{"id":51,"date":"2017-11-21T19:20:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T19:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:59:32","slug":"benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/start\/benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Becoming a BCSG-Recognized Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are some great reasons for your club to be officially recognized by Bates College Student Government (BCSG)! They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Financial support<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An account with the Bates College Accounting Office.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to apply to the Funding &amp; Activities Board (FAB) for money for club activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to request <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/funding\/sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">additional funding<\/a> from campus entities that provide such funding to BCSG-recognized clubs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monthly account activity reports from the Accounting Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logistical support\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Orientations and trainings for club leaders provided by FAB and\/or Campus Life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A group on <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.bates.edu\/club_signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bates Engage<\/a>, including your club\u2019s description, contact information, and links to your social media pages. This group also enables leaders to communicate with current and prospective club members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If requested from Campus Life,&nbsp;a delegated email address to use for official club business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ability to reserve event, program, and meeting spaces via the <a href=\"http:\/\/events.bates.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Event Management System<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robust support in the areas of club advising and event\/program planning from Campus Life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><nav class=\"items-justified-left is-vertical wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-fadfa0e0 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Start a New Club\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container items-justified-left is-vertical wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/start\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/start\/benefits\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Benefits of Becoming a BCSG-Recognized Club<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/start\/application\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">New Club Application<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/start\/process\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Application Process<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/start\/constitution\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Required Constitution Format<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/start\/criteria\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Criteria for Approval<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/start\/appeals\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Appeals Process<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some great reasons for your club to be officially recognized&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1509,"featured_media":0,"parent":299,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"bates_author_byline_override":"","_hide_page_title":false,"_header_override":"","_template_width_override":"wide","_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"_sidebarChoice":"","footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1509"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/2457"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}