Members of the House of Student Representatives unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that supported the creation of a university student creed.

House representatives also unanimously passed a resolution to support the university’s participation in the Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government.

Jordan Mazurek, an AddRan College of Liberal Arts representative and one of the resolution’s authors, said the idea for the creed came in response to the Feb. 15 drug arrests.

Intercom, a group of campus organization leaders, wanted to let students who were angry about the arrests express how they felt, he said.

Student Government Association President Brent Folan said the creation of a student creed would show what the university stands for.

The creed would also be something students could rally around, he said.

During the meeting, House representatives talked about what to put into the creed.

The words “accountability,” “integrity,” “support,” “community” and “leadership” were among those mentioned.

Folan said the creed would be discussed in the Feb. 29 Intercom meeting and he expected there would be legislation to vote on regarding the creed in the House by March 6.

In other business, Mazurek said the passage of the resolution to support the university’s participation in the Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government showed SGA is aware of their lack of diversity.

According to the conference’s Facebook page, the conference is an opportunity for black student leaders to improve their leadership skills.

Mazurek, the resolution’s author, said SGA is not very diverse and is not representative of minority or nontraditional students.

SGA needs outside perspectives to help them address the lack of diversity within the House, and the conference is a good way to do that, he said.

The conference “has a wealth of experience” that the representatives could tap into, he said.