The new student association's constitution deadline is here, but some student organizations haven't decided whether they will join under the association's name or remain independent.

The Communities Coalition, the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments and the Graduate Student Association are still debating what their positions in the newly structured government should be.

Student government restructuring efforts began in January when some former members of the Executive Student Action Council tried to dissolve the organization and then resigned from it. Since then, student leaders have been meeting to come up with a new government structure, tentatively called the Penn State University Student Association (PSUSA).

At the Undergraduate Student Government Senate meeting Tuesday, Senate President Mike King said the constitution will be ready tonight for the USG Academic Assembly to pass.

Although leaders of the Association of Residence Hall Students and USG say other organizations' involvement is key, leaders of the coalition, CCSG and GSA are not so sure.

The coalition, an advisory board, was formed two weeks ago by representatives of underrepresented groups and several organizations currently and formerly on ESAC. The coalition was created to eventually replace ESAC, which decided last week not to meet until mid-March.

The coalition will have a congressional liaison in the new government's structure. That liaison will meet with the PSUSA Congress every four weeks, if the coalition chooses to participate. CCSG and GSA are being invited to join the executive roundtable to improve communication.

GSA President James Dailey said it is understood that GSA and PSUSA will still need to communicate.

"I don't think the absence of GSA will hurt them," Dailey said.

CCSG President Ben Stevenson said collaboration is not in CCSG's best interest. He said CCSG's issues seemed to get lost in ESAC's agenda so they "would definitely get lost in a bigger association."

King said he "cannot pretend to understand" the coalition's needs but believes in working together for common goals.

Alex Sotereanos, Womyn's Concerns co-director, said if the coalition joins PSUSA it will experience the same bureaucracy it did in USG. Womyn's Concerns was a part of USG and left more than a year ago.

The communication between the two organizations would come from the congressional liaison. Having the liaison would not mean the coalition joined PSUSA, it would only mean they are communicating.

ARHS President Scott Payne said PSUSA has to earn the coalition's trust and "prove ourselves as open minded."

The three groups can thrive, prosper and have their freedom under the association's umbrella, he said, adding that PSUSA "owes that to them."