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Please consult this list of student organizations with revoked registration as of Spring 2024. Some organizations continue to operate after their registration has been revoked despite the action taken by the university. We encourage you to review an organization’s status before becoming involved with it, especially because sometimes an organization’s status is revoked due to serious concerns like hazing and other behavior that risks your health and safety.

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Public Interest Law Foundation at Ohio State logo

Public Interest Law Foundation at Ohio State

Campus: Columbus
Status: Active - New/Re-Established II
Purpose Statement: The purpose of the Public Interest Law Foundation is to educate and increase awareness within the law school community of the many avenues through which students can serve the public interest in a legal capacity, to create opportunities to explore those avenues in more detail, and to support the Moritz student body in their public service aspirations. Additionally, the Public Interest Law Foundation provides grants to qualifying law students who take volunteer or low-paying summer jobs in public service.
Primary Leader: Rachel Russo
Secondary Leader: MJ Preston
Treasurer Leader: Eric Johnson
Advisor: Paul Rose
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moritzpilf/
Website: https://moritzlaw.osu.edu/study/special-programs/public-interest-law-foundation
Primary Type: Academic/College
Secondary Types: Community Service/Service Learning
Primary Make Up: Professional
Constitution: 2024_03_06_10_06_49_2018.docx 
Meeting Time and Place: Once a month, date TBD
55 W. 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Office Location: 55 W. 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Membership Type: Open Membership
Membership Contact: Not Listed
Time of Year for New Membership: Always open!
How does a Prospective Member Apply: We will be at the orientation organization fair and have a general body meeting to collect emails of people who plan to join. Please reach out to our Rachel at veneman.8@buckeyemail.osu.edu for more details on joining!
Charge Dues: No