Pulling together enough funds to run a student organization can be trying at times. Especially when fighting against nearly 100 other groups who are trying to prove their worth in receiving a slice of the Student Senate budget.
Over 100 organizations applied for allocations money in late January, and detailed letters describing what money the groups received were sent out during the first and second weeks of April.
Twenty-one organizations chose to meet for appeals on April 9 with members of Student Senate.
Two groups, Marching Band and the International Relations Club did not show up.
Each organization had five minutes to state their reasons for wanting appeals and why they thought they needed additional funds from the $10,292 that were up for grabs.
“We met until after midnight hearing from each group,” said Student Senate treasurer, Joe Benyish. “We’ll announce on Friday what the organizations received.”
Benyish hopes to make what each group received public knowledge.
“I think it would hold them more accountable,” Benyish said. “There will be new officers and members next year and they can see what they got in relation to what other organizations received.”
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