A draft petitioning Iowa State’s new trademark policy was sent out to the officers of student organizations across campus Monday, requesting signatures and support.

While Student Government has been working with the administration to come to an agreement that satisfies both sides, 150 student organizations also came together to write a petition voicing the opinion of the students, directly from those who were affected.

Adam Jenke, the president of the Ames Collegiate Chess Club, drafted the petition, which highlighted the frustration of the student organizations. In the email, he said the new trademark policy restricts the clubs’ ability to represent the university and serve the Iowa State community because of the restrictions on using Iowa State’s name and identifying marks.

In the email sent to club officers, Jenke also wrote that the policies were “implemented in an arbitrary and unfair way” and did not allow a reasonable amount of time for clubs to adapt. The petition asks that the policies have some kind of change and that the student organizations be given a voice in the discussion of a mutually beneficial solution.

“We stand with the Student Government in saying that the university’s conduct in devising and implementing their new trademark is unsuitable conduct for the university that represents us,” according to a draft of the petition.

The petition will be available for representatives of student organizations to sign beginning Monday until Dec. 6 at the following club meeting locations:

• Tuesday: American Meteorological Society, most of the day in Agronomy 3008, 7 to 8 p.m. Agronomy 3140 and at the LAS council at 5:30 p.m. Carver 202
• Wednesday: Martial Arts Club, from 4 to 9 p.m. in Forker 202E
• Friday: Geology Club, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Science 1 Entrance
• Saturday: Chess Club, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Memorial Union Pioneer Room
• Wednesday, Dec. 5: Sports Club Council

Once signed, the petition will be passed on to Student Government and be used as seen fit to further the conversation surrounding trademark.

“Any response from the University shows that progress can be made on this issue, and makes more important than ever for us to show we are behind this movement and would like a say on where it goes,” Jenke said. “Furthermore, I get the impression that this is only the beginning of the university’s response, and anything short of massive concessions immediately offered by the university will leave many student organizations still unsatisfied and the issue unresolved.”

Jenke said the university was set to release a statement Monday in response to Student Government’s resolution, and as of Monday at 7 p.m. a statement had not been released.