Clubs and Organizations

A PCC club is a student organization developed by a group of like-minded people, who have the same academic, emotional, social, and political interests. This student-based organization will be officially recognized by the PCC Board of Trustees once it has met all requirements of the Inter-Club Council (ICC), Associated Students, and Pasadena City College policies and procedures.

ICC is the Inter-Club Council. This council is made up of one representative from each club.

As part of making a club official (a process known as chartering or registration), the club will select one person to represent them in the ICC. This council typically meets once a week on Fridays (bi-weekly later into a regular semester). Representatives are required to attend these meetings.

These meetings are where council members share and exchange information and vote on important topics.

If your club misses more than 3 meetings in a semester, your club will be de-chartered for the semester and it can no longer hold any meetings, events or request funding.

Being a PCC club has perks! Some of which are:

• 💵 The ability to request money for your events and activities. This money is funded by students via the Student Activity Fee.
• 📣 The ability to post flyers and banners to promote the club and any club events.
• 🚪The ability to reserve rooms and campus facilities for events and meetings.
• ⚖️ An insurance policy that covers any events and activities your club holds.

In order to be recognized on campus, a club must meet chartering requirements. Chartering a club requires that an enrolled PCC student go through the registration process on LancerLife - the online database of all clubs & organizations at PCC.

If you are interested in starting a club have the following information ready to make the registration process as smooth as possible:

1. Basic Club Information: The name of the club and it’s mission statement, and where and when your club plans to meet.
2. Club Leadership: In other words, the club officers. This group that will serve and represent the club. Clubs are required to have a President, ICC Representative, and Treasurer. and their student email addresses (ending in @go.pasadena.edu).
3. Club Advisor: Pasadena City College (PCC) and Associated Students of Pasadena City College (ASPCC) require clubs to have at least one advisor, who is a Full-time faculty member of PCC. The advisor will advise the club and make sure the club is following club policies and procedures. It is highly recommended for a club to have several advisors just in case the primary advisor cannot attend the meeting.
4. Club Constitution: This is a contract between the club, members, and club advisor that will be a set of guidelines to follow throughout the academic year. These guidelines align with the procedures and policies of PCC. A fillable template of a constitution can be found on LancerLife.
   • Note: If your club is re-registering you will be able to use your previous constitution.