Starting a MUN Team

Starting a MUN Team from scratch can seem daunting. OSUMUN has some tips to make it a little less difficult.

Gauge Interest

Talk to friends and peers who might be interested, and try tof find a group willing to join the club.

Reach Out to Staff

Reach out to a school staff member to see if they would be willing to act as an advisor for the club. Once an advisor is found, complete any school process to become an official club.

Establish Meeting Dates

Create meeting dates and times to let people know when they should expect to meet.

Create a Schedule

Take note of your meeting times and dates, and create a schedule for general meetings, practices, and other events to stay on track.

Become Familiar with MUN

Before any practices start, have the club become familiar with MUN terms and processes such as:

Agenda Setting
Amendments
Bloc
Committee Chairs
Committee Co-Chairs
Crisis Arc
Crisis Backroom
Crisis Directives
Crisis Director
Crisis Frontroom
Crisis Notes
Crisis Portfolio Powers
Crisis Staffer
Dais
Decorum
Directives
General Assembly
Joint Personal Directive
Merger
Moderated Caucus
Motions
Operative Clause
Parliamentary Procedures
Points
Preambulatory Clause
Resolutions
Signatory
Speaker's List
Sponser
Unmoderated Caucus
Working Papers
Working Paper/Resolution Q&A Session

Plan for Conference(s)

For a beginner team, it might be best to go to only one conference in the first year. Choose a conference, like OSUMUN, that is beginner-friendly, and decide the delegation size, who is going, and who is doing what committee, then register.

Start Practicing

Use meeting times to practice General Assembly, Crisis, doing research, engaging in debate, forming blocs, writing resolutions, and anything else that needs improvement.

Prepare for Conference

Finalize who is in which committee, do committee research, and prepare to have a fun and educational experience.