The Student Activity Fee for 2005-06 was $248 and used to support the operation, maintenance and debt service expenditures for Student Centers and for support of various student activities as determined by the Student Budget Board. For 2005-06, $913,825 was allocated to support various student organizations, which included a base allocation of $845,000 for fiscal year 2005-06, and $68,825 of unspent funds carried forward from the prior fiscal year. Student organizations applying for student activity fee funding must submit budget requests to one of three budget boards. Only organizations that have registered with the Department of Student Activities are eligible to submit a budget request. All organizations appear before the appropriate board to present their requests and to answer questions of the board members. All three boards are governed by funding policies approved by the Commission on Student Affairs. The Student Budget Board, a committee of the Commission on Student Affairs, is responsible for reviewing budget requests and making annual funding and contingency decisions for University Chartered Student Organizations (UCSO) and University Student Life Programs (USLP) organizations. The Student Budget Board is accountable to the Commission for its funding decisions and for approval of its policies. Its membership is composed of students, staff, and faculty. The Student Budget Board is chaired and advised by the Assistant Director of Student Organizations, a full time administrative staff person in the Department of Student Activities. The Student Budget Board has two auxiliary boards that are responsible to it for funding undergraduate and graduate Registered Student Organizations (RSO). The Student Government Association Budget Board and the Graduate Student Assembly Budget Board are chaired by student representatives and advised by the Assistant Director of Student Organizations. These two boards make annual funding and contingency decisions and administer the small grants program as well. The determining factor of which board an RSO goes to is based on the group having the majority of its members being graduate or undergraduate students.
Organization Name: Academic Competition Organization at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $1,330 Competing in various academic and Quiz Bowl tournaments across the mid-atlantic and southwest. Promoting academic competition on campus. Organization Name: Agronomy Club 2005-2006 Funding: $102 Promote leadership, fellowship and educational opportunities through participation in agricultural sciences. Related activities at the local, state, and national levels. Organization Name: American Society of Landscape Architects Student Chapter 2005-2006 Funding: $5,440 Attend and participate in National Organization events, Plan and Host the annual Landscape Architecture Symposium (LAR), Host speaker to present seminars on topics related to research and new approaches in the profession. Organization Name: American Water Resources Association at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $1,563 Host a monthly seminar series, Provide stream monitoring, and promote science outreach opportunities for the community. Organization Name: Ansate Cross 2005-2006 Funding: $844 playing. Provide community service, and develop improvisational theatre and role Organization Name: Arnold Air Society-Robert E. Femoyer Squadron 2005-2006 Funding: $395 Coordinate service projects on and off campus and provide services at the Virginia Tech Airport. Page 2 of 19
Organization Name: Asian American Student Union 2005-2006 Funding: $11,361 Acts as umbrella organization over several multicultural organizations. Conducts programming and advocacy activities. Be the voice for Asians to the administration at all levels. Organization Name: Association for India's Development (AID) 2005-2006 Funding: $3,400 Funding grassroots developmental projects in India by organizing luncheons, concerts and educational opportunities on campus. Organization Name: Association of Chinese Students and Scholars (ACSS) 2005-2006 Funding: $3,710 Serving as a liasion for the Chinese community and Virignia Tech. Contributing to the diversity of Virginia Tech through programming and promoting social activities for students, faculty, staff and the Blacksburg community. Organization Name: Association of College Unions International Student Recreation Committee (ACUI) 2005-2006 Funding: $2,687 regionally. To plan and coordinate recreation tournaments both on campus and Organization Name: Billiards Club 2005-2006 Funding: $1,120 Playing billiards, hosting and travelling to tournaments, promoting and developing skills and understanding of billiards. Organization Name: Black Graduate Student Organization (BGSO) 2005-2006 Funding: $2,387 Host social activities for members, promote interaction with undergrads, including information sessions about the graduate program, and host the annual Ebony Affair event. Page 3 of 19
Organization Name: Black Organizations Council 2005-2006 Funding: $3,921 Umbrella organization for black student organizations to promote community with the organizations and to develop greater relationships and understanding with the greater University community. Organization Name: Black Student Alliance 2005-2006 Funding: $112,530 Increase awareness, understanding and appreciation of the Black culture bt the University and surrounding communities through the development and implementation of educational, social, and intellectual programming for the campus community. Organization Name: Campus Scouts of Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $317 Provide service to the community through Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting Organization Name: Caribbean Students Organization 2005-2006 Funding: $458 community. Promoting Caribbean culture to the University and Blacksburg Organization Name: Chinese American Society 2005-2006 Funding: $2,076 Participation in the international street fair. Host Chinabration to promote understanding and celebration of the Chinese and American cultures. Partcipate in community service activities. Organization Name: Circle K at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $1,407 Promote service, leadership, and fellowship to support the National mission of the organization for the commuinties of Virginia Tech and Blacksburg. Organization Name: Class of 2006 005-2006 Funding: $14,964 Sponsor Senior Celebration Page 4 of 19
Organization Name: Class of 2007 2005-2006 Funding: $12,950 Coordinate Ring Dance, Ring Premiere, and the annual kick off concert. Organization Name: Class of 2008 2005-2006 Funding: $1,080 committees. Begin planning for Ring Dance, Ring Premier, and establishing the ring Organization Name: College Republicans at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $2,335 Promote participation in the voting process and to provide an opportunity to educate the community about the Republican platform, candidates and ideals. Hoping to be an integral part of helping elect Republicans to local, state, and national offices. Organization Name: Communication Graduate Student Association 2005-2006 Funding: $925 Promoting professional development activities for graduate students, building faculty and graduate student relationships by hosting social functions and assisting in department wide functions Organization Name: Contemporary Dance Ensemble 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 Offer weekly dance technique classes and rehearsals, in preparation for a fall and spring performance. Organization Name: Council of International Student Organizations (CISO) 2005-2006 Funding: $11,483 To promote International activities on campus including participation in International Student Orientation and Hosting the annual Dance of Nations and the International Week activities culminating in the International Stree Fair. Page 5 of 19
Organization Name: Dairy Products Evaluation Team Club 2005-2006 Funding: $808 Promote dairy product consumption through educational activities, learn about dairy product quality, participate in National Collegiate contest. Organization Name: Delta Sigma Pi (Business Fraternity) 2005-2006 Funding: $1,047 Provide community service, for the Blacksburg community, Attend professional events, Host fundraising opportunities, and promote family relations. Organization Name: DROP Alliance (Direct Resistance Of Privilege) 2005-2006 Funding: $3,060 Promote the ideas of Social Justice and activism to bring about a change in the campus culture by breaking down the barriers of privilege. Organization Name: EAP Artificial Muscle 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 Design of an electroactive polymer robotic arm. Participation in the 2006 EAPAD Conference. Competing in the arm wrestling competition in the EAPAD Conference. Organization Name: Engineers Without Borders 2005-2006 Funding: $2147 Meetings, guest speakers, service projects, fundraisers Organization Name: English Students' Society 2005-2006 Funding: $750 Print and produce the Brush Mountain Review, a compilation of student works of poetry, prose and essays. Provide a forum through which students and faculty can connect. Organization Name: Enlightened Gospel Choir of Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $1865 Performance of Religious praise and worship Page 6 of 19
Organization Name: Environmental Coalition 2005-2006 Funding: $7182 energy watch Autumn Equinoux, Earth Day, campus wide activities, recycling, campus Organization Name: Filipino American Student Association (FASA) 2005-2006 Funding: $6432 Filipino cultural night, conferences and workshops, Asian American student union culture show, social activities such as picnics, road trips, and ice skating Organization Name: German Club 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 An organization which primarily provides service, leadership and fellowship for its membes, the university and community. Organization Name: Graduate Arts Council 2005-2006 Funding: $6,453 Networking of multidisciplinary arts, professional support to artists, promoting arts on campus. Organization Name: Graduate Philosophy Club 2005-2006 Funding: $1,224 To serve as an organization that advances our philosophical training outside of the classroom. Also, to sponsor the annual fall conference. Organization Name: Graduate Student Assembly 2005-2006 Funding: $13,285 Graduate student governance organization. Organization Name: Grand Challenge Society 2005-2006 Funding: $2,499 vehicles. Competing in the grand challenge event. Building and testing autonomous Page 7 of 19
Organization Name: Gregory Guard Honorary Military Society 2005-2006 Funding: $140 Marching with rifles, silent drill, Saber Arches, 21 gun salutes. Organization Name: Hill and Veil 2005-2006 Funding: $1,425 Learning various forms of Middle Eastern and American Tribal bellydance, history and culture. Set up local performances and workshops both inside and outside the university. Organization Name: Hillel at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $12,657 Social, cultural experience for students Organization Name: History Graduate Student Association 2005-2006 Funding: $,1278 Bertoti Conference Organization Name: Homecoming Board 2005-2006 Funding: $7,430 Plan and implement Homecoming week for the entire university Organization Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2005-2006 Funding: $3,408 meeting, callout Speaker seminars, fall and spring picnics, lunch time seminars, society Organization Name: Human Powered Submarine Team 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 competition. To design and build a submersible vessel powered by a human for Page 8 of 19
Organization Name: Human-Powered Aircraft Group at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $1.250 Design and build a human-powered aircraft in an effort to win the current Kremer Prize offered by the Royal Aeronautical Society Organization Name: Hungarian Student Association 2005-2006 Funding: $720 Promotion of Hungarian culture. Organization Name: IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2005-2006 Funding: $2,470 Furthering the education of students in the electrical and electronics fields through a team project and lectures from faculty, guest speakers, and companies. Organization Name: Indian Students Association 2005-2006 Funding: $10,470 An international student organization which serves to bring together the Indian students at VT and members of the Indian community in Blacksburg and Southwest Virginia. Organization Name: Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) 2005-2006 Funding: $1,384 Student workshops, guest speakers, competitions, conferences Organization Name: Interfraternity Council (IFC) 2005-2006 Funding: $6,593 Governing body for NIC fraternities Organization Name: International Club 2005-2006 Funding: $4,659 Inviting speakers to Virginia Tech to give presentations with an international focus, and showing documentaries and films with an international focus. Page 9 of 19
Organization Name: International Relations Organization 2005-2006 Funding: $1,304 speakers Attend conferences, host conferences and simulations, show displays, host Organization Name: International Women In Need (IWIN) 2005-2006 Funding: $48 To raise awareness and funds for destitute countries where violence against women is rampant. Organization Name: Iranian Society at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $889 Social, cultural Organization Name: Kappa Delta Pi 2005-2006 Funding: $587 Education Honor Society Organization Name: Kendo/Kumdo Club at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $330 Practice Kendo, Japanese sword martial art, and socialize. Organization Name: Latin Link 2005-2006 Funding: $4,518 Cultural, educational and social programs that promote Latino awareness. Organization Name: Latino Association of Student Organizations 2005-2006 Funding: $5,307 Serve as an umbrella association that represents Latino student organizations in order to foster appreciation and understanding of Latino culture and to represent Latino student interests to the Univ. Page 10 of 19
Organization Name: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Alliance (LGBTA) 2005-2006 Funding: $27,959 Freedom to Marry Day, Gay Awareness Week, AIDS Awareness Week, National Coming Out Day, speakers, films, community activities, social gatherings Organization Name: Libertarians at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $375 Promoting the ideas and candidates of the Libertarian Party through outreach activities such as information tables, guest speakers, and participation in public forums. Organization Name: Living Buddhism 2005-2006 Funding: $6,727 Discussion and study meetings, host guest speakers and performances, hold introduction to Buddhism meetings, and participate in interfaith dialogues. Organization Name: Men's Ultimate Frisbee Club at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $6,777 Teaching and promoting the sport of Ultimate, traveling to weekend tournaments to compete with other college and club teams, hosting an annual tournament. Organization Name: Minority Association of Pre-Health Students 2005-2006 Funding: $1,458 Med school prep, meeting with Deans of med schools, field trips to professional school, etc. Organization Name: Mountain Justice 2005-2006 Funding: $834 Organizing educational events with regards to Mountain top removal coal mining. Such events include speakers, workshops, discussions and fieldtrips. Page 11 of 19
Organization Name: Mu Sigma Rho 2005-2006 Funding: $1,404 society. Promotion and encouragement of scholarly activities in statistics, honor Organization Name: Musicals For A Cause 005-2006 Funding: $1500 organizations. Production of musical theatre to raise money and awareness for local Organization Name: Muslim Student Association (MSA) 2005-2006 Funding: $1,425 Educating non-muslims about Islam and organizing activities for Muslims of Virginia Tech and the Blacksburg community. Organization Name: NAACP - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 2005-2006 Funding: $1,527 Educational, political, activism Organization Name: National Agrimarketing Association Club at Virginia Tech (NAMA) 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 NAMA National Competition, preparing a marketing plan Organization Name: National Pan-Hellenic Council 2005-2006 Funding: $4,559 Coordinating and developing actions strategic on matters of mutual concern to affiliate organizations such as community service, educational programming and student leadership. Organization Name: National Society of Black Engineers 2005-2006 Funding: $1,056 Engineering workshops, community service, pre-college initiative program, tutoring, national programs and conferences, company presentations Page 12 of 19
Organization Name: Naturally Sharp 2005-2006 Funding: $700 A capella singing, original multipart arrangements, composition and arrangement of music. Organization Name: New River Valley Coalition for Animal Rights and the Environment (NRV- CARE) 2005-2006 Funding: $5,811 We bring speakers to educate the public about animal rights and the environment and hold events about fundraisers. Organization Name: Outdoor Club of Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $584 Hiking, paddling, camping, climbing Organization Name: Pamplin Business Students Council (PBSC) 2005-2006 Funding: $497 Facilitate communication between students, student organizations, faculty and staff in Pamplin College of Business. Fundraising for Pamplin orgs. Pamplin at the pond. Organization Name: Pamplin Leadership Development Team 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 To provide students iwth an opportunity to enhance their leadership skills by organizing and hosting the annual student leadership conference, each fall. Organization Name: Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity 2005-2006 Funding: $1,932 Guest speakers, LSAT practice, law panel, law school visits Organization Name: Phi Beta Lambda 2005-2006 Funding: $1,327 Competitive events, workshops, conferences, leadership building Page 13 of 19
Organization Name: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 2005-2006 Funding: $692 campus clean up Homeless Awareness Week, Sigmas Against Teen Age Pregnancy, Organization Name: Phi Sigma Kappa 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 development Social fraternity, intermurals, philanthropy, leadership, brotherhood Organization Name: Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity 2005-2006 Funding: $664 Community service, social life, scholarship Organization Name: Philosophy Club 2005-2006 Funding: $200 Weekly discussion of philosophy and philosophical topics, organization and execution of philosophy-related events on campus. Organization Name: Psychology Club at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $,1333 Bimonthly meetings with speakers, socials, and service activities Organization Name: Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) 2005-2006 Funding: $686 Enhance student knowledge of PR and provide professional opportunities as well as serve the PR profession. Weekly meetings, Wednesdays. Comm connections. Student PR film run, Horizon comm. Organization Name: Rock Climbing Club at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $1,340 Beginner trips, campouts, networking for climbers in the community. Page 14 of 19
Organization Name: Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club 2005-2006 Funding: $1,490 Show and Perform the Rocky Horror Picture Show and other cult movies. Organization Name: Roller Hockey Travel Team at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $9,778 Travel roller hockey team. Open to all students. Organization Name: Rotaract Club 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 Service projects, leadership development, community service, meetings Organization Name: Russian Club 2005-2006 Funding: $1,010 Russian language and culture tutoring and introduction Organization Name: Sailing Club of VA Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $1,262 Participate in sailing events and other related activities Organization Name: Sash and Sabre 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 Community service and serving the corps Organization Name: Science Fiction and Fantasy Club at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 Meetings, conventions, parties, picnics and activities. Organization Name: Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc. 2005-2006 Funding: $677 Social and service fraternity Page 15 of 19
Organization Name: Sigma Delta Pi - National Collegiate Hispanic Honors Society 2005-2006 Funding: $3,053 Bi-monthly Tertulias Hispanicas, collaborate in Hispanic Heritage month, Hispanic-Latino graduation, recognition ceremony Organization Name: Skydiving Club at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $5,965 To encourage interest and understanding of skydiving as a safe sport for the VT community. To unofficially represent VT in local and nat'l collegiate skydiving competitions Organization Name: Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 Create an environment that helps students learn what it means to be military engineers through field trips, volunteering, guest speakers, and team building exercises. Organization Name: Society of Indian Americans (SIA) 2005-2006 Funding: $6,715 shows, banquets Various cultural and social events such as picnics, movie nights, cultural Organization Name: Solely Swing 2005-2006 Funding: $2,300 We teach dance lessons, perform in shows, and hold swing dances. Organization Name: Special Applications Team 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 To teach students a basic understanding of military operations in urbanized terrain, MOUT Organization Name: Stage Noir 2005-2006 Funding: $1,352 Theater productions Page 16 of 19
Organization Name: Student African American Brotherhood 2005-2006 Funding: $150 Community service, leadership development Organization Name: Student Government Association (SGA) 2005-2006 Funding: $89,759 Representing VT Undergraduates at VT, within the Blacksburg Community and at a State and National level. Also working to provide programs to better student life here at Tech. Organization Name: Table Tennis Club 2005-2006 Funding: $1,465 Promote recreational and competitive table tennis at Virginia Tech. Organization Name: Tap Ensemble at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $759 To entertain and educate the community and university through enthusiastic, energetic performances of the lesser known version of tap dancing, rhythm tap Organization Name: Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 Engineering service and academic scholarship Organization Name: Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. 2005-2006 Funding: $4,120 community. Hosting educational forums and serve events for the campus and Organization Name: Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) 2005-2006 Funding: $2,600 Cultural show, cultural events Page 17 of 19
Organization Name: Virginia Tech Undergraduate Honor System 2005-2006 Funding: $8,995 Investigate alleged honor code violations, provide education to the university community concerning academic ethics. Organization Name: Virginia Tech Union 2005-2006 Funding: $34,0516 Largest Programming board on campus. VTU presents lectures, large concerts, films, comedians, theatrical productions, alternative music events, festivals and other events to VT students. Organization Name: Voluptuous Divas 2005-2006 Funding: $84 Health fair, male pageant, fashion shows, forums Organization Name: VTCC Athletics 2005-2006 Funding: $1,327 Competing in athletic events both on and off campus. Organization Name: Wallyball Club at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $1,158 Playing wallyball and introducing others to the game Organization Name: Womanspace 2005-2006 Funding: $8,605 Educating campus and community on women's concerns. Activities include the magnet project, Take Back the Night, Speakout, and the Clothesline Project. Organization Name: Women's Table Tennis Club 2005-2006 Funding: $1,100 Promote and develop Women's Table Tennis in the Virginia Tech community and organize Virginia Tech's women's intercollegiate team. Page 18 of 19
Organization Name: Women's Ultimate Frisbee Club 2005-2006 Funding: $4,829 Teaching and promoting the sport of Ultimate, traveling to weekend tournaments to compete with other college and club teams, hosting an annual tournament. Organization Name: Wrestling Club at Virginia Tech 2005-2006 Funding: $1,500 Wrestling, practice and competition Organization Name: XYZ Gallery Student Art Association 2005-2006 Funding: $2,941 Gallery curation, participation in various events in the local art community Organization Name: YMCA Student Programs 2005-2006 Funding: $7,044 and the community. To offer on campus and off campus volunteer opportunities for students Page 19 of 19