The completion of the projects in CMST 229 lead to larger commitment among the students to extend our community and connections. These events ultimately lead to a core of committed students and professors, who decided to join together and create a student organization which can address the needs and goals of communication students. This means that the purpose of SOCS is on-going, and is meant to be sustained by students as the semesters come and go, thus allowing all our experiences to be shared and build upon. The structure of SOCS is based on interconnected function teams and a core leadership team, drawing the benefits from heterogeneous groups and leaving no one party to make all decisions, or claim total responsibility. The Structure of SOCS is based on interdependent leadership, outreach, and functional teams.
Membership is open to all interested parties.
The Core Team is the leadership division of SOCS consisting of up to five members. The Core Team is responsible for meetings, establishing functional teams, keeping records, verifying membership status and voting eligibility, and monitoring participation throughout the membership. The students elected to these positions must have high levels of commitment and interest, as they are providing the guidance necessary to sustain the organization. Students will be elected onto the Core Team and will need to demonstrate their motivation to fulfill the leadership role. The Core Team is to be balanced between both speech and organizational majors.