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Bylaws
Table of Contents:
Article I: Officers
Article II: Meetings
Article I: Officers
1. The officers of this chapter
shall be as follows: President, Vice-President/
Pledge Director, Secretary/Chaplain, Treasurer, Historian/Reporter.
2. Election of officers shall
be as follows:
a.
The officers shall be elected for a term of one year beginning
in April of each year.
b.
Voting shall be by secret ballot. A simple majority
of members present and in good standing shall be necessary
for the election of an officer.
c. Officers
shall be nominated by the members in good standing, providing
the nominee has given prior consent.
d. The
nomination shall be presented at the regular meeting prior
to elections. Additional nominations may be made
from the floor at the election meeting, providing that
hte nominee had given prior consent.
e. Election
of officers shall be held at a designated meeting in the
month of March. The new officers shall be installed
during the month of April, and the regular meeting shall
follow.
3. After a brief orientation
period by their respective predecessors prior to installation,
the officers shall assume their respective duties immediately
upon installation. The installation shall be no
longer than the first meeting in April.
4. In the event of a vacancy
in th eofficer of the President, the Vice-President automatically
becomes President. The office of Vice-President
shall be filled at the next regular meeting by election.
Vacancies of other offices shall also be filled by election
at the next regular meeting.
5. An officer may be removed
from office by three-fourths vote of all members in good
standing.
6. Duties of officers are as
follows:
a. General
duties of the officers of this fraternity:
1. To assist in initiations
2. To meet with the officers at meetings call by
the President
3. The out-going officers shall advise the incoming
officers in all matters concerning their position
b. President
- the duties of the president shall be:
1. To preside at meetings
2. To appoint committees
3. To become familiar witht he officers' duties
and instruct them
4. To call special meetings
5. To direct initiations
6. To have supervision over the chapter
7. To appoint additional officers upon approval
of the chapter
c. Vice-President
- the duties of the Vice-President shall be:
1. To become President in the event of vacancy of
the office
2. To act as President in the absence of the President
3. To supervise all committee work
4. To instruct the activities in fraternity matters
5. To serve as Pledge Trainer with the following
responsibilites:
a. Rush party coordination
b. Pledge ritual coordination
c. Pledge training and exam
d. Initiation Ritual coordination
6. Responsible for coordination of all other rituals
and ceremonies
7. Responsible for cleaniless and storage of ritual
and ceremony symbols
d. Secretary/Chaplain
- the duties of Secretary/Chaplain shall be:
1. To keep records of proceedings, keeping files
of all letters received and copies sent
2. To make reports required by the national executive
office and keep duplicates on file
3. To keep a list of all initiates and members
4. To perform such duties as are put forth in any
ceremony of the fraternity
5. To perform chaplain duties as are put forth in
any ceremony of the fraternity
6. Responsible for recognition of initiates and
members' birthdays
e. Treasurer
- the duties of the treasurer shall be:
1. To inform the members about dues
2. To keep an accurate record of all money received
and expended
3. To make a monthly report to the chapter
4. To pay all financial obligations of the chapter
5. To make an annual report to the national executive
office
6. Responsible for fundraiser activities
f. Historian/Reporter
- the duties of the Historian/Reporter shall be:
1. To keep a scrapbook of the articles and papers
concerning the chapter and the events of the fraternity
2. To act as general publicity chairman for the
chapter
Article II: Meetings
1. This fraternity shall meet
once a month. Additional meetings shall be held
as necessary.
2. For any meeting of this chapter,
a quorum shall consist of one-third of the members in
good standing.
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