Eligibility for individual officer positions are stated above. Each nominee shall have been an active member in good standing. Following the speeches, a secret ballot amongĪll active members will elect officers, and a simple majority of all votes shall be necessary to elect a nominee. At the election meeting, each officer nominee will give a short speech. In this event, if this officer does not enroll in band the following academic semester the individual is automatically dropped as an officer.Ģ.03 The nominations/elections procedure will be as follows: There will be one round of nominations and one election meeting. In the event that an officer cannot enroll in a band due to a class schedule of subjects required for graduation, the person elected can continue as an officer for that academic term, with the approval of the chapter. Otherwise this member is ineligible to continue as an officer of the chapter.
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All officers must also register for credit in a University band for one full semester during the term of office.
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Exceptions to the requirement are permitted for graduate students upon receipt of a letter from the Director of Graduate Studies of the student’s department certifying that the student is actively pursuing a degree in good standing with the University and free of any sanctions defined within the Board of Regents Policy-Student Conduct Code administered by the Office for Community Standards. All members who have been elected to an office must be currently registered, student services fee paying students at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Each officer shall have the best interest of the Sorority at heart and shall be willing and able to devote the necessary time to execute the duties of the office. Officers will have biweekly executive board meetings.Ģ.02 Each chapter officer shall be an active member of the Sorority in good standing at the time of election, shall possess more than ordinary business ability, and shall be capable of representing the chapter under all ordinary conditions. No officer can serve their first term as an officer during their final year in the chapter unless they have served previously as a standing committee or special chair. The Vice President must be in good standing and have been an active member for two academic years.
The President must have previously served as an officer, standing committee chair, or special committee chair. The President must be in good standing and have been an active member for two academic years. These officers shall comprise the Executive Committee, which shall be responsible for the execution and enforcement of this Constitution. The chapter shall operate under the authority of the Chapter Sponsor.Ģ.01 The officers of this chapter shall be: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Historian, Ritualist, Member At Large and Merchandiser. Once the chapter is finished discussing, the chapter will vote on the amendment, unless they are not ready in this case, the amendment will be tabled. The President shall review the amendment and will send it out to the chapter for their review prior to the full chapter meeting.Īt the full chapter meeting, the chapter will engage in a maximum of seven minutes of discussion as moderated by the President. In addition to their revision, they must submit a list of reasons for and against their amendment for the chapter to consider.
The process for adding a new amendment is as follows:Īn active member of the chapter must draft the revision or clause, clearly outlining their change, and submit their revision to the President of the chapter by the Sunday before the next chapter meeting. The Constitution may be revised in the form of amendments. The chapter shall be very knowledgeable of Robert’s Rules of Order.ġ.03 This Constitution shall be reviewed on a biannual basis and reviewed by the chapter membership as necessary in order to keep it up-to-date and in compliance with University policy and the National Tau Beta Sigma Constitution. The President shall be responsible for distributing and enforcing basic rules of order. The President shall state any changes or additions to the meeting policies for the fiscal year at the first meeting of each year. 1.01 The official name of this co-ed organization shall be the Tau Beta Sigma - Alpha Iota Chapter, National Honorary Band Sorority for College and University Bands.ġ.02 Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, unless otherwise specifically stated in this constitution, shall govern the procedures of the chapter.
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