Often, though, the answer is 'no.'

The newly-formed Harvard-Radcliffe Juggling Club (HRJC) faced disappointment earlier this year.

The club did not receive official recognition from the Dean of Students' Office, recognition that would have channeled funds to the new organization.

According to Daniel A. Cousin '00, the founder and president of HRJC, the Dean of Students' Office told him that the potential of "personal injury" denied the group the recognition they sought.

Yet Cousin is not discouraged.

After Lamont Library decided to subscribe to Juggling Magazine and the Arts First Committee decided to feature the club in their May celebration, Cousin realized that the club's efforts to establish a presence on campus took initiative and effort, not just money.

Although the process is "difficult, it's also do-able," Cousin says.

"People who want to help are there, you just need to find them." Cousin says.

Weinberg agrees, and says he believes new groups can survive and prosper.

"If you're offering something people want, if you're planning ahead and thinking realistically, if you're determined, if you're careful and above all, if you know your priorities, you can become an entrenchment in the Harvard-Radcliffe organization scene," Weinberg says.

Students seeking group resources are encouraged to look at the Undergraduate Council grant website at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~sweinber/grant.html.