Startup a Collegiate Section or Collegiate Interest Group

Startup a Collegiate Section or Collegiate Interest Group

SWE welcomes new Collegiate Sections and Collegiate Interest Groups (CIGs) and is very interested in helping each existing Collegiate Section and CIG to remain an active, significant organization on the campus.

Starting a Collegiate Section

A group of college students at an eligible school that does not have a SWE Collegiate Section may initiate one by following the application procedure below or by requesting “An Invitation to Organize a Collegiate Section of SWE" package from This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Requirements

• At least 10 collegiate members.

• At least 50 % of the members are women majoring in engineering or engineering technology.

• At least 8 members expect to be eligible for membership for the fiscal year following granting of the charter.

• The Collegiate Section will operate under the guidance of a SWE Counselor.
  
  

For assistance, contact the New Collegiate Section Coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Starting a Collegiate Interest Group (CIG)

For those collegiate groups interested in becoming affiliated with SWE that cannot meet the requirements outlined for a collegiate section, a new option is available – Collegiate Interest Group (CIG). A CIG allows the collegiate members to utilize the name of the Society for group functions, without the need to fulfill all the requirements of a collegiate section. Although CIG collegiate members are entitled to all the individual collegiate membership benefits, the CIG will not be entitled to the same benefits as a collegiate section. In other words, a CIG can not request, apply for, or compete for, collegiate section rebates or awards given out annually by the Society. A collegiate member can still apply for, or compete for, individual collegiate awards and scholarships given out annually by the Society.

Benefits of Collegiate Interest Groups:

• Allows for fluctuation in collegiate membership numbers, i.e. it is not necessary to maintain the minimum required ten (10) SWE collegiate members.

• Eliminates completing the Annual and Financial Reports required at the Society level. However, it is highly recommended that contact and financial information be recorded annually with the CIG Sponsor as defined in the CIG Roles and Responsibilities document.

• Allows a body of individual SWE collegiate members at a school without a SWE collegiate section to operate as a group in the name of the Society of Women Engineers.

• Promotes interaction and mentoring opportunities with other SWE Members on the local, regional, and national levels.

Requirements

• At least 4 collegiate members

• Letter of support from Faculty Advisor

• Letter of support from SWE Sponsor