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2. <strong>The</strong> National Office will request that additional reports from the host<br />

Par.<br />

be submitted, if available.<br />

institution<br />

3. <strong>The</strong> National Office will submit copies of all reports to the Chapter Standards<br />

Par.<br />

Ethics Board and set-up a conference call with all members and the accused<br />

and<br />

President. <strong>The</strong> conference call will serve as the official hearing of the<br />

chapter’s<br />

incident.<br />

3a. <strong>The</strong> accused chapter’s President will have an opportunity to answer and<br />

Par.<br />

any questions during the conference call.<br />

ask<br />

3b. <strong>The</strong> accused chapter may include any additional witnesses during the<br />

Par.<br />

call.<br />

conference<br />

2. <strong>The</strong> Chapter Standards and Ethics Board will determine responsibility based on<br />

Section<br />

taken from reports and during the conference call.<br />

information<br />

3. Decisions of the Standards Committee can be appealed to the Past National<br />

Section<br />

<strong>The</strong> Past National President’s decision may be appealed to the National<br />

President.<br />

or National Council in non-Conclave years. <strong>The</strong> National Conclave or National<br />

Conclave,<br />

has the final say in disciplinary appeal hearings.<br />

Council<br />

1. All chapters and colonies are prohibited from organizing and/or maintaining<br />

Section<br />

organization (“little sister”) groups. Such groups are in violation of Title IX of the<br />

auxiliary<br />

1. <strong>The</strong>se by-laws may be amended at any time by a simple majority of the<br />

Section<br />

Council. In times between conclaves bylaws may be amended via a vote<br />

National<br />

Par. 1. Responsibility will be determined by a majority vote of the board.<br />

Par. 2. Sanctions will be determined and approved by a majority vote of the board.<br />

ARTICLE X. LITTLE SISTER/AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS<br />

Federal Higher Education Reauthorization Act.<br />

ARTICLE XI. AMENDMENTS<br />

by the National Secretary voting time on any question being thirty (30)<br />

canvassed<br />

days from the date of the post mark on the envelope (or the date/time stamp on<br />

calendar<br />

electronic mail message) in which the question to be voted upon is mailed, provided,<br />

the<br />

that a quorum of votes are received within that time.<br />

however,<br />

75

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