Student Organization Resource Center (SORC)

Student Organization Officer Trainings

There are required trainings for every president and business manager. These trainings must be completed to be able to re-register an organization, or to form a new organization.

SORC Support Services: Purchasing Procedures

Student organizations have access to the SORC credit card, also known as the OneCard, for online and phone purchases. To arrange a purchasing appointment, do so through ExperiencePitt. Follow the steps below: 

Scheduling Appointments:

ExperiencePitt, or XP, will be replacing CampusLabs Engage as the student organization management database. Click on “Student Organization Directory” to start your ExperiencePitt (XP) journey. More information and learning modules regarding the new platform will be released to student organization officers throughout the year as we release new features. Students should visit ExperiencePitt for the most up-to-date information.

The constitution of a registered student organization must be specific and detailed enough to guide the operation of the organization in a consistent manner from year to year.  The constitution, therefore, should be the primary operational guide for the organization and not simply a document that is filed away and forgotten.  The constitution must be specific enough to demonstrate to the University that the group meets the conditions of registration.

Purpose

The University of Pittsburgh herein establishes a system of registration for student organizations to ensure the rights of students to freely form associations, to define the relationship between the University and student organizations, to maintain the right to choose which student organizations it recognizes, and to ensure that the requirements for registration, the privileges received through registration and the policies and procedures that govern student organizations are administered in a nondiscr

The University of Pittsburgh (“University”) values the expression and exchange of ideas and encourages students to exercise their rights and privileges as individuals by participating fully in the political process. Due to the University’s status as a tax exempt organization, there are limitations on the type of partisan political activities that can be conducted on campus.