About SORF
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Purpose/Mission
Mission: The Student Organization Resource Fee is used to help fund programs and/or services of Registered Student Organizations.
Current Members
The SORF Board is comprised of ten (10) elected students (at least two of which are graduate/professional status) and three (3) appointed staff/faculty members. Students are elected by the student body and serve a one (1) year term. The Board Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Treasurer are elected from within the newly elected student board. Administrative support is provided by a Board Secretary, Advisor, and the Student Org Finance Center (SOFC).
If you would like to discuss your SORF Application, please attend SORF Office Hours as listed below in Illini Union 260 (located inside the Student Org Complex, Illini Union 280).
Board Members
View table of Member Office Hours
| Board Member | Role | Term | Email (@illinois.edu) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amani Laliwala | Chairperson | 2023-2024 | SORF-Chair |
| Dipankar Yettapu | Vice Chairperson | 2023-2024 | SORF-ViceChair |
| Troy Kowalski | Treasurer | 2023-2024 | SORF-Treasurer |
| Christina Fraser | Secretary | 2023-2024 | SORF-Secretary |
| Samantha Thaller | SORF Finance Secretary | 2023-2024 | SORF-Finance |
| Destiny Gallegos | Undergraduate Board Member | 2023-2024 | SORF-Blue |
| Faraz Khan | Undergraduate Board Member | 2023-2024 | SORF-Altgeld |
| Anika Chakraborti | Undergraduate Board Member | 2023-2024 | SORF-AlmaMater |
| Matthew Pruyn | Undergraduate Board Member | 2023-2024 | SORF-Illini |
| Hayley Hoppock | Undergraduate Board Member | 2023-2024 | SORF-Orange |
| David Bein | Graduate Board Member | 2023-2024 | SORF-Gregory |
| Kate Suchodolski | Graduate Board Member | 2023-2024 | SORF-Quad |
| Arianna Holterman | Faculty/Staff Board Member | 2022-2025 | agramont |
| Vacant | Faculty/Staff Board Member | 2020-2023 | |
| Stephanie Cardoza-Cruz | Faculty/Staff Board Member | 2021-2024 | scardoza |
Administrative Support
| Admin Staff | Role | Email (@illinois.edu) | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Fink | Advisor | SORF-advisor | By appt or drop in if available. |
Member Office Hours
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-11am | Kate | ||||
| 11am-12pm | Dipankar | Anika | Amani | Kate | Dipankar |
| 12-1pm | Dipankar | Kate | |||
| 1-2pm | Hayley | David | Matt & Christina | ||
| 2-3pm | Troy | Christina | Hayley | David | Matt |
| 3-4pm | Troy | Hayley | David | Matt | |
| 4-5pm | Troy | ||||
| 5-6pm | Amani | Christina | |||
| 6-7pm | Amani | ||||
| 7-8pm | |||||
| 8-9pm | Anika | Anika |
Former Members
View former SORF Board members.
Get Involved – SORF Board Elections
The SORF Board is comprised of eleven (11) elected students (at least two of which are graduate/professional status) and three (3) appointed staff/faculty members. Staff/faculty are appointed by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs or their designee.
The Board Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Treasurer are elected from within the newly elected student board, and the Board Secretary is hired by the Advisor in consultation with the Chairperson.
Student board members are elected by the student body and service a one (1) year term. Elections are administered by the Campus Student Election Commission (CSEC) during the annual Illinois Student Elections. Please visit studentelections.illinois.edu for more information on elections.
Have questions about serving on the SORF Board? Email us at SORF@illinois.edu.
Governing Documents
History
- Started in 1980