Some students who participate in sports clubs think their sport should receive more funding. One of the major differences between sports clubs and varsity teams is that club sports are funded through the department of Campus Recreation, while varsity sports are funded through the Department of Athletics. Denise Monahan, assistant director of the department of Campus Recreation, said no club sport is fully funded. According to Monahan, club sports get some money from the department, as well as a percentage of the recreational fees paid by students. Therefore, the amount of money each club sport gets depends on the sport and the level at which it competes.
Some teams require more equipment than others as well.
All these things decide how much funding a team gets. Monahan also said club teams get no funding from the department of Campus Recreation in their first year of establishment. Men's lacrosse and men's and women's golf fall into this category. This semester there are 17 club sports and Monahan hopes to add a snowboarding club next year. Senior Andres Caceres said it bothers him that club teams don't get much funding even though they are often as successful as varsity teams.