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SIGMA XI, THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY |
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BYLAWS OF THE SOCIETY |
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BYLAW I. Activities of the Society.
Activities appropriate to the |
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fulfillment of the object of the Society include: the election
to |
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membership and associate membership in the Society of
students, |
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faculty members, investigators in research institutions and
others |
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who meet the requirements for membership set forth in Article
II, |
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Section 3 A and B of the Constitution; the maintenance of |
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companionship among the membership in various fields of
science |
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through association with chapters; the holding of meetings for
the |
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discussion of scientific subjects; the publication of American |
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Scientist and other publications devoted to the
dissemination of |
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scientific information, especially the results of research in
progress; |
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and the encouragement of scientific research through other
means |
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such as Grants-in-Aid of Research to individual investigators,
the |
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presentation of awards for excellence in research and the |
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maintenance of the lectureship programs. |
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BYLAW II. Membership in the Society |
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Section 1. Membership of Chapters. A. Chapters.
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membership of a chapter, subject to the requirements of
Article IV, |
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Section 1 of the Constitution, shall consist of the active
Members |
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and the active Associate Members who present satisfactory |
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credentials showing election to membership in the Society, who |
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request affiliation with the chapter and who are accepted by
the |
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chapter. They shall be recorded as such in the Headquarters of
the |
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Society. |
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B. Membership-at-Large. The membership-at-large,
subject to the |
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requirements of Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution,
shall |
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consist of the active Members and the active Associate Members
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who are not affiliated with any chapter. They shall be
recorded as |
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such in the Headquarters of the Society. |
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Section 2. Criteria for Membership. A. General
Requirements. |
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In the expanding field of science, enumeration of those
disciplines |
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appropriate to membership in the Society is not possible as
the sole |
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basis for defining the criteria for membership. For this
reason, |
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nomination of an individual engaged in scientific research may
be |
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made provided that the nominee is, by the quantitative
emphasis of |
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the work combined with its synthesis and qualitative stature,
deemed |
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eligible for nomination. |
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B. Noteworthy Achievement. Noteworthy achievement in
research |
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specified for election or promotion to full membership,
Article II, |
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Section 3 A of the Constitution, must be evidenced by
publications, |
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patents, written reports or a thesis or dissertation, which
must be |
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available to the Committee on Admissions if requested. If the
work |
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is "classified," it shall be assessed for the
Committee on Admissions |
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by a "cleared" Member. Membership in the Society is
neither linked |
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to the possession of any degree nor contingent upon belonging
to |
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some other organization. |
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C. Research Aptitude. Research aptitude specified for
election to |
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associate membership, Article II, Section 3 B of the
Constitution, |
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must be evidenced by independent investigation ordinarily
resulting |
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in a written report, which must be available to the Committee
on |
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Admissions if requested. If the work is
"classified," it shall be |
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assessed for the Committee on Admissions by a
"cleared" Member. |
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Associate membership is offered to encourage young
investigators |
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with promise to continue careers in research. In making the |
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nomination for such membership, both the nominator and the |
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seconder attest to the nominee's potential for future
promotion to |
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Member. |
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Section 3. Nomination Procedures. A. Responsibility.
The |
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responsibility for nomination of an individual for membership
in the |
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Society, and thus upholding the high ideals of the Society,
rests upon |
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the Members of the Society. Only those individuals whose
research |
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achievements deserve special recognition should be nominated
as |
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Members, and only those individuals whose potential for future
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success in research, and thus eventual attainment of full |
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membership, should be nominated for Associate Members. |
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Membership in Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society is an |
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honor and requires discriminating judgment on the part of the |
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membership and of the Committee on Admissions. |
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B. To a Chapter. Each nomination for election as a
Member or an |
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Associate Member to a chapter shall: (i) be made in writing,
(ii) |
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present full evidence of the eligibility of the nominee, and
(iii) be |
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signed by at least two active Members of the chapter as
nominator |
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and seconder. Such written nomination shall be sent to the
secretary |
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of the chapter who shall, in turn, deliver it to the Committee
on |
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Admissions of the chapter for its consideration. |
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C. To the Membership-at-Large. Each
nomination for election as |
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a Member or an Associate Member to the membership-at-large
shall: |
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(i) be made in writing, (ii) present full evidence of the
eligibility of |
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the nominee, and (iii) be signed by at least two active
Members of |
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the Society as nominator and seconder. Nominations for
Associate |
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Members shall be signed by Members of the nominee's current |
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institution, or shall explain how the nominator/seconder have |
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personal knowledge of the nominee's research activities and |
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contributions. All nominations to the membership-at-large
shall be |
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sent for consideration to the committee designated by the
Board of |
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Directors as its Committee on Admissions. |
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Section 4. Committee on Admissions. A. Selection.
(i) Of a |
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chapter. Each chapter shall have a Committee on
Admissions |
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composed of Members of the chapter and selected in a manner |
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prescribed in the bylaws of the chapter. |
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(ii) Of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
shall |
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designate an appropriate committee to serve as a Committee on |
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Admissions. |
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B. Duties and Responsibilities. (i) Consideration of
Nominees. |
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Each Committee on Admissions shall carefully consider and vote
on |
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all nominations that have been duly received, and shall
recommend |
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to the chapter for election/promotion those candidates for
full |
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membership or associate membership who have been approved by |
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the Committee. |
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(ii) Review of the Roster. The Committee on Admissions
of a |
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chapter shall periodically review the roster of Associate
Members |
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with the view of possible promotion to full membership. Also,
an |
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Associate Member may submit to the secretary of the chapter
which |
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elected them, or to the secretary of the chapter with which
the |
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Associate Member is currently affiliated, evidence of
eligibility for |
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promotion to full membership. |
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Section 5. Election to Membership. A. Responsibility.
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Responsibility for the election of an individual to membership
in the |
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Society as a Member or Associate Member is vested in the full |
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membership of a chapter or in the committee so designated by
the |
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Board. In the election of new members, the full membership
shall |
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be guided by the recommendations of the Committee on |
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Admissions. |
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B. Procedures. (i) Of a Chapter. A chapter shall
vote only on |
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those nominees for membership who have been recommended by the
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Committee on Admissions. An affirmative vote of at least
three- |
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fourths of the Members present and voting at a meeting shall
be |
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necessary for election or promotion. |
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(ii) Of the Committee Designated by the
Board . The committee |
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designated by the Board shall elect or promote to membership
in the |
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Society those nominees of which the Committee approves. |
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(iii) Exception for Chapters. Without limiting its own
power in |
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paragraph B (i) above, a chapter may empower its Committee on |
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Admissions to elect/promote to membership or associate |
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membership in the Society provided that in each such |
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election/promotion a unanimous vote of the Committee shall be |
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required. |
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Section 6. Initiation of New Members. A. Procedures.
(i) |
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Member-elect present. Each Member-elect and each
Associate |
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Member-elect in a chapter shall, except as provided for in
(ii) below, |
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be initiated at such time after the election as the bylaws of
the |
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chapter prescribe and in accordance with the form prescribed
in B, |
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below, before being admitted to membership in the Society. At
the |
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conclusion of the initiation ceremony, the new members shall
be |
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presented to the chapter. |
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(ii) Member-elect or Associate Member-elect Absent and |
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Member-elect or Associate Member-elect by the Committee |
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Designated by the Board . Any Members-elect or
Associate |
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Members-elect who are unable to attend a regular initiation |
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ceremony are required to state to either the president of the
electing |
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chapter or to the Chair of the committee designated by the
Board, |
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that they (a) have read the culture, mission and vision |
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statements of the Society and (b) assent in writing to the Pledge, |
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whereupon they shall be admitted to membership in the Society. |
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(iii) Honorary Members. Honorary Members shall be
initiated |
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into the Society by the President, or by a person designated
by the |
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President, at a suitable ceremony. |
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B. Pledge of the Society. Members-elect and Associate
Members- |
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elect shall be informed of the aims and objectives of the
Society, and |
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shall be required to assent, either orally or in writing to
the president |
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of the electing chapter or the president’s deputy, or in
writing to the |
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Chair of the committee designated by the Board , to the
following |
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Pledge: "Do you hereby pledge yourself, in accordance
with the |
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purposes and objectives of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research |
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Society, to encourage original investigations in science, to
foster |
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companionship and cooperation among scientists, to maintain
honor, |
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integrity and honesty in all scientific activities, and to
assume the |
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other continuing responsibilities of membership?"
Members-elect |
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and Associate Members-elect who attend a regular initiation
are |
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expected to have read the culture, mission and vision statements |
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of the Society, whereupon they are admitted to membership in the |
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Society. |
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C. Certificate of Membership. (i) Members and
Associate |
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Members. Upon admission to membership, each new Member
or |
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Associate Member shall receive a certificate of membership
which |
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shall be in a form approved by the Assembly of Delegates, bear
the |
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Seal of the Society, and be signed by the President of the
Society, the |
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Executive Director, and the president and secretary of the
electing |
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chapter or the Chair of the committee designated by the Board |
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Each new Member or Associate Member shall also receive the |
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official emblem, or the authorization to secure such emblem. |
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(ii) Honorary Members. Honorary
Members shall receive a |
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suitable certificate of membership approved by the Board of |
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Directors, bearing the Seal of the Society, and signed by the |
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President and the Executive Director. |
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Section 7. Changes in Membership Status. A. Active
to Inactive |
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Active members who fail to comply with the provisions of
Article |
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IV, Section 1 of the Constitution shall be transferred to
inactive |
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membership, and shall be recorded as such in the Headquarters
of |
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the Society. |
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B. Inactive to Active. An inactive
member may, at any time and at |
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the member's discretion, be returned to active membership by |
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complying with the provisions of Article IV, Section 1 of the |
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Constitution, and by indicating to the Headquarters of the
Society the |
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chapter, or the membership-at-large, with which the member
wishes |
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to be affiliated. Such change shall be recorded appropriately
in the |
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Headquarters of the Society. |
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C. Life Membership. Procedures for attainment of Life |
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Membership shall be established, from time to time, by the
Board of |
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Directors and ratified by the Assembly of Delegates. Upon |
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attainment of Life Membership, the member is relieved
thereafter |
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from complying with the provisions of Article IV, Section 1 of
the |
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Constitution. |
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D. Emeritus Status. Any active Member or Associate
Member |
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who has paid annual dues for the immediately preceding 10
years |
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and who has reached the age of 65, or who, at any age, has
paid |
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annual dues for the immediately preceding 30 years, may upon |
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retirement request emeritus status. This status permits
continued |
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active association with the Society as provided for in Bylaw
IV, |
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Section 1 A (iii). |
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BYLAW III. Organization of the Society |
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Section 1. Chapters. A. Chapters. (i) Location
and |
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Requirements for a Chapter. A chapter may be
established by |
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action of the Board of Directors, advised by a committee
designated |
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by the Board , at any location where scientific research is
cultivated |
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and promoted. Of considerable importance are evidences of
official |
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commitments to the development and support of research by the |
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institution in the immediate and long-range future. |
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Ordinarily locations approved for chapter status will be
single |
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educational, governmental, or industrial institutions whose |
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permanency is reasonably assured. In some instances chapters
may |
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be approved at locations whose research strength and potential
is |
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dependent upon the combined research organizations of two or
more |
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institutions so situated physically that they can participate
together as |
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companions in zealous research. |
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Before any petitioning group can be recommended for chapter
status, |
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a committee designated by the Board shall ascertain by
inquiry, |
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study, and visits, where appropriate, if the conditions at the
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institution(s) involved are conducive to further scientific
research. |
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(ii) The Petition. A petition for
the granting of a charter for the |
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establishment of a chapter shall be communicated to the
Executive |
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Director, who, in turn, shall refer it to the committee
designated by |
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the Board to determine the suitability of the petition. At
least 18 |
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active members, of whom at least 9 must be full active
Members, |
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must agree in the petition to become members of the chapter.
If the |
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committee , by at least a three-fourths majority vote,
recommends |
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approval of the Board of Directors, and it, in turn, approves
by a like |
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vote, the Executive Director shall initiate the process of
installation |
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of a new chapter. |
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(iii) Chapter Charter. Each charter for the
establishment of a new |
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chapter shall be signed by the President and the Executive
Director, |
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and shall be presented by the installing officer to the
petitioning |
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group at a special installation ceremony arranged by the
petitioning |
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group in consultation with the Executive Director. The form of
the |
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charter is set forth in Bylaw III, Section 1 D (i) and (ii) ,
below. |
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(iv) Affiliation with a Chapter. A Member or Associate
Member, |
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upon presenting satisfactory credentials showing election to |
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membership in the Society, and complying with the provisions
of |
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Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution, is entitled to
appropriate |
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membership in any chapter depending upon such relationship to
the |
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institution(s) hosting the chapter as said institution(s) may
require. |
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(v) Revocation of a Chapter Charter. Any chapter not in
good |
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standing (Bylaw III, 1C) will be placed on probation for a one
year |
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period by the committee designated by the Board to oversee
chapter |
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activities. If after one year on probation, a chapter has not
returned |
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to good standing, the committee may initiate the necessary
action |
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for revocation of the chapter's charter as indicated below.
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charter of a chapter may be revoked by the Board of Directors,
by a |
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three-fourths majority vote of those present at a meeting of
the |
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Board, provided the Board action was taken in response to a
three- |
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fourths majority vote of the members of the committee present
at a |
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meeting following a thorough investigation of the chapter
concerned |
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and the taking of all possible remedial steps to preclude the
necessity |
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for such action by the committee. |
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B. Good Standing of Chapters. To remain in good
standing, a |
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chapter should (a) elect and initiate, via any mechanism open
to the |
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chapter, new Members and/or Associate Members on at least one |
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occasion in two consecutive years, or, for chapters at
non-academic |
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institutions, provide a record satisfactory to the appropriate
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committee designated by the Board of either contributions to
and |
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involvement in improvement of mathematics and science
education |
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or the promotion of science or engineering to young people,
(b) file |
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with the Executive Director an annual report on or about 1
July of |
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each year, providing evidence that the chapter is contributing
to the |
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encouragement of scientific research, pure or applied, and is
serving |
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the other objectives of the Society, (c) be represented at the |
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Assembly of Delegates at least once every three years, and (d) |
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provide timely annual notification to the Executive Director
of the |
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officers of the chapter. |
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C. (reserved) |
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D. The Charter. The charter issued to a chapter shall
contain two |
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paragraphs, to wit: |
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(i) First Paragraph. The first
paragraph of the charter of a chapter |
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shall be in the following form: |
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"Be it hereby known that a charter for the establishment
of a chapter |
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of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society at .........to be
known as |
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the ........Chapter, is hereby granted to the following
persons as |
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Charter Members and Charter Associate Members, conveying to |
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them and to their duly elected successors all the privileges
and |
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responsibilities conferred by the Constitution of the Society;
(list of |
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names)" |
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(ii) Second Paragraph. The second paragraph of the
charter of a |
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chapter shall be in the following form: |
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"In witness whereof, the signatures of
the President and the |
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Executive Director, together with the Seal of the Society, are
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hereunto affixed on the ..........day of ..........in the
year......." |
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E. Geographic Regions. Chapters located in North
America are |
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assigned to the geographic region in which they are located. |
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Chapters located outside North America shall be assigned to a |
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geographic region by the Board of Directors after consultation
with |
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the chapter. A chapter having special ties to a chapter in
another |
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region may ask to be reassigned, and the Board of Directors
shall act |
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on such requests. Once each decade the Board of Directors
shall |
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evaluate the distribution of members and chapters within the |
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geographic regions and make appropriate changes to geographic |
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boundaries. |
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F. Constituency Groups. Chapters located in the United
States and |
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its territories are assigned by the Board of Directors to one
of four |
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constituency groups of chapters from similar institutions.
Chapters |
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located outside of the United States and its territories are
assigned to |
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the Canadian/International constituency group. A chapter may
ask to |
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be reassigned to a different constituency group, and the Board
of |
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Directors shall act on such requests. |
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Section 2. The Assembly of Delegates. A. Duties of
the |
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Assembly. The Assembly of Delegates shall meet annually
in |
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General Session at which time the delegates shall consider and
act |
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upon business, and elect such officers as may be required. |
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B. Caucuses. In addition to the General Sessions of the
Assembly |
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of Delegates attended by all delegates, the Annual Meeting
shall |
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provide time for caucuses of each geographic region and |
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constituency group at which time the delegates may meet and |
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conduct such discussions and business, including the election
of a |
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Director, a member of the Committee on Nominations, and
members |
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of the region or group nominating committees, as may be
required. |
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The appropriate Director shall preside over each caucus.
Directors |
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prepare agendas of matters to be discussed, which shall
include |
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matters of interest to science and to the Society as a whole,
as well |
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as matters specific to the interest of the geographic region
or |
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constituency group. The Director may act as spokesperson for
the |
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geographic region or constituency group at General Sessions of
the |
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Assembly of Delegates. |
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C. (reserved) |
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D. (reserved) |
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E. (reserved) |
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F. Agenda of the General Session of the Assembly of
Delegates. |
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(i) Order of Business. The Preliminary Agenda of the
General |
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Session of an Assembly of Delegates shall set forth the order
of |
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business proposed by the President. The Preliminary Agenda
may |
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be amended at the opening of the First Session of said
Assembly, |
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and shall be adopted by a majority vote of the Assembly of |
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Delegates. |
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(ii) Change in the Order of Business. The regular order
of |
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business, having been adopted, may be suspended or modified by
a |
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three-fourths majority vote of the Assembly of Delegates. |
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(iii) Rules of Order. Meetings of the Assembly of
Delegates shall |
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be conducted in accordance with the current edition of Robert's |
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Rules of Order Newly Revised, except when in conflict with the |
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Constitution or Bylaws, in which case the Constitution or Bylaws |
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shall prevail. The President shall serve as the presiding officer of the |
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Assembly, and the Executive Director as its secretary. The presiding |
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officer may limit debate for the purpose of maintaining the time |
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schedule of the Assembly. |
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(iv) Limitations on Resolutions. (a) No resolution,
except those |
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reported by official committees or those hereinafter defined,
will be |
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in order for consideration by an Assembly of Delegates unless |
| 348. |
having been presented first to the Committee on Resolutions.
All |
| 349. |
proposed resolutions of a substantive nature, including
motions, to |
| 350. |
be eligible for passage at an Assembly of Delegates, must have
been |
| 351. |
submitted 150 days prior to the convening of that Assembly of |
| 352. |
Delegates and circulated to the chapters 60 days in advance of
the |
| 353. |
meeting. The Executive Director shall inform the chapters of
the |
| 354. |
final date for submission of proposed resolutions, and invite
the |
| 355. |
chapters to make their submissions through the Executive
Director. |
| 356. |
(b) Motions and resolutions of a substantive nature offered by
the |
| 357. |
Board of Directors, or motions and resolutions merely
expressing the |
| 358. |
sense of the Assembly, such as commemorative resolutions, are |
| 359. |
exempt from this provision. (c) Proposals concerning
resolutions of |
| 360. |
a substantive nature may be considered by the Assembly of |
| 361. |
Delegates for inclusion on the agenda of the next Assembly of |
| 362. |
Delegates, and a majority vote of the current Assembly of
Delegates |
| 363. |
on such a proposal shall require that it be placed on the
agenda of the |
| 364. |
next Assembly. |
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| 365. |
(v) The Committee on Resolutions.
The President shall appoint a |
| 366. |
Committee on Resolutions to consist of three members at least
150 |
| 367. |
days prior to the convening of an Assembly of Delegates. |
| |
|
| 368. |
Section 3. Officers of the Society. A. (reserved) |
| |
|
| 369. |
B. Election of Officers. (i) Nomination by the
Committee on |
| 370. |
Nominations. The Committee on Nominations shall present
to the |
| 371. |
chapters through the Executive Director, at least 60 days
prior to the |
| 372. |
convening of the Assembly of Delegates, a report which shall |
| 373. |
provide: (a) at least two nominees for President-elect; (b) at
least |
| 374. |
two nominees for Treasurer, when required; together with (c)
the |
| 375. |
normal biographical information such as would be available in |
| 376. |
standard publications and, in addition, data on past service
to the |
| 377. |
Society together with the assurance that the nominee will
serve if |
| 378. |
elected. To assist the Committee in its selection of nominees
for |
| 379. |
Treasurer, the President, in consultation with the
President-elect and |
| 380. |
the Chair of the Committee, shall appoint a search committee
of not |
| 381. |
less than three and not more than five persons, none of whom
may |
| 382. |
be an officer of the Society and not more than two of whom may
be |
| 383. |
members of the Committee on Nominations. The search committee |
| 384. |
shall be appointed not less than three months before the
Committee |
| 385. |
on Nominations meets to determine its nominees for Treasurer. |
| |
|
| 386. |
(ii) Additional Nominations.
Additional nominations for |
| 387. |
President-elect and for Treasurer may be made provided each |
| 388. |
nominee is supported by at least three chapters and further
provided |
| 389. |
that the chapters have been furnished by the proposers through
the |
| 390. |
Executive Director at least 21 days prior to the convening of
the |
| 391. |
Assembly of Delegates with the name of the nominee and the |
| 392. |
additional information required in (i) above. |
| |
|
| 393. |
C. (reserved) |
| |
|
| 394. |
D. Vacancies. (i) In One Office. In the case of
a vacancy in the |
| 395. |
office of President, the President-elect shall assume the
office and |
| 396. |
the duties of the President they succeed and also serve the
full |
| 397. |
presidential term of one year for which they were elected. In
the |
| 398. |
case of a vacancy in the office of President-elect, the most
recently |
| 399. |
retired president shall assume the duties, but not the office,
until the |
| 400. |
next Assembly of Delegates, at which time both a President and
a |
| 401. |
President-elect shall be elected. The newly elected President
shall, |
| 402. |
in the interim between election by the Assembly of Delegates
and |
| 403. |
the beginning of the elected term, serve as the
President-elect. In the |
| 404. |
case of a vacancy in the office of Immediate Past President,
the most |
| 405. |
recently retired President available shall assume the duties,
but not |
| 406. |
the office, for the remainder of the term. In the case of a
vacancy in |
| 407. |
the office of Treasurer, the President shall appoint a
Treasurer to |
| 408. |
serve until the next Assembly of Delegates, at which time a |
| 409. |
successor shall be elected for the unexpired balance of the
term of |
| 410. |
office. |
| |
|
| 411. |
(ii) President and President-elect. Both Vacant. If the
offices of |
| 412. |
both President and President-elect are simultaneously vacant,
the |
| 413. |
Immediate Past President, or the Executive Director or
Treasurer, |
| 414. |
shall convene the Board of Directors, which shall have the
authority |
| 415. |
to fill the office of President and to appoint an individual
to assume |
| 416. |
the duties, but not the office, of President-elect until the
next |
| 417. |
Assembly of Delegates, at which time both a President and a |
| 418. |
President-elect shall be elected. Those individuals elected
shall |
| 419. |
immediately assume office completing the unexpired terms of
their |
| 420. |
predecessors prior to serving the terms for which they were
elected. |
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| 421. |
Section 4. Board of Directors. A. Membership.
The Board of |
| 422. |
Directors shall consist of the President, the President-elect,
the |
| 423. |
Immediate Past President, the Treasurer, the Executive
Director |
| 424. |
(without vote), a Director elected for each geographic region
by the |
| 425. |
chapters in the region, a Director elected for each
const |
