The following criteria will be used by the Office of Campus Recreation to determine if an organization is a sport club:

1. Sport Club membership is open to all current students, faculty and staff members of The George Washington University. Admission is open to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or educationally related handicap.  All sport clubs are voluntary organizations.

2. Sport Clubs adhere to written policies & procedures set forth by the Office of Campus Recreation.  These regulations pertain to membership guidelines & budget practices.

3. Sport Clubs offer members a chance to develop their knowledge and skill to greater degrees by organized practices, clinics, & competition directed by knowledgeable individuals.  Sport Club coaches and assistants are never paid through university funds.

4. Sport Clubs may be formed on three different levels of participation; competitive, recreational and instructional.  Clubs may focus entirely on a single level of participation or a combination of all three.

5. Sport Club members have a chance to exhibit their skills by competing against fellow club members and other sport clubs in the area.

6. Sport Clubs are not recognized as varsity intercollegiate athletic teams of The George Washington University, and are thus not entitled, nor permitted, to see the athletic trainers in the Smith Center for treatment of injuries sustained during sport club participation.

7. Sport Clubs do not grant financial aid, offer scholarships, or actively recruit student athletes in high schools.

8. Sport Clubs are student run organizations and must be registered with both the Student Activities Center as well as with the Office of Campus Recreation.

9. Sport Clubs are organized for physical recreation activity.  The final determination on whether a recognized student organization is a "Sport" club is made by the Director of Campus Recreation.

10. Sport Clubs must consist of at least ten (10) currently enrolled students at The George Washington University.