What is an Recognized Student Organization (RSO)?
We're glad you asked. A student organization is exactly what it says: An organization composed of and run by students. Aside from this, student organizations widely vary in their size, mission, and purpose. A group of people getting together to watch a movie is viewed the same as a group that gets together to clean up Prexy's Pasture. The purpose of recognizing student organizations at the University of Wyoming is to provide an opportunity for students to exercise their right to freely associate for a common purpose. Recognition is the process in which the student organizations become ‘official’ in the eyes of the university by allowing RSOs access to certain privileges and services at the university. Though you may be recognized, you are technically not part of the university.