SGA allocates over $14,000 toward funding student organization programming
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Syracuse University’s Student Government Association’s Finance Board released its special programming allocations at its Oct. 16 meeting, recommending over $14,500 in funding for registered student organizations.
The finance board sorted through 37 requests for funding from student organizations, approving 15 requests, with nine awaiting contingent approval, meaning the funding will be accepted once the proper documentation is provided. SGA also granted partial approval for five requests. SGA denied 17 requests for not meeting varying expectations and protocols such as Student Engagement’s two-week rule and lacking “sufficient information.”
After overspending during previous sessions, SGA was forced to use $250,000 in rollover funds from the COVID-19 pandemic to fund RSOs and began denying more requests from student organizations.
OttoTHON at SU received the most funding, with $1,398.01 in total for two requests. They received the full $765.75 requested for their “The Miracle Runway: An Evening of Dreams” event, a fashion show raising money for children at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. Last year, because of a lack of funding, OttoTHON’s catering budget decreased from $3,000 to $1,500.
University Girl magazine’s request for Spring 2026 copies was also approved after meeting all expectations. SU’s Mock Trial was as well for their participation in the 2026 Buffalo Bullpen Invitational Tournament.
Two Democracy Matters events, “The Power of Dissent: Democracy, Protest, and 90 Years of the Syracuse Peace Council,” and “A Conversation with Víctor María Chamán,” await contingent approval. The former awaits approval contingent upon event design, while both await the submission of proof of space.
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OttoTHON’s other event, an alumni brunch, is under partial approval status. The organization’s original request for roughly $600 was reduced by about $100 for approval. The reduction of its request to about $500 comes from the board’s refusal to supply OttoTHON stickers, as the items are “considered giveaways,” making them ineligible for funding.
The biggest funding request from SU’s chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America was granted partial approval for its 2026 budget. The organization requested over $9,000 in funds but was granted exactly $2,000 less after the board excluded funding for catering from the budget.
One RSO was granted partial approval because supplies can be obtained through the Lending Closet Initiative, where student organizations can reuse and share commonly needed items instead of using SGA funding.
The next SGA meeting will be on Monday at the Maxwell Auditorium at 7:30.
