{"id":11573,"date":"2015-12-17T12:59:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T17:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/?page_id=11573"},"modified":"2026-06-23T11:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:25:42","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/your-group\/new-student-group-faq\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Q: How long do we have to submit a new student group application?<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>A: The application opens at the end of each spring semester. <span data-teams=\"true\">All potential new groups will be emailed decisions on a rolling basis (starting in late July\/August) whether they were approved or not.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Q: What happens after we submit a new student group application?<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>A: A SLIC staff member will reach out to you if any other information is required.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Q: What happens after we submit an application?<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>A: Once SLIC sends its recommendation to the Assistant Dean of Students, your organization\u2019s executive board will be notified as soon as possible of the decision that is reached.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><\/span><strong>Q: What if our group does not get approved? What do we do then?<\/strong><\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>A: If your group does not get approved, there is no formal appeal process. However, you can follow up with <a href=\"slic@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Student Leadership &amp; Impact Center staff<\/a> with any questions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11293,"featured_media":0,"parent":11019,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11573"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11293"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11573"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16930,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11573\/revisions\/16930"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/studentactivities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}