Students become members of the SA when they pay their mandatory student activity fees.
This activity fee is allocated to support many of the student organizations and services that make Geneseo a great place to live and learn. Every spring, Geneseo students elect their fellow students to the seven offices on the Student Association's Central Council. As the executive board of the Association, Central Council has two main responsibilities. First, the Council acts as the elected representatives of all students and advocates for student interests in its dealings with the College administration, with both college-based and outside organizations, and with the Geneseo community. Second, Central Council manages the Student Association, and has both executive and legislative control over this large organization and its budget.