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Student Handbook - Sweet Briar College

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C. Sports Categories<br />

Sports are categorized as NCAA/ODAC varsity, intercollegiate<br />

club or recreational club. Intercollegiate clubs compete against<br />

outside groups and do not normally participate in ODAC<br />

conference play. Varsity sports and intercollegiate clubs operate<br />

under the direction of the Department of Physical Education,<br />

Athletics and Recreation. Recreational club sports student-run<br />

organizations are under the direction and guidelines of Co-<br />

Curricular Life. Recreational club sports do not compete against<br />

outside groups.<br />

Starting a recreational club requires a meeting with the Director of<br />

<strong>Student</strong> Involvement and Programs regarding the presentation of a<br />

plan to ICC. The manual on clubs and organizations can be found<br />

in the office of student involvement in CCL.<br />

D. Changing sports categories<br />

In order for the department to support changing a sport’s<br />

category, a team must meet (or fail to meet in the case of a<br />

request for de-emphasis) department criteria, for a minimum<br />

period of two academic years. The exception is removing a<br />

sport’s varsity status, in which case the sport must fail to<br />

meet the criteria for a period of 5 years. In addition, the<br />

department must complete a full evaluation of funding and<br />

resource requirements and availability for the requested<br />

status change.<br />

Note: Steps to be a recreational club, intercollegiate<br />

club or varsity team.<br />

1. Apply to be a recreational club team. Once granted<br />

you would need to fulfill all ICC requirements to<br />

remain in that status.<br />

2. To move to intercollegiate club status, compete as a<br />

recreational club for a minimum of two years and<br />

fulfill all the requirements of ICC. Next, apply to the<br />

athletic department for intercollegiate club status.<br />

Consideration requires meeting the club status<br />

criteria (VB.1-6) for a minimum of two years<br />

3. To move to varsity status. First, meet all the club<br />

status criteria (VB.1-6) for a minimum of two years.<br />

Then apply to the Athletic department for varsity<br />

status.<br />

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