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2013 Sigma Xi Annual Meeting
Resolution #1. The Committe on Qualifications and Membership adopted changes to the policy on Chapters in Good Standing. Those changes are as follows:
Good Standing of Chapters
To remain in good standing, a chapter must:
(a) elect and initiate, via any mechanism open to the chapter, new Members and/or Associate Members on at least one occasion in two consecutive years, or, for chapters at non-academic institutions, provide a record satisfactory to the appropriate committee designated by the Board of either contributions to and involvement in improvement of mathematics and science education or the promotion of science or engineering to young people,
(b) file with the Executive Director an annual report on or about 1 July of each year, providing evidence that the chapter is contributing to the encouragement of scientific research, pure or applied, and is serving the other objectives of the Society,
(c) file a Treasurer’s Report on or about July 1 of each year, with the Annual Report, to ensure that funds from local dues and chapter support are being spent on chapter activities.
(d) submit a copy of the chapter by-laws with the Annual Report each year to the Society. Chapters must place the following line into the chapter by-laws:
If the chapter goes inactive and remains dormant over 5 years or dissolves, any funds the chapter possesses which were the direct result of local dues and chapter support will go back to the Sigma Xi the Scientific Research Society.
(e) be represented at the Assembly of Delegates at least once every three years, and
(f) provide timely annual notification to the Executive Director of the officers of the chapter.
Officers of the chapter must be dues-paid active members. Should they lapse in dues payment, notice will be sent to them of their inability to serve until their dues are paid. Should no action be taken, notice will be sent to other officers in the chapter. If no officers are dues-paid, notice will be sent to the most recent past officers of the chapter who are dues-paid indicating that the chapter is no longer in good standing.
A chapter that does not fulfill these requirements is not eligible to receive local support payments or support for delegate travel to the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting.
The policy would read:
To remain in good standing, a chapter must:
(a) elect and initiate, via any mechanism open to the chapter, new Members and/or Associate Members on at least one occasion in two consecutive years, or, for chapters at non-academic institutions, provide a record satisfactory to the appropriate committee designated by the Board of either contributions to and involvement in improvement of mathematics and science education or the promotion of science or engineering to young people,
(b) file with the Executive Director an annual report on or about 1 July of each year, providing evidence that the chapter is contributing to the encouragement of scientific research, pure or applied, and is serving the other objectives of the Society,
(c) file a Treasurer’s Report on or about July 1 of each year, with the Annual Report, to ensure that funds from local dues and chapter support are being spent on chapter activities.
(d) submit a copy of the chapter by-laws with the Annual Report each year to the Society. Chapters must place the following line into the chapter by-laws:
If the chapter goes inactive and remains dormant over 5 years or dissolves, any funds the chapter possesses which were the direct result of local dues and chapter support will go back to the Sigma Xi the Scientific Research Society.
(e) be represented at the Assembly of Delegates at least once every three years, and
(f) provide timely annual notification to the Executive Director of the officers of the chapter.
Officers of the chapter must be dues-paid active members. Should they lapse in dues payment, notice will be sent to them of their inability to serve until their dues are paid. Should no action be taken, notice will be sent to other officers in the chapter. If no officers are dues-paid, notice will be sent to the most recent past officers of the chapter who are dues-paid indicating that the chapter is no longer in good standing.
A chapter that does not fulfill these requirements is not eligible to receive local support payments or support for delegate travel to the Sigma Xi Annual Meeting.
In accordance with Bylaw II Section 3, chapters must notify the Executive Director, in writing, of any objections to these changes no later than June 23, 2013.
The Bylaws state:
- Should fifteen (15) or more chapters object to a policy
- change in writing and objections cannot be resolved in a new
- comment period, the policy change will be held in abeyance until
- the next Assembly of Delegates where it will be presented for vote.
- Otherwise the policy change will be implemented upon the close of
- the comment period.
Objections from a chapter in good standing can be sent via email attachment to executiveoffice@sigmaxi.org or by sending a fax to 919-549-0090, ATTN: Executive Director's Office. Objections must be specific and reference the change in the policy as well as include signatures from all officers of the chapter.
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