Buying Apparel Items

Is your student organization thinking about buying apparel or promotional items with the university’s brand or your group’s name/logo on it? Whether it’s shirts, hats, sweatshirts, table cloths, banners, pens, etc., we’re here to help you make it happen.

Approval timeframes vary so be sure to start this process a minimum of four weeks in advance, and before you contact a vendor to get a quote on the cost for your items, you may also want to work on ideas for the artwork that will be printed. Check out the Student Org Identity Guidelines for a guide on creating your logo, design, or image.

Follow the steps below to purchase apparel.

1. Complete a Promotions Review Form on CampusGroups to share your design/artwork with Student Involvement.

Once your artwork is approved, a staff member can help you determine which approved and licensed vendor might be best for the job.

2. After getting the vendor’s quote, complete a payment request on your organization's CampusGroups page (unless otherwise specified).

3. Are you planning to sell the shirts to your members or others? Complete an event registration.

Do you know about eMarket? It’s a simple, user-friendly, secured online system that can be used to process payments and deposits directly into your on-campus student organization financial account. Request an eMarket page for your approved fundraiser.

4. Once the payment request is approved, the vendor can create your item(s). When the job is complete, you will need to forward the invoice to Student Involvement and request for the vendor to be paid for their services with your organization’s on-campus funds.