Constitution
Omicron Chapter Bylaws - Cont.
I.   The Webmaster
1. The Webmaster must maintain and update the Omicron website.
2. The Webmaster is also responsible for posting fellowship, scholarship, and leadership events.
3. The Webmaster will coordinate activities closely with the Historian to keep the information and depictions of events accurate.
4. The Webmaster will work closely with the Treasurer when attending to any financial aspects of the website�s funding.

J. The succession of command to preside over the meetings of the chapter is as follows: President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, Initiate Advisor, Historian, Parliamentarian, Web Master.

Section 7. Election of Officers
A. Election of officers shall be held at a regular meeting with nominations taken from the floor.
B. Each candidate shall present reasons of intent for running for a particular position.  After each candidate for a position has done this in front of the fraternity at a regular meeting, the candidates will be asked to leave the room while the floor is open to a pro/con debate on each of the candidates.
C. A simple majority of the Active Members present at a regular meeting shall be required to elect the officers.
Section 8. The term of office shall be one year, from the end of the spring semester to the end of the following spring semester.
Section 9. Officers shall serve on committees on a voluntary basis.

ARTICLE VII: EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Executive Board shall consist of all elected officers of Omicron Chapter. The Executive Board shall have the power to act on behalf of Omicron Chapter on matters of immediate importance.

ARTICLE VIII: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
The Executive Council shall consist of all elected officers and all standing committee chairpersons of Omicron Chapter. The Executive Council shall meet on a by-weekly basis. Attendance at all Executive Council meetings is mandatory and members shall receive only one (1) excused absence per semester. Voting done at Executive Council shall be done by members of the Executive Council only. However, all brothers are encouraged to attend Executive Council meetings.

ARTICLE IX: COMMITTEES
Section 1. Permanent committees shall exist from year to year, but membership on them shall be for one-semester terms. The Vice President shall be responsible for appointing a chairperson and co-chairperson with the approval of the Executive Board (at least one of the two must be an Active Member).

Section 2. The Finance Committee shall:
A. Conduct a minimum of one fundraiser per semester;
B. Keep track of Brother's participation in a fundraiser;
C. Keep track of all previous Phi Sigma Pi merchandise;
D. Select and sell merchandise at Phi Sigma Pi's National Convention.

Section 3. The Service Committee shall:
A. Organize service projects which will benefit the campus or community; Discretion may be used by the co-chairs as to how many to plan and to require;
B. Keep track of Active Member's and those on Membership Probation attendance at all service events;
C. Have a list of all projects for the semester distributed to the brotherhood by the second week;
D. Designate 3 (three) events where at least 1 (one) will be mandatory for all brothers to attend.
E. For any event not listed on the calendar, at least 4 (four) brothers must attend for it to count as a service project.
F. Plan the initiation service project for the community.
G. Assist Alumni Committee with the Alumni Hall of Fame.

Section 4. The Recreation Committee shall:
A. Conduct at least seven recreational or social events per semester (included are initiation events);
B. Organize initiation recreational and/or social events that brothers must attend;
C. Have a list of the initiation recreational/social events distributed to the brotherhood by the second week;
D. Keep track of Brother's attendance at all initiation recreational/social events;
E. Organize Senior Sendoff for graduating seniors each semester;
F. Develop an alcohol and controlled substance awareness program highlighting the responsibilities and liabilities of alcoholic beverages and controlled substances possession, consumption, and distribution.

Section 5. The Public Relations Committee shall:
A. Create and distribute at least one Chapter Newsletter per semester;
B. Publicize important chapter events that the campus and/or the public should know about;
C. Maintain the Chapter Bulletin Board in the Cumberland Union Building;
D. Maintain the chapter web page.

Section 6. The Alumni Committee shall:
A. Send at least one newsletter per semester to Alumni Members of Omicron Chapter to inform them of chapter events;
B. Update and maintain a listing of Alumni Members;
C. Organize an event for the Chapter and Alumni on Homecoming Day.
D. Shall keep track of an �Alumni Hall of Fame� and update the �Alumni Hall of Fame� Scrapbook; In coordination with the special events committee, each year before the end of the fall semester, the active brotherhood shall nominate alumni that they feel have contributed outstanding service to this chapter and have been successful in their life following graduation. Up to 3 alumni will be voted upon and selected to receive this honor every year. The selected alumni will be invited to Founder�s Day and receive their award from the chapter.
E. Perform the Senior Ritual for all graduating senior brothers at the last brotherhood meeting.

Section 7. The Special Events Committee shall:
A. Organize a Christmas Banquet and the Spring Formal;
B. Organize the Founder's Day Banquet;
C. Keep track of all brother's birthdays and recognize them.

Section 8. The Scholarship Committee shall:
A. Check academic progress of entire brotherhood to make sure all brothers have maintained a 3.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average;
B. Schedule at least three speakers to talk to the chapter and/or outside events that promote scholarship;
C. Be responsible for awarding Scholarship Awards to the brotherhood.
D. Will partner active brothers, who have dropped below the 3.0 GPA requirement, with a brother in their major (See Article IV, Section 8).
E. Present at least two official brotherhood events to the brotherhood at the beginning of each month. Each brother is required to attend two of the official brotherhood events that are announced to make requirements.
F. Any brother who wishes to attend a scholarship event which is not listed on the official calendar must get the event approved by the Scholarship Committee Chair. If time permits, the chair will present the event to the Executive Board for approval for requirements. In addition, events which are not listed as official brotherhood events must be accompanied by an event sheet.

Section 9. The Membership Development Committee shall:
A. Meet biweekly to discuss the condition of the chapter;
B. Observe attendance of brothers at meetings and events;
C. Notify brothers who have missed meetings and events to provide information which they may have missed;
D. Encourage participation in nonparticipating brothers;
E. Send out weekly e-mail updates about events and other important information.

Section 10. The Initiation Committee and the Major Fundraiser Committee are in addition to the eight permanent committees listed above. Serving on Initiation or Major Fundraiser does not fulfill the Active Membership requirement to serve on at least one committee.
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