A. Loss of voting privileges
B. They must attend one of the two weekly study hours provided by the initiation committee during the initiation period.
C. The brother will still be required to attend all major required functions (the inductions and meet nights), however they are only required to attend 25% of the semester�s activities (this will not include study hours or Sunday meetings.)
D. The Scholarship Committee will partner them with a brother in their major. That brother will come to study hours with them and assist them in their work. If either brother can not attend study hours, they will make arrangements to meet privately once a week for one hour.
E. If there are no brothers in their same major, the best effort will be made to match that brother up with a similar major.
F. At the beginning of each semester, it is that brother�s responsibility to show the scholarship committee their online transcript from the previous semester.
G. Event if they do not climb above a 3.0 GPA in one semester, they must show a raise in GPA from semester to semester. �Academic probation� will end when that brother�s GPA rises once again above 3.0.
H. If the brother in question does not show semesterly progress, their case must be brought before the Executive Council. At this point, the Executive Council will hear their case and decide to either continue academic probation or to expel the brother from the Omicron Chapter.
I. A brother on academic probation may not be an officer of this chapter. If they are currently an officer when they receive this status, they must resign their position under the bylaws of this chapter.
J. A brother on academic probation may still be a committee co-chair or take a little if they so desire.
ARTICLE V: CHAPTER ADVISORS
The Chapter Advisor(s) of Omicron Chapter shall be appointed or elected by Members of Omicron Chapter in the manner approved by Shippensburg University to advise and counsel the Chapter and the Members. The Chapter Advisor(s) shall serve the best interests of Phi Sigma Pi, Omicron Chapter, and its Members and reasonably attempt to ensure that all business conducted by Omicron Chapter meets Shippensburg University policies.
ARTICLE VI: OFFICERS
Section 1. All officer candidates shall possess at least the minimum requirements of an Active Member and have at least one (1) full semester of Active Membership (not including the semester of Induction).
A. The candidates for President should have at least two (2) semesters of Active Membership instead of one, including the semester of elections.
Section 2. Omicron Chapter Officers shall be elected and installed by the tenth week of the spring semester.
Section 3. Each officer shall submit at the end of each term of office a report outlining the accomplishments and problems of the term and including recommendations for future operation of Omicron Chapter. These reports shall be submitted to the Executive Board and reported to Omicron Chapter by the last meeting of the term of office.
Section 4. In the event that any elected officer shall be deemed inactive, the officer in question must submit a letter of resignation to the Executive Board. At this time the Chapter appoints by simple majority an interim successor to the position. The successor shall be confirmed by 2/3 majority vote of the Active members of the brotherhood present at the next general meeting. In the event that the nominee fails to be confirmed the process shall be repeated as stated above.
Section 5. The duties of Omicron Chapter Officers may include, but are not limited to, the following as listed.
Section 6. The Chapter officers are the following:
A. The President
1. Shall preserve the Ritual
B. The Vice President
1. Shall appoint committee heads with the approval of the executive council.
C. The Recording Secretary
1. Keep record of all proceedings of the Chapter and Executive Board meetings and the Chapter, enter such minutes in a permanent record, and send copies to the National Office;
2. Be responsible for the reading or distribution of the minutes to the Executive Board and/or Executive Council before the next regularly scheduled meeting and have the minutes available for review by the membership of the Chapter;
3. Be responsible for the attendance records of the Chapter;
4. Be responsible for correspondence between the chapter and the Chapter Advisor.
5. Be responsible for typing weekly minutes of each meeting, and providing them to all active and inactive members through email.
D. The Corresponding Secretary
1. Be responsible for all correspondence pertaining to the Chapter and its distribution to those designated;
2. Preserve, supply, and submit all National and Chapter forms, documents, records, the Constitution, Bylaws, Fraternal Governance Documents, other documents and supplies;
3. Maintain for the Chapter the approved Fraternity Roll Book requiring the signatures of all members at the time of their initiation. All Members shall be numbered sequentially in the Chapter Roll;
4. Be responsible for compiling and submitting all required membership lists and other required affiliation documentation to the appropriate divisions of the sheltering institution to ensure continued affiliation (including Omicron's Advisor and Shippensburg University's Student Senate).
E. The Treasurer
1. Shall collect National and Omicron Dues;
2. Serve as ex-officio member of the finance committee and all of the general chapter purpose monetary generating committees.
F. The Initiate Advisor
1. Shall select the initiation committee with the help from the initiate co-chair, vice-president, and the president;
2. Be responsible for, with the assistance of the initiation committee, the planning and implementation of initiation program approved by the members of the chapter at the meeting prior to the first meet night held by the chapter.
3. Develop a five weeklong initiation program with dates and events to be approved at a General Meeting before the Chapter holds meet night;
4. Develop and maintain a system through which initiates progress can be monitored (Ex. Warnings);
5. Meet weekly with the Brotherhood to evaluate initiate progress;
6. Make sure each initiate has a Big Brother to help guide him/her through the initiation program and his or her interaction is sufficient.
G. The Historian
1. Prepare a visual presentation for Omicron Chapter�s meet night;
2. Tests initiates on any information contained within the Scholar�s Province;
3. Compile a photo album of each year�s events.
H. The Parliamentarian
1. Advise Omicron Chapter in its activities to ensure that the National Constitution and Fraternal Governance Documents are adhered to in all functions of Omicron Chapter;
2. Advise Omicron Chapter in its activities to ensure that the Chapter Bylaws and Chapter Governance Policies are adhered to in all functions of the Chapter;
3. Advise Omicron Chapter in its activities to ensure that the Chapter is in compliance with Robert's Rules of Order, latest edition;
4. Revise Omicron's Chapter Bylaws yearly;
5. Test initiates on Omicron's Chapter Bylaws;
6. Make revisions to Omicron Chapter Bylaws, which do not alter the intent or meaning of said bylaws.