The Student Services Finance Committee upheld its decision to deny the Multicultural Student Coalition funding Monday.
SSFC denied MCSC eligibility having determined less than 50 percent of the group's time was spent directly serving students.
None of the five SSFC representatives who voted to deny MCSC eligibility decided to change their vote after the appeal.
After being denied eligibility, the group submitted a second report of its service hours, which group members said proved MCSC was eligible.
"The basis upon which this committee initially voted was incorrect," said MCSC Diversity Educator Rebecca Pons.
But SSFC Rep. Cale Plamann said the finance committee analyzed the information MCSC gave it in an unbiased manner.
"I personally applied the definition of ‘educational' to [MCSC's] services as they were provided to me," Plamann said. "The burden of proof is on them."
MCSC Diversity Educator Nneka Akubeze said SSFC lacks a clear method for determining what constitutes a "direct service."
"Several members of SSFC have clearly shown there is no established standard for determining direct service time," Akubeze said.
But Neibart said the committee does have a process for determining what direct services are.
"We have criteria that establishes what a direct service is, and it is each member's prerogative to formulate an opinion on if the group's services meet that criteria," Neibart said.
While some SSFC representatives said the committee should consider more than what was included in MCSC's appeal, SSFC bylaws limited the discussion.
"I am always open to discussion," SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart said. "But this time SSFC was limited to only what MCSC mentioned in its appeal."
SSFC Rep. Tia Nowack said losing funding would be detrimental for MCSC.
"Our actions will affect MCSC for the rest of this year," Nowack said. "It will affect them for years to come because they will lose so much from not having funding."
The Student Judiciary will hear MCSC's appeal for eligibility Tuesday.
