Most university groups are official university clubs. Being recognized as a student organization usually gives you certain privileges, which may include having a stall at the clubs fair, funding, booking rooms for free, and appearing in the uni’s directory of clubs/societies. Bear in mind that these groups have to manage some additional admin to remain chartered by their university, such as:
Some universities make it difficult for new groups to get registered. If this is the case for you, consider becoming an “unofficial” club; however, be careful not to violate any university regulations when advertising your group's events. We do not recommend doing this.
You might need several people to be members of the group and to take positions on the committee. If you don’t have sufficient numbers, you can ask a few friends to put their names down instead — just make sure you are upfront about their responsibilities, and what the procedure would be for updating the committee member names when you do have more members & more organizers.
Your university likely has guidance on how to start a club, but we’ve included some basic steps below: