1. Beta Rho Mu (hereby referred to as BPM) shall be governed by one president and one Governing Council, elected annually. The president shall be elected by secret ballot conducted of all active members of BPM each May. Following this election each chapter house will elect one representative to serve on the Governing Council. One may not serve as president and chapter representative concurrently. Each chapter may elect a representative in the manner they see fit.
2. The president shall make all cabinet appointments. Cabinet members (i.e. Minister of Propaganda, Rush Chair, Activities Chair) may not serve as chapter representatives while serving in the cabinet.
3. The president can serve only one term as president. One may serve as chapter representative for up to and not to exceed two terms.
4. The president is responsible for providing the "house" (typically but not exclusively his own residence) to host both formal and informal BPM activities.
1. Meetings will be held whenever and wherever the president or Governing Council so chooses.
2. Attendance at meetings is strictly voluntary, but what else are you going to do?
3. Attire at meetings is strictly casual. All members wearing sweater vests or baby-blue collared shirts with the collars up will suffer two crotch shots from the finance chair.
4. No smoking cigarettes.
5. Official meetings (i.e. elections) will be conducted by the president or someone appointed by said president.
1. The Machine Mama is the monthly designation given to the female who best puts up with and/or puts out for BPM. She is elected monthly by the members at large. Up to three eligible (read: non-married) females will be nominated, debated and finally voted upon in a secretive manner.
2. If a member of BPM speaks ill of the current machine mama he will receive glares and taunts.
3. If a non-member of BPM speaks ill of the current machine mama he will receive an ass whooping.
4. One cannot be elected machine mama for six consecutive months after her last machine mamage.
1. The members of BPM always seek to uphold the values espoused by The Brotherhood namely Truth, Passion, Lust, Beauty, Quiet Dignity and Loyalty.
2. Direct homosexual advances on other BPM members are strictly prohibited. We all dabble, but not with each other.
3. Heterosexual behavior is strongly encouraged (i.e. talking to and romancing females)
4. We never speak ill of other, lesser fraternities. We exude quiet confidence. But we do hate the Betas.
5. We honor and respect womanhood and its accompanying blessings
6. We never speak of secret stuff to non-BPM members. We never talk about our secret handshake or our sacred robes or birth or ego paniteo nihilum or the moustache curl to anyone but BPM members.
7. We never speak ill of The Skynrd
8. When alums enter an official meeting of BPM, all active members greet them with butt slaps
9. When someone says something that is way awesome we do the moustache curl which is, in and of itself, way awesome.
10. We are culturally sensitive
11. We spread light
12. We uphold justice
13. We eat meat
14. We celebrate diversity
15. We light the fire within
16. Above all, we always, always live the dream