(See Bye-Law 4: 'Affiliated Organisations' of the JCR Constitution for the full text)

1. You are not allowed to affiliate to other student organisations, such as the DSU. Therefore, before you go any further, ensure that you only want your society to work on a college, not university, level!
2. Elect an Executive Committee – societies must have (1) a Chair who is responsible for running the society and (2) a Treasurer, responsible for any grants from the JJCR. Both of these positions must be held by members of John’s or Cranmer Hall. You can appoint any other positions you like (e.g. secretary, publicity organiser etc.)
3. You can choose to accept the pre-written 'Default Society Constitution' or, if you are so inclined, write your own.
4. Finally, the new society and its exec have to be approved by at a JCR meeting. Write a motion for the meeting that resolves to affiliate your society to the JJCR and that ratifies all the members of the Executive Committee (ask the JCR Chair or JCR President for help on this).

Once your society has been passed by the JCR, you will be allowed to receive funding and access other facilities. You’re not allowed to charge a membership fee, so talk to the JCR Treasurer about obtaining funding (there is no minimum number of members needed for a society to receive money from the JCR).

Any problems or questions, please get in touch with the Sports and Societies Officer (johns.sportsoc@durham.ac.uk).