Listen to a conversation between a student and an employee in the student activities office.W: I was on your student activities website this morning looking for an environmental club to join, but I didn't see anything.M: Um. We used to have something like that on campus, but not anymore. We do have a community service club. They might do some environmental activities.W: Yeah. But their activities seem more related to education, like tutoring children and stuff like that.And I'm like, the club I belonged to in high school did things like recycling and raising money for a local nature preserve. I mean, I'm not saying tutoring isn't important. It's just that,M: you know, you could start your own environmental club. Sounds like you've got experience.W: Me? But I'm only a first-year student. M: It's not like you have to wait till you are second year to be the founder of a club.And if you don't feel like, you know, enough people to join your club, there's lots of ways to advertise. There's the campus newspaper. You can make flyers to put up on the bulletin boards.W: Um. I guess I could start looking into the process of starting a club. Even if I didn't do it right away, maybe down the line.M: I think you'll find the process to be fairly straightforward. But there are several steps involved.For starters, the founder needs to find at least four other students who will commit to join the group to form its core membership.W: Okay! With the bulletin boards and all it shouldn't be too hard to recruit people.And I'm taking an environmental studies class, so I could probably ask some of my friends from there.M: Sure. So once you have your core group of five, you'll need to draft your constitution, you know, a document stating your mission and basic goals, telling why the club worthwhile.Then if the constitution is approved by my office, we’ll make the club official.W: Okay. Does it cost anything? I mean, is there a fee for starting a club? M: Actually, the university funds you. Each approved club gets startup funding of $ 400.It can be used for recruiting members, printing flyers, buying office supplies, and for your first meeting. Maybe some refreshments, that kind of thing.But you're not given the money automatically. You have to get a faculty member to sign up as your advisor first.And you have to submit a budget specifying what you like to spend your $ 400 on. This is where your faculty advisor will be most helpful.W: It seems like a lot of work. But it would be worthwhile for me. I think. I mean, I really hope to make a career out of environmental studies one day, so to really be doing some hands-on work.M: Great. Let me get you a handbook. It has all the steps and requirements for getting started.

听一段学生和学生活动办公室工作人员的对话。学生：今早我在你们的学生活动网站上，想找个环保俱乐部加入，但没看到相关信息。工作人员：我们以前有过类似的校园社团，不过现在已经没有了。我们倒是有一个社区服务俱乐部。他们可能会开展环保活动。学生：好吧，但是他们好像更专注于教育类活动，比如辅导小孩之类的。我是说，我在高中的社团会做些回收利用、为本地自然保护区筹款的事。当然我的意思不是说辅导不重要，只是...工作人员：其实你可以自己创办环保社团呀.听起来你很有经验。学生：我？可我只是大一新生啊。工作人员：创办社团又不需要等到大二。如果担心没人加入，有很多宣传方式。比如学校校报。你也可以制作传单贴在公告栏上。学生：嗯...或许我可以先了解成立社团的流程。就算我不立刻开始做，之后也可能会尝试。工作人员：流程其实不复杂，但需要完成几个步骤哦。首先发起人要找到至少4位愿意加入的核心成员。学生：好的！有公告栏的话招募应该不难。而且我选修了环境研究课程，所以以找班上的朋友帮忙。工作人员：当然。有了5人核心团队后，需要起草社团章程，说明使命、基本目标，阐述社团存在的价值。章程通过审核后，社团就可以正式成立啦。学生：需要交费用吗？比如成立社团的手续费？工作人员：实际上学校会资助你们。每个允许成立的社团会提供400美元启动资金。可用于招募会员、印刷传单、购买办公用品以及你们的首次会议。甚至可能还有一些茶歇等等。但不是直接自动给你们钱。你们需要先找指导老师签字。而且还要提交这400美元如何使用的详细预算方案哦。这一点你们的学院指导老师会帮上大忙。学生：虽然有点麻烦，但应该值得。我是说，毕竟我真的非常希望未来会从事环境研究，而实际动手经验很重要。工作人员：很好！我去拿手册给你，里面有详细流程和申请要求。