There are a few things required of a club to be granted a charter. A club must:

a. Have a faculty or staff sponsor (signature required for faculty/staff sponsor)

b. Create "ByLaws" for the order of maintenance of their club (the instructions on how to create bylaws are found within the charter application)

c. Have at least two members

d. Be open to all students

e. Fill a unique niche in the Eckerd community