Students for Sexual Health Try for RSO

Boston College Students for Sexual Health (BCSSH) has announced its intention to become officially recognized by the University. The organization drafted and submitted its application to the Student Programs Office (SPO) over the summer, and intends to follow through with the remainder of the approval process, according to a recent release from BCSSH.

BCSSH launched as an unofficial student group in February 2009 in response to a referendum passed with the highest voter turnout in recent election history, in which 89.47 percent of voters agreed that BC needs to improve sexual health education and resources on campus. BCSSH is now a well-recognized, and respected student group that works on policy, programming, and improving the resources available on campus.

As an RSO, BCSSH hopes to continue to expand as a presence on campus. The organization anticipates working with BC students, faculty, and administration for increased recognition of and action toward the need for sexual health education and awareness on campus. BCSSH seeks to unite BC ideals with the fullest regard for the sexual health of the student body.

In response to this unity of ideas, BCSSH has discussed its own concerns and those of BC administration at length with SPO officials over the past several months. "For BCSSH, the RSO process has been filled with obstacles that I feel we, as an organization, have done an amazing job of overcoming," said Jessika Parry, chair of BCSSH and A&S '14. "While we may not be approved at this time, our organization is doing what it was designed for, which is to fight for the student referendum that was voted 89.4 percent in favor of having contraception on campus."

BCSSH has already submitted a revised proposal in response to administrative concerns.

Despite the current uncertainty of the future of BCSSH as an RSO, the organization said it will become no less active, ceaselessly expanding its meetings and events.