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ARTICLE IX: Meetings and Voting Procedures 

 

Section 1: The Chapter shall regularly meet once (1) a week at a time and place to be determined by the Chapter. The date of the first scheduled meeting of the following semester shall be called by the President at the last meeting of the present semester. 

 

Section 2: The following rules shall be followed for conducting regular meetings: the National Constitution, the Epsilon Iota Chapter Bylaws and Robert’s Rules of Order. Quorum is defined as a majority of the Active Chapter Membership. 

 

Section 3: The Epsilon Iota Chapter’s voting procedures shall follow Robert’s Rules of Order. 

 

Section 4: The Chapter shall vote on those who rush and wish to join the Epsilon Iota Chapter’s initiation program.  Active members must attend at least 50% of the scheduled rush events in order to participate in both debate and voting for prospective initiates. Confirmation into the initiation program requires a majority vote of Active Members present who have met the specified attendance requirement. Voting will be done at the Chapter meeting prior to the scheduled pinning ceremony where there is quorum.  

 

Section 5: The Chapter shall vote on those initiates who complete the National and Chapter requirements of the initiation program. Voting will be done at a Chapter meeting at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled Initiation ceremony. Confirmation into the chapter membership requires a three-fourths (3/4) affirmative vote of the Active Membership. Those initiates who do not meet both the National and Chapter requirements of the initiation program shall not be considered for membership.   

 

Section 6: Removing an initiate from the initiation program requires a majority vote of the Chapter membership at a Chapter meeting where quorum is present.   

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