committee shall act for the Chapter between meetings and carry out duties outlined in the

By-Laws.

b. The Executive Committee shall consist of all the student officers mentioned in the Constitution,

a. A pledge cannot chair a committee. However, a pledge can co-chair a committee with a Brother

as the other co-chair.

b. A committee chair may succeed himself/herself only once, if so chosen by the President.

c. Unless otherwise stated, the chair of any committee shall be automatically authorized by the

Executive Committee to speak for Alpha Phi Omega on matters pertaining to his/her committee,

d. All committee chairs must adhere to the accepted Chapter budget. Any expenditure which will

be in excess of said budget must be preapproved by a majority vote of the active members

present at a meeting.

a. The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall

govern the Chapter in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not

inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Chapter may adopt.

b. Any motion which is a main motion, or an amendment, is required to be handed to the

recording secretary in written form after presentation.

c. The minutes must contain the name of the initiator and the seconder of all motions from the

d. Brothers and pledges must inform the Sergeant-at-Arms in writing upon arriving late or

leaving the meeting before the end of New Business. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall station

himself/herself by the door.

a. Attendance at Induction, Inquisition, Initiation, Chapter Program Planning Conference and

Brotherhood meetings is mandatory for all.

semester. Failure to do so will result in one unexcused absence.

c. Members of the fraternity who are registered for a class conflicting with the Brotherhood

meeting will be considered "Brothers and Pledges in class." All "Brothers and Pledges in

session and attend Executive Board meetings.

d. Leaving a Brotherhood meeting before the end of "New Business" is an absence.

Secretary shall talk to the absent Brother to determine the reason for the absence. Reasons for

excused absences shall include: additional community service, Alpha Phi Omega related

business, required class attendance or any other reason deemed suitable by the Recording

Secretary.

f. The Executive Board can overrule the Recording Secretary’s decision with a simple majority

overruled by two-thirds vote of the Brotherhood in attendance at the following Brotherhood

meeting at which a quorum is present.

g. The Recording Secretary shall contact Brothers who have two unexcused absences or three

involuntarily inactive.

h. Three unexcused absences per semester or four overall absences per semester will result in the

Brother becoming involuntarily inactive, with the exception of "Brothers and Pledges in

i. No binding business can occur at a meeting which is lacking a quorum.

twenty hours of service per semester will result in a Brother becoming automatically involuntarily

inactive. It shall be the duty of the Recording Secretary to keep a running tally of these hours.

b. No more than five service hours for a project will be recorded until meeting the twenty hour

all projects of the semester.

c. When recording hours, transportation to and from service projects shall be counted separately

than service time. Transportation time shall be divided in half and counted towards hours

a. The President shall appoint co-chairs to serve on this committee for the terms of the academic

year.

b. The signatures of two advisors are needed for all transactions of the fund. Each advisor’s

name shall be on file with The University of Connecticut Foundation.

c. Each semester a letter shall be sent out to all alumni, who have not previously donated,

d. Donors will be recognized in the following categories:

$ 0.01 - $ 24.99 Friend

$ 25.00 - $ 99.99 Sponsor

$250.00 and up Benefactor

e. All donations will be deposited into the Alpha Phi Omega general account. Five dollars of

every $25.00 will stay in the general account to pay for the expenses of the Endowment Fund.

Excess operating funds at the end of the year will remain in the Chapter’s general account.

f. Gifts will be awarded to donors of $25.00 or more. Undergraduate Brothers who donate

$15.00 or more will receive a gift.

g. Thank you letters and gifts will be sent out in a timely manner by the co-chairs.

h. The Endowment Co-Chairs are responsible for keeping accurate records of all donations and

expenses. These records will be kept in a logbook including the names and addresses of the

donors, the dates and amounts of the donations, the amounts taken out of the donations, the

gifts sent and the date the thank you letters were sent. The finance committee will be responsible

i. Updates of donations will be printed in each APOANUC.

j. A new budget will be drawn up at the end of each semester.

k. The beneficiary of this fund is the Delta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega; or in the case of

dissolution of the Delta Sigma Chapter, the National Fraternity.

b. A quorum (more than fifty percent) of the active Brothers is necessary to hold an election. One

must receive a majority of the votes of the active Brothers present to win the election.

the fewest votes will be stricken from the list and another ballot taken. In case of a tie for last,

both shall be stricken from the list and another ballot taken, except if there are only three

nominees on the ballot. In this case, all shall remain on the ballot regardless of the tie.

weeks before elections.

8. In the event of a vacancy in the Presidency, the First Vice-President will become the President

and the Recording Secretary will retain the position and succeed the First Vice-Presidency until

9. If an officer or a committee head should be believed to be lax in his/her duties, he/she shall be

first questioned outside the meeting by a person agreed upon by the Executive Committee. If no

satisfactory conclusion is reached from this questioning, the problem shall be brought up at the

10. A file of duties and suggestions shall be set up by the elected officers and standing committee

chairs to which each succeeding officer and standing committee chair can refer.

incurred at an official Delta Sigma event, all planning and actions for such an event will be

subject to approval of the Brotherhood.

12. A budget shall be drawn up and approved by the third meeting of each semester.

13. All Chapter equipment and office equipment shall remain in the office and the use of said

equipment by anybody shall be in the office.

14. Standard procedure for accepting service projects is for a Brother to present suggestions to the

with two-thirds vote.

15. There shall be no publicity regarding service to needy families, in order to protect the privacy of

these families.

16. The graduate members of the Delta Sigma Chapter shall receive the APOANUC. The APOANUC

shall also be sent to each Chapter in Sections 94 and 96, to the Region I Office, the National

Office, and the Boy Scout and Girl Scout councils in Connecticut.

17. The Pledgemaster shall select a Big Brother for each pledge in a pledge class.

of 1998. It will be added at the first opportunity).

19. The Chapter Pledge Manual will be reviewed and accordingly revised every semester, before

induction, by the Executive Committee and with the approval of the Brotherhood.

20. Pledges are responsible for knowing everything in the Chapter and National Pledge Manual.

21. The policy committee will bring policies up-to-date every semester as needed. The date of its

last revision will be posted on the Constitution, By-Laws, Policies, and Chapter Pledge Manual.

22. All Brothers and pledges are responsible for knowing everything in the policies. Each pledge

shall receive a copy of the National By-Laws, Chapter Constitution, Chapter By-Laws, and

Chapter Policies at Induction.

three regular Brotherhood meetings after it is incurred, in order to receive payment or

reimbursement, except in bills incurred in the last three weeks of the Spring Semester, in which

case they will be presented before the final exam period.

standing committee, unless voted down by the Brotherhood.

25. Before a Brother is made an advisor, he/she must leave the Brotherhood in good standing and

be out of the Brotherhood for at least a one-year period.

26. Any neophyte of the Delta Sigma Chapter who must remain so for an extended period of time

(i.e. one or more Brotherhood meetings) due to an absence at Initiation may enjoy the rights of

making a motion, chairing any committee, wearing their pledge pin at their own discretion, may

President’s report. A neophyte may not hold an Executive Board office, cast a vote, be a Big

Brother to a pledge, wear a service pin, and may not wear the Fraternity’s letters.

27. Any Brother or pledge who has verbally, or in written form, committed themselves to a service

project and does not show up shall be docked the number of hours of the service project from

28. The Brotherhood reserves the right to extend pledgeship of a pledge whom they feel needs

more time to acclimate themselves to the Fraternity. This pledge must complete the requirements

of his/her pledge period or comply with the conditions set forth by the Brotherhood. An

29. At the beginning of each semester the Executive Board Officers will designate their time of

computer usage. All remaining time is considered "free" time for all other Brother’s usage

which may be signed up for in the office in one hour blocks within a maximum of three hours.

30. No food or drink is allowed near the computer.

31. Blank Alpha Phi Omega disks are for Alpha Phi Omega use. Use personal disks for personal

32. Any pledge or Brother who misses a Saferides shift, and fails to provide the chairman with a

reasonable, or at least twelve hours notice, will be docked five hours. Appeals are at the

discretion of the Executive Board.

33. The President shall announce prior to all Executive Board elections that only Brothers who do

running.

34. The Academic Chair shall organize three on-campus, voluntary study halls for every semester.

It is his/her responsibility that these sessions remain conducive to studying.

35. If any officer is placed on academic probation, he/she shall notify the President within three

days of their notification.

of a loan or an unexpected bill that is accepted by the Chapter will be paid immediately upon

receipt.

b. Any expenditure that is in excess of $100.00 but no more than $500.00 must be approved by

must be proposed one meeting before it is voted upon.

c. Any expenditure in excess of $500.00 must be approved by a two-thirds majority vote of the

Brothers in attendance at a business meeting. The expenditure must be proposed two meetings