Guide to Student Life - Campus Life - Adelphi University

CONSTITUTION GUIDELINES
1. Be specific
2. Membership:
Who can be a member
Must be open to all undergraduates who show an interest in your organization.
3. Active versus inactive members:
Benefits of being an active member
How do you become an active member
Can you lose active member status
4. Officers:
Who is eligible
Must have a minimum of a 2.3 grade-point average.
Duties—be specific.
Impeachment process
Resignation process
5. Elections:
Who can vote
How do you nominate someone for a position
During what meeting do elections take place
Do you need a quorum present to vote
What percentage of the votes do you need in order to win
Who counts the votes
6. Committee:
Do you have committees
Purpose of the committees
How you can become part of a committee
Be specific as to the duties.
Committees allow executive board members to delegate work and allow more members to
become involved in the organization.
7. Meetings:
When do you meet
Meetings should occur at minimum biweekly during the academic year.
8. Programs:
Organizations must hold one community service project and two events per semester.
Define what programming is.
9. Amendments:
How can you amend the constitution
Constitutions should be reviewed and reevaluated yearly.
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