizations in Article III of the Constitution of Associated Students By-laws on page 31. In summary, clubs must consist of no fewer than eight full-time students, must have a faculty or staff advisor, and must submit to the ASC a list of members, officers, and a constitution for recognition by the ASC. Only those clubs recognized by the ASC are eligible for funding. Upon becoming a recognized club, such organizations must hold open and publicized meetings at least once a month or three times each quarter with no fewer than 50 percent of identified members in attendance at each meeting. If an organization exceeds 20 members, 10 identified members will be considered acceptable for attendance requirements. Clubs must submit minutes of meetings to the ASC. Clubs also are expected to send a representative to the first ASC meeting of each month. Clubs failing to meet the above requirements can be declared inactive, resulting in probation and eventually the loss of recognition and funding. FUNDING Once recognized, clubs and organizations may receive funding. The ASC will determine the amount and then set up an account. Typically, half of the amount will be made immediately accessible and the other half will be placed in a club matching fund. Clubs and organizations are encouraged to raise money for activities, projects, field trips, guest speakers, etc., on their own, subject to prior approval from the ASC Fund Raising Committee. At that time, clubs are then eligible to receive matching funds. For each dollar raised, the ASC has provided $4 in matching funds, until all funds held in trust for that year have been released (typically $500). Further fund raising efforts will be allowed unmatched. Fund raising activities shall exclude dues payments from members or funds from other college budgets and otherwise comply with the college's official policy on fund raising, which specifies that in no instance may selling off-campus involve items or services which could be construed to be in competition with local business. Further, raffle or lottery tickets can only be sold to current college students, staff, and faculty. The sale of raffle or lottery tickets off-campus is prohibited. All funds must be deposited in Associated Student accounts, subject to normal college audits, rules of expenditure, and record keeping. Approximately 80 percent of excess club funds may be carried forward from one year to the next.