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SIGMA XI, THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY |
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BYLAWS OF THE SOCIETY |
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BYLAW I. Activities of the Society.
Activities appropriate to the |
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fulfillment of the object of the Society include: the election
to |
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membership and associate membership in the Society of
students, |
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faculty members, investigators in research institutions and
others |
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who meet the requirements for membership set forth in Article
II, |
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Section 3 A and B of the Constitution; the maintenance of |
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companionship among the membership in various fields of
science |
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through association with chapters; the holding of meetings for
the |
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discussion of scientific subjects; the publication of American |
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Scientist and other publications devoted to the
dissemination of |
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scientific information, especially the results of research in
progress; |
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and the encouragement of scientific research through other
means |
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such as Grants-in-Aid of Research to individual investigators,
the |
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presentation of awards for excellence in research and the |
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maintenance of the lectureship programs. |
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BYLAW II. Membership in the Society |
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Section 1. Membership of Chapters. A. Chapters.
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membership of a chapter, subject to the requirements of
Article IV, |
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Section 1 of the Constitution, shall consist of the active
Members |
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and the active Associate Members who present satisfactory |
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credentials showing election to membership in the Society, who |
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request affiliation with the chapter and who are accepted by
the |
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chapter. They shall be recorded as such in the Headquarters of
the |
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Society. |
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B. Membership-at-Large. The membership-at-large,
subject to the |
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requirements of Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution,
shall |
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consist of the active Members and the active Associate Members
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who are not affiliated with any chapter. They shall be
recorded as |
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such in the Headquarters of the Society. |
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Section 2. Criteria for Membership. A. General
Requirements. |
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In the expanding field of science, enumeration of those
disciplines |
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appropriate to membership in the Society is not possible as
the sole |
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basis for defining the criteria for membership. For this
reason, |
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nomination of an individual engaged in scientific research may
be |
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made provided that the nominee is, by the quantitative
emphasis of |
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the work combined with its synthesis and qualitative stature,
deemed |
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eligible for nomination. |
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B. Noteworthy Achievement. Noteworthy achievement in
research |
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specified for election or promotion to full membership,
Article II, |
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Section 3 A of the Constitution, must be evidenced by
publications, |
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patents, written reports or a thesis or dissertation, which
must be |
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available to the Committee on Admissions if requested. If the
work |
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is "classified," it shall be assessed for the
Committee on Admissions |
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by a "cleared" Member. Membership in the Society is
neither linked |
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to the possession of any degree nor contingent upon belonging
to |
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some other organization. |
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C. Research Aptitude. Research aptitude specified for
election to |
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associate membership, Article II, Section 3 B of the
Constitution, |
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must be evidenced by independent investigation ordinarily
resulting |
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in a written report, which must be available to the Committee
on |
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Admissions if requested. If the work is
"classified," it shall be |
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assessed for the Committee on Admissions by a
"cleared" Member. |
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Associate membership is offered to encourage young
investigators |
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with promise to continue careers in research. In making the |
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nomination for such membership, both the nominator and the |
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seconder attest to the nominee's potential for future
promotion to |
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Member. |
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Section 3. Nomination Procedures. A. Responsibility.
The |
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responsibility for nomination of an individual for membership
in the |
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Society, and thus upholding the high ideals of the Society,
rests upon |
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the Members of the Society. Only those individuals whose
research |
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achievements deserve special recognition should be nominated
as |
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Members, and only those individuals whose potential for future
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success in research, and thus eventual attainment of full |
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membership, should be nominated for Associate Members. |
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Membership in Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society is an |
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honor and requires discriminating judgment on the part of the |
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membership and of the Committee on Admissions. |
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B. To a Chapter. Each nomination for election as a
Member or an |
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Associate Member to a chapter shall: (i) be made in writing,
(ii) |
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present full evidence of the eligibility of the nominee, and
(iii) be |
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signed by at least two active Members of the chapter as
nominator |
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and seconder. Such written nomination shall be sent to the
secretary |
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of the chapter who shall, in turn, deliver it to the Committee
on |
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Admissions of the chapter for its consideration. |
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C. To the Membership-at-Large. Each
nomination for election as |
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a Member or an Associate Member to the membership-at-large
shall: |
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(i) be made in writing, (ii) present full evidence of the
eligibility of |
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the nominee, and (iii) be signed by at least two active
Members of |
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the Society as nominator and seconder. Nominations for
Associate |
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Members shall be signed by Members of the nominee's current |
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institution, or shall explain how the nominator/seconder have |
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personal knowledge of the nominee's research activities and |
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contributions. All nominations to the membership-at-large
shall be |
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sent for consideration to the committee designated by the
Board of |
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Directors as its Committee on Admissions. |
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Section 4. Committee on Admissions. A. Selection.
(i) Of a |
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chapter. Each chapter shall have a Committee on
Admissions |
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composed of Members of the chapter and selected in a manner |
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prescribed in the bylaws of the chapter. |
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(ii) Of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
shall |
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designate an appropriate committee to serve as a Committee on |
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Admissions. |
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B. Duties and Responsibilities. (i) Consideration of
Nominees. |
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Each Committee on Admissions shall carefully consider and vote
on |
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all nominations that have been duly received, and shall
recommend |
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to the chapter for election/promotion those candidates for
full |
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membership or associate membership who have been approved by |
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the Committee. |
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(ii) Review of the Roster. The Committee on Admissions
of a |
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chapter shall periodically review the roster of Associate
Members |
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with the view of possible promotion to full membership. Also,
an |
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Associate Member may submit to the secretary of the chapter
which |
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elected them, or to the secretary of the chapter with which
the |
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Associate Member is currently affiliated, evidence of
eligibility for |
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promotion to full membership. |
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Section 5. Election to Membership. A. Responsibility.
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Responsibility for the election of an individual to membership
in the |
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Society as a Member or Associate Member is vested in the full |
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membership of a chapter or in the committee so designated by
the |
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Board. In the election of new members, the full membership
shall |
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be guided by the recommendations of the Committee on |
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Admissions. |
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B. Procedures. (i) Of a Chapter. A chapter shall
vote only on |
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those nominees for membership who have been recommended by the
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Committee on Admissions. An affirmative vote of at least
three- |
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fourths of the Members present and voting at a meeting shall
be |
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necessary for election or promotion. |
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(ii) Of the Committee Designated by the
Board . The committee |
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designated by the Board shall elect or promote to membership
in the |
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Society those nominees of which the Committee approves. |
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(iii) Exception for Chapters. Without limiting its own
power in |
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paragraph B (i) above, a chapter may empower its Committee on |
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Admissions to elect/promote to membership or associate |
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membership in the Society provided that in each such |
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election/promotion a unanimous vote of the Committee shall be |
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required. |
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Section 6. Initiation of New Members. A. Procedures.
(i) |
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Member-elect present. Each Member-elect and each
Associate |
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Member-elect in a chapter shall, except as provided for in
(ii) below, |
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be initiated at such time after the election as the bylaws of
the |
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chapter prescribe and in accordance with the form prescribed
in B, |
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below, before being admitted to membership in the Society. At
the |
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conclusion of the initiation ceremony, the new members shall
be |
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presented to the chapter. |
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(ii) Member-elect or Associate Member-elect Absent and |
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Member-elect or Associate Member-elect by the Committee |
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Designated by the Board . Any Members-elect or
Associate |
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Members-elect who are unable to attend a regular initiation |
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ceremony are required to state to either the president of the
electing |
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chapter or to the Chair of the committee designated by the
Board, |
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that they (a) have read the culture, mission and vision |
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statements of the Society and (b) assent in writing to the Pledge, |
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whereupon they shall be admitted to membership in the Society. |
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(iii) Honorary Members. Honorary Members shall be
initiated |
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into the Society by the President, or by a person designated
by the |
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President, at a suitable ceremony. |
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B. Pledge of the Society. Members-elect and Associate
Members- |
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elect shall be informed of the aims and objectives of the
Society, and |
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shall be required to assent, either orally or in writing to
the president |
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of the electing chapter or the presidents deputy, or in
writing to the |
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Chair of the committee designated by the Board , to the
following |
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Pledge: "Do you hereby pledge yourself, in accordance
with the |
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purposes and objectives of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research |
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Society, to encourage original investigations in science, to
foster |
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companionship and cooperation among scientists, to maintain
honor, |
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integrity and honesty in all scientific activities, and to
assume the |
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other continuing responsibilities of membership?"
Members-elect |
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and Associate Members-elect who attend a regular initiation
are |
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expected to have read the culture, mission and vision statements |
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of the Society, whereupon they are admitted to membership in the |
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Society. |
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C. Certificate of Membership. (i) Members and
Associate |
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Members. Upon admission to membership, each new Member
or |
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Associate Member shall receive a certificate of membership
which |
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shall be in a form approved by the Assembly of Delegates, bear
the |
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Seal of the Society, and be signed by the President of the
Society, the |
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Executive Director, and the president and secretary of the
electing |
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chapter or the Chair of the committee designated by the Board |
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Each new Member or Associate Member shall also receive the |
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official emblem, or the authorization to secure such emblem. |
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(ii) Honorary Members. Honorary
Members shall receive a |
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suitable certificate of membership approved by the Board of |
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Directors, bearing the Seal of the Society, and signed by the |
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President and the Executive Director. |
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Section 7. Changes in Membership Status. A. Active
to Inactive |
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Active members who fail to comply with the provisions of
Article |
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IV, Section 1 of the Constitution shall be transferred to
inactive |
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membership, and shall be recorded as such in the Headquarters
of |
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the Society. |
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B. Inactive to Active. An inactive
member may, at any time and at |
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the member's discretion, be returned to active membership by |
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complying with the provisions of Article IV, Section 1 of the |
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Constitution, and by indicating to the Headquarters of the
Society the |
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chapter, or the membership-at-large, with which the member
wishes |
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to be affiliated. Such change shall be recorded appropriately
in the |
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Headquarters of the Society. |
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C. Life Membership. Procedures for attainment of Life |
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Membership shall be established, from time to time, by the
Board of |
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Directors and ratified by the Assembly of Delegates. Upon |
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attainment of Life Membership, the member is relieved
thereafter |
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from complying with the provisions of Article IV, Section 1 of
the |
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Constitution. |
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D. Emeritus Status. Any active Member or Associate
Member |
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who has paid annual dues for the immediately preceding 10
years |
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and who has reached the age of 65, or who, at any age, has
paid |
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annual dues for the immediately preceding 30 years, may upon |
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retirement request emeritus status. This status permits
continued |
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active association with the Society as provided for in Bylaw
IV, |
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Section 1 A (iii). |
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BYLAW III. Organization of the Society |
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Section 1. Chapters. A. Chapters. (i) Location
and |
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Requirements for a Chapter. A chapter may be
established by |
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action of the Board of Directors, advised by a committee
designated |
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by the Board , at any location where scientific research is
cultivated |
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and promoted. Of considerable importance are evidences of
official |
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commitments to the development and support of research by the |
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institution in the immediate and long-range future. |
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Ordinarily locations approved for chapter status will be
single |
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educational, governmental, or industrial institutions whose |
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permanency is reasonably assured. In some instances chapters
may |
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be approved at locations whose research strength and potential
is |
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dependent upon the combined research organizations of two or
more |
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institutions so situated physically that they can participate
together as |
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companions in zealous research. |
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Before any petitioning group can be recommended for chapter
status, |
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a committee designated by the Board shall ascertain by
inquiry, |
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study, and visits, where appropriate, if the conditions at the
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institution(s) involved are conducive to further scientific
research. |
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(ii) The Petition. A petition for
the granting of a charter for the |
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establishment of a chapter shall be communicated to the
Executive |
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Director, who, in turn, shall refer it to the committee
designated by |
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the Board to determine the suitability of the petition. At
least 18 |
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active members, of whom at least 9 must be full active
Members, |
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must agree in the petition to become members of the chapter.
If the |
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committee , by at least a three-fourths majority vote,
recommends |
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approval of the Board of Directors, and it, in turn, approves
by a like |
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vote, the Executive Director shall initiate the process of
installation |
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of a new chapter. |
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(iii) Chapter Charter. Each charter for the
establishment of a new |
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chapter shall be signed by the President and the Executive
Director, |
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and shall be presented by the installing officer to the
petitioning |
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group at a special installation ceremony arranged by the
petitioning |
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group in consultation with the Executive Director. The form of
the |
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charter is set forth in Bylaw III, Section 1 D (i) and (ii) ,
below. |
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(iv) Affiliation with a Chapter. A Member or Associate
Member, |
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upon presenting satisfactory credentials showing election to |
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membership in the Society, and complying with the provisions
of |
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Article IV, Section 1 of the Constitution, is entitled to
appropriate |
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membership in any chapter depending upon such relationship to
the |
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institution(s) hosting the chapter as said institution(s) may
require. |
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(v) Revocation of a Chapter Charter. Any chapter not in
good |
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standing (Bylaw III, 1C) will be placed on probation for a one
year |
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period by the committee designated by the Board to oversee
chapter |
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activities. If after one year on probation, a chapter has not
returned |
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to good standing, the committee may initiate the necessary
action |
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for revocation of the chapter's charter as indicated below.
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charter of a chapter may be revoked by the Board of Directors,
by a |
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three-fourths majority vote of those present at a meeting of
the |
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Board, provided the Board action was taken in response to a
three- |
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fourths majority vote of the members of the committee present
at a |
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meeting following a thorough investigation of the chapter
concerned |
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and the taking of all possible remedial steps to preclude the
necessity |
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for such action by the committee. |
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B. Good Standing of Chapters. To remain in good
standing, a |
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chapter should (a) elect and initiate, via any mechanism open
to the |
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chapter, new Members and/or Associate Members on at least one |
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occasion in two consecutive years, or, for chapters at
non-academic |
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institutions, provide a record satisfactory to the appropriate
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committee designated by the Board of either contributions to
and |
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involvement in improvement of mathematics and science
education |
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or the promotion of science or engineering to young people,
(b) file |
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with the Executive Director an annual report on or about 1
July of |
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each year, providing evidence that the chapter is contributing
to the |
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encouragement of scientific research, pure or applied, and is
serving |
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the other objectives of the Society, (c) be represented at the |
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Assembly of Delegates at least once every three years, and (d) |
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provide timely annual notification to the Executive Director
of the |
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officers of the chapter. |
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C. (reserved) |
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D. The Charter. The charter issued to a chapter shall
contain two |
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paragraphs, to wit: |
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(i) First Paragraph. The first
paragraph of the charter of a chapter |
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shall be in the following form: |
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"Be it hereby known that a charter for the establishment
of a chapter |
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of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society at .........to be
known as |
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the ........Chapter, is hereby granted to the following
persons as |
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Charter Members and Charter Associate Members, conveying to |
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them and to their duly elected successors all the privileges
and |
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responsibilities conferred by the Constitution of the Society;
(list of |
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names)" |
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(ii) Second Paragraph. The second paragraph of the
charter of a |
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chapter shall be in the following form: |
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"In witness whereof, the signatures of
the President and the |
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Executive Director, together with the Seal of the Society, are
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hereunto affixed on the ..........day of ..........in the
year......." |
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E. Geographic Regions. Chapters located in North
America are |
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assigned to the geographic region in which they are located. |
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Chapters located outside North America shall be assigned to a |
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geographic region by the Board of Directors after consultation
with |
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the chapter. A chapter having special ties to a chapter in
another |
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region may ask to be reassigned, and the Board of Directors
shall act |
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on such requests. Once each decade the Board of Directors
shall |
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evaluate the distribution of members and chapters within the |
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geographic regions and make appropriate changes to geographic |
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boundaries. |
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F. Constituency Groups. Chapters located in the United
States and |
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its territories are assigned by the Board of Directors to one
of four |
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constituency groups of chapters from similar institutions.
Chapters |
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located outside of the United States and its territories are
assigned to |
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the Canadian/International constituency group. A chapter may
ask to |
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be reassigned to a different constituency group, and the Board
of |
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Directors shall act on such requests. |
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Section 2. The Assembly of Delegates. A. Duties of
the |
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Assembly. The Assembly of Delegates shall meet annually
in |
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General Session at which time the delegates shall consider and
act |
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upon business, and elect such officers as may be required. |
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B. Caucuses. In addition to the General Sessions of the
Assembly |
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of Delegates attended by all delegates, the Annual Meeting
shall |
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provide time for caucuses of each geographic region and |
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constituency group at which time the delegates may meet and |
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conduct such discussions and business, including the election
of a |
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Director, a member of the Committee on Nominations, and
members |
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of the region or group nominating committees, as may be
required. |
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The appropriate Director shall preside over each caucus.
Directors |
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prepare agendas of matters to be discussed, which shall
include |
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matters of interest to science and to the Society as a whole,
as well |
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as matters specific to the interest of the geographic region
or |
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constituency group. The Director may act as spokesperson for
the |
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geographic region or constituency group at General Sessions of
the |
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Assembly of Delegates. |
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C. (reserved) |
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D. (reserved) |
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E. (reserved) |
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F. Agenda of the General Session of the Assembly of
Delegates. |
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(i) Order of Business. The Preliminary Agenda of the
General |
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Session of an Assembly of Delegates shall set forth the order
of |
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business proposed by the President. The Preliminary Agenda
may |
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be amended at the opening of the First Session of said
Assembly, |
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and shall be adopted by a majority vote of the Assembly of |
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Delegates. |
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(ii) Change in the Order of Business. The regular order
of |
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business, having been adopted, may be suspended or modified by
a |
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three-fourths majority vote of the Assembly of Delegates. |
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(iii) Rules of Order. Meetings of the Assembly of
Delegates shall |
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be conducted in accordance with the current edition of Robert's |
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Rules of Order Newly Revised, except when in conflict with the |
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Constitution or Bylaws, in which case the Constitution or Bylaws |
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shall prevail. The President shall serve as the presiding officer of the |
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Assembly, and the Executive Director as its secretary. The presiding |
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officer may limit debate for the purpose of maintaining the time |
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schedule of the Assembly. |
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(iv) Limitations on Resolutions. (a) No resolution,
except those |
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reported by official committees or those hereinafter defined,
will be |
| 347. |
in order for consideration by an Assembly of Delegates unless |
| 348. |
having been presented first to the Committee on Resolutions.
All |
| 349. |
proposed resolutions of a substantive nature, including
motions, to |
| 350. |
be eligible for passage at an Assembly of Delegates, must have
been |
| 351. |
submitted 150 days prior to the convening of that Assembly of |
| 352. |
Delegates and circulated to the chapters 60 days in advance of
the |
| 353. |
meeting. The Executive Director shall inform the chapters of
the |
| 354. |
final date for submission of proposed resolutions, and invite
the |
| 355. |
chapters to make their submissions through the Executive
Director. |
| 356. |
(b) Motions and resolutions of a substantive nature offered by
the |
| 357. |
Board of Directors, or motions and resolutions merely
expressing the |
| 358. |
sense of the Assembly, such as commemorative resolutions, are |
| 359. |
exempt from this provision. (c) Proposals concerning
resolutions of |
| 360. |
a substantive nature may be considered by the Assembly of |
| 361. |
Delegates for inclusion on the agenda of the next Assembly of |
| 362. |
Delegates, and a majority vote of the current Assembly of
Delegates |
| 363. |
on such a proposal shall require that it be placed on the
agenda of the |
| 364. |
next Assembly. |
| |
|
| 365. |
(v) The Committee on Resolutions.
The President shall appoint a |
| 366. |
Committee on Resolutions to consist of three members at least
150 |
| 367. |
days prior to the convening of an Assembly of Delegates. |
| |
|
| 368. |
Section 3. Officers of the Society. A. (reserved) |
| |
|
| 369. |
B. Election of Officers. (i) Nomination by the
Committee on |
| 370. |
Nominations. The Committee on Nominations shall present
to the |
| 371. |
chapters through the Executive Director, at least 60 days
prior to the |
| 372. |
convening of the Assembly of Delegates, a report which shall |
| 373. |
provide: (a) at least two nominees for President-elect; (b) at
least |
| 374. |
two nominees for Treasurer, when required; together with (c)
the |
| 375. |
normal biographical information such as would be available in |
| 376. |
standard publications and, in addition, data on past service
to the |
| 377. |
Society together with the assurance that the nominee will
serve if |
| 378. |
elected. To assist the Committee in its selection of nominees
for |
| 379. |
Treasurer, the President, in consultation with the
President-elect and |
| 380. |
the Chair of the Committee, shall appoint a search committee
of not |
| 381. |
less than three and not more than five persons, none of whom
may |
| 382. |
be an officer of the Society and not more than two of whom may
be |
| 383. |
members of the Committee on Nominations. The search committee |
| 384. |
shall be appointed not less than three months before the
Committee |
| 385. |
on Nominations meets to determine its nominees for Treasurer. |
| |
|
| 386. |
(ii) Additional Nominations.
Additional nominations for |
| 387. |
President-elect and for Treasurer may be made provided each |
| 388. |
nominee is supported by at least three chapters and further
provided |
| 389. |
that the chapters have been furnished by the proposers through
the |
| 390. |
Executive Director at least 21 days prior to the convening of
the |
| 391. |
Assembly of Delegates with the name of the nominee and the |
| 392. |
additional information required in (i) above. |
| |
|
| 393. |
C. (reserved) |
| |
|
| 394. |
D. Vacancies. (i) In One Office. In the case of
a vacancy in the |
| 395. |
office of President, the President-elect shall assume the
office and |
| 396. |
the duties of the President they succeed and also serve the
full |
| 397. |
presidential term of one year for which they were elected. In
the |
| 398. |
case of a vacancy in the office of President-elect, the most
recently |
| 399. |
retired president shall assume the duties, but not the office,
until the |
| 400. |
next Assembly of Delegates, at which time both a President and
a |
| 401. |
President-elect shall be elected. The newly elected President
shall, |
| 402. |
in the interim between election by the Assembly of Delegates
and |
| 403. |
the beginning of the elected term, serve as the
President-elect. In the |
| 404. |
case of a vacancy in the office of Immediate Past President,
the most |
| 405. |
recently retired President available shall assume the duties,
but not |
| 406. |
the office, for the remainder of the term. In the case of a
vacancy in |
| 407. |
the office of Treasurer, the President shall appoint a
Treasurer to |
| 408. |
serve until the next Assembly of Delegates, at which time a |
| 409. |
successor shall be elected for the unexpired balance of the
term of |
| 410. |
office. |
| |
|
| 411. |
(ii) President and President-elect. Both Vacant. If the
offices of |
| 412. |
both President and President-elect are simultaneously vacant,
the |
| 413. |
Immediate Past President, or the Executive Director or
Treasurer, |
| 414. |
shall convene the Board of Directors, which shall have the
authority |
| 415. |
to fill the office of President and to appoint an individual
to assume |
| 416. |
the duties, but not the office, of President-elect until the
next |
| 417. |
Assembly of Delegates, at which time both a President and a |
| 418. |
President-elect shall be elected. Those individuals elected
shall |
| 419. |
immediately assume office completing the unexpired terms of
their |
| 420. |
predecessors prior to serving the terms for which they were
elected. |
| |
|
| 421. |
Section 4. Board of Directors. A. Membership.
The Board of |
| 422. |
Directors shall consist of the President, the President-elect,
the |
| 423. |
Immediate Past President, the Treasurer, the Executive
Director |
| 424. |
(without vote), a Director elected for each geographic region
by the |
| 425. |
chapters in the region, a Director elected for each
constituency group |
| 426. |
by the chapters in the group, and a Director elected by the |
| 427. |
membership-at-large. No Director may occupy more than one seat |
| 428. |
on the Board of Directors. |
| |
|
| 429. |
B. Election of Directors for Geographic Regions. (i) |
| 430. |
Nomination and Voting. At the Annual Meeting one year
prior to |
| 431. |
electing a Director for a particular region, the caucus of
that |
| 432. |
geographic region shall elect by ballot a Nominating Committee |
| 433. |
for the region following procedures established by the region
and |
| 434. |
approved by the Board of Directors. The Director for the
geographic |
| 435. |
region shall be an ex officio member of the Nominating
Committee |
| 436. |
for the region. In those years in which a Director is required
to be |
| 437. |
elected, the Nominating Committee shall report to the chapters
of its |
| 438. |
region, through the Executive Director, at least 60 days prior
to the |
| 439. |
convening of the caucus , a slate of at least three nominees
residing |
| 440. |
in the region for each position up for election, together with
the |
| 441. |
normal biographical data, information on the nominee's past
service |
| 442. |
to the Society and the assurance that the nominee will serve
if |
| 443. |
elected. In those years in which a member of the Committee on |
| 444. |
Nominations is to be elected, a procedure such as that
described for |
| 445. |
the nomination and election of a Director of a geographic
region |
| 446. |
shall be followed. Voting in the caucus for Director shall be
by |
| 447. |
ballot, and each chapter represented by a delegate at the
caucus shall |
| 448. |
have one vote. The nominee receiving the largest number of
votes |
| 449. |
shall be declared elected, except that if two, or more,
nominees are |
| 450. |
tied for the largest number of votes, they shall enter a
run-off |
| 451. |
election. A Director shall be limited to two full successive
terms of |
| 452. |
office, but may be nominated again for a term commencing at
least |
| 453. |
three years after termination of the previous term. At any
Annual |
| 454. |
Meeting, the caucus for a geographic region may elect an
Associate |
| 455. |
Director for a term of three years, following the procedure
for the |
| 456. |
nomination and election of a Director. The Associate Director
shall |
| 457. |
assist the Director for the region and, at the request of the
Director, |
| 458. |
may attend and vote at a meeting of the Board of Directors in
place |
| 459. |
of the Director. |
| |
|
| 460. |
(ii) Vacancies. In the event of a
vacancy in the office of Director, |
| 461. |
that vacancy shall be filled by the Associate Director. If
there is no |
| 462. |
Associate Director, that vacancy shall be filled by
appointment by |
| 463. |
the President, with the advice and consent of the
President-elect , |
| 464. |
said appointee to serve until the next Annual Meeting at which
time |
| 465. |
a special election shall be held by the affected geographic
region to |
| 466. |
fill the unexpired term, following the regular procedures. If
a |
| 467. |
Director ceases to reside in the region, the Director may,
with the |
| 468. |
concurrence of the chapters in the region, continue to serve
as a |
| 469. |
Director until the expiration of the Directors term. |
| |
|
| 470. |
(iii) Notification. The name of the
newly elected Director (if any), |
| 471. |
the newly elected member of the Committee on Nominations (if |
| 472. |
any), and of the members of the Geographic Region Nominating |
| 473. |
Committee shall be reported to the Executive Director by the |
| 474. |
presiding officer of each caucus. |
| |
|
| 475. |
(iv) Duties. The Director for a geographic region, in
addition to the |
| 476. |
duties stated in the Constitution and in other sections of the
Bylaws, |
| 477. |
shall work with, give advice to, and contribute to the health
of |
| 478. |
chapters within the region. |
| |
|
| 479. |
C. Election of Directors for Constituency Groups. (i) |
| 480. |
Nomination and Voting. At the Annual Meeting one year
prior to |
| 481. |
electing a Director for a particular group, the caucus of that
|
| 482. |
constituency group shall elect by ballot a Nominating
Committee |
| 483. |
for the group following procedures established by the group
and |
| 484. |
approved by the Board of Directors. The Director for the |
| 485. |
constituency group shall be an ex officio member of the
Nominating |
| 486. |
Committee for the group. In those years in which a Director is |
| 487. |
required to be elected, the Nominating Committee shall report
to the |
| 488. |
chapters of its group, through the Executive Director, at
least 60 days |
| 489. |
prior to the convening of the caucus, a slate of at least
three |
| 490. |
nominees belonging to the group for each position up for
election, |
| 491. |
together with the normal biographical data, information on the
|
| 492. |
nominee's past service to the Society and the assurance that
the |
| 493. |
nominee will serve if elected. In those years in which a
member of |
| 494. |
the Committee on Nominations is to be elected, a procedure
such as |
| 495. |
that described for the nomination and election of a Director
of a |
| 496. |
constituency group shall be followed. Voting in the caucus for
|
| 497. |
Director shall be by ballot, and each chapter represented by a |
| 498. |
delegate at the caucus shall have one vote. The nominee
receiving |
| 499. |
the largest number of votes shall be declared elected, except
that if |
| 500. |
two, or more, nominees are tied for the largest number of
votes, they |
| 501. |
shall enter a run-off election. A Director shall be limited to
two full |
| 502. |
successive terms of office, but may be nominated again for a
term |
| 503. |
commencing at least three years after termination of the
previous |
| 504. |
term. At any Annual Meeting, the caucus for a constituency
group |
| 505. |
may elect an Associate Director for a term of three years,
following |
| 506. |
the procedure for the nomination and election of a Director.
The |
| 507. |
Associate Director shall assist the Director for the group
and, at the |
| 508. |
request of the Director, may attend and vote at a meeting of
the |
| 509. |
Board of Directors in place of the Director. |
| |
|
| 510. |
(ii) Vacancies. In the event of a
vacancy in the office of Director, |
| 511. |
that vacancy shall be filled by the Associate Director. If
there is no |
| 512. |
Associate Director, that vacancy shall be filled by
appointment by |
| 513. |
the President, with the advice and consent of the
President-elect, said |
| 514. |
appointee to serve until the next Annual Meeting at which time
a |
| 515. |
special election shall be held by the affected constituency
group to |
| 516. |
fill the unexpired term, following the regular procedures. |
| |
|
| 517. |
(iii) Notification. The name of the newly elected
Director (if any), |
| 518. |
the newly elected member of the Committee on Nominations (if |
| 519. |
any), and of the members of the Constituency Group Nominating |
| 520. |
Committee shall be reported to the Executive Director by the |
| 521. |
presiding officer of each caucus. |
| |
|
| 522. |
(iv) Duties. The Director for a constituency group, in
addition to |
| 523. |
the duties stated in the Constitution and in other sections of
the |
| 524. |
Bylaws, shall work with, give advice to, and contribute to the
health |
| 525. |
of chapters within the group. |
| |
|
| 526. |
D. Election of the Director for the
Membership-at-Large. (i) |
| 527. |
Nominations and Voting. At least one year before the
election of a |
| 528. |
Director by the membership-at-large, the membership-at-large
shall |
| 529. |
elect a Nominating Committee consisting of 5 members-at-large. |
| 530. |
The Nominating Committee shall present to the
membership-at-large |
| 531. |
through the Executive Director at least 60 days prior to the
voting for |
| 532. |
Director, a report which will provide at least three nominees
from |
| 533. |
the membership-at-large together with the normal biographical |
| 534. |
information, data on the nominee's past service to the Society
and |
| 535. |
assurance that the nominee will serve if elected. The
Executive |
| 536. |
Director shall advise the membership-at-large of the nominees
for |
| 537. |
Director, and their biographical information, and provide the |
| 538. |
opportunity for each member-at-large to cast a ballot to elect
the |
| 539. |
Director within a 60 day period. The nominee receiving the
largest |
| 540. |
number of votes shall be declared elected. A Director shall be
|
| 541. |
limited to two full successive terms of office but may be
nominated |
| 542. |
again for a term commencing at least three years after
termination of |
| 543. |
the Directors previous term. The Board of Directors is
empowered |
| 544. |
to detail further procedures for the election of the
Nominating |
| 545. |
Committee and the Director. |
| |
|
| 546. |
(ii) Vacancies. In the event of a
vacancy in the office of Director |
| 547. |
from the membership-at-large, that vacancy shall be filled by |
| 548. |
appointment by the President, with the advice and consent of
the |
| 549. |
President-elect, to complete the unexpired term. |
| |
|
| 550. |
(iii) Notification. The name of the newly elected
Director and the |
| 551. |
members of the Nominating Committee shall be reported to the |
| 552. |
membership-at-large by the Executive Director. |
| |
|
| 553. |
(iv) Delegates. The Director from
the membership-at-large, and |
| 554. |
two members-at-large, appointed by the President on |
| 555. |
recommendation of the Director, shall be accredited as
delegates |
| 556. |
from the membership-at-large at each Assembly of Delegates. |
| |
|
| 557. |
E. Quorum of the Board of Directors. Eleven of the
Directors |
| 558. |
(including designated Associate Directors) and Officers with
vote, |
| 559. |
shall constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors. |
| |
|
| 560. |
Section 5. The Executive Committee. A. Membership.
(i) |
| 561. |
Selection of Members. The Board of Directors shall, at
a meeting |
| 562. |
held prior to 1 July of each year, designate in even-numbered
years a |
| 563. |
Director elected by a constituency group and in odd-numbered
years |
| 564. |
a Director elected by a geographic region to serve on the
Executive |
| 565. |
Committee for the ensuing two years. In selecting the Director
to |
| 566. |
serve, consideration shall be given to the availability of the |
| 567. |
individual to serve for two years and to attend meetings. |
| |
|
| 568. |
(ii) Selection of Alternates. If, in
connection with the call of a |
| 569. |
meeting of the Executive Committee, it shall be determined
that an |
| 570. |
officer or designated member will be unable to attend the
meeting, it |
| 571. |
shall be the responsibility of that individual to select, from
among |
| 572. |
the other members of the Board of Directors, an alternate to
serve in |
| 573. |
the member's place. |
| |
|
| 574. |
B. Duties and Limitations. The Executive Committee of
the |
| 575. |
Board of Directors shall have the following specific duties,
subject, |
| 576. |
however, to the conditions, limitations and requirements set
forth |
| 577. |
below. |
| |
|
| 578. |
(i) Powers. The Executive Committee shall have the
power to act |
| 579. |
for the Board of Directors between meetings with respect to
matters |
| 580. |
not excluded in subsection (v) below: (a) when action is
required |
| 581. |
and the exigencies of the situation will not permit a delay
until the |
| 582. |
next meeting of the Board of Directors or until a mail ballot
can be |
| 583. |
taken; or (b) when the degree of confidentiality is so great
as to |
| 584. |
require consideration by a smaller group; or (c) when the
Executive |
| 585. |
Director requires an advise-and-consent service. |
| |
|
| 586. |
(ii) Duties. It shall be the duty of the Executive
Committee to assist |
| 587. |
the Board of Directors by: (a) giving preliminary
consideration to |
| 588. |
matters which do not come within the purview of other
committees |
| 589. |
or where time does not permit referral to the otherwise
appropriate |
| 590. |
committee; (b) meeting shortly before each meeting of the
Board of |
| 591. |
Directors to study agenda items with the purpose of clarifying
their |
| 592. |
presentation to the Board of Directors in order to obtain
informed |
| 593. |
Board decisions in the shortest time; and (c) considering such |
| 594. |
specific matters as shall be referred to it from time to time
by the |
| 595. |
Board of Directors and taking such action with respect thereto
as |
| 596. |
shall be called for by the Board's referral. |
| |
|
| 597. |
(iii) Responsibilities. The Executive Committee shall
be |
| 598. |
responsible to the Board of Directors for providing: (a)
overall |
| 599. |
supervision of the Headquarters of the Society, and (b)
advise-and- |
| 600. |
consent services to the Executive Director in connection with |
| 601. |
operational matters and policies, including major staff
appointments |
| 602. |
and personnel policies. |
| |
|
| 603. |
(iv) Right of Co-optation. The Executive Committee
shall have |
| 604. |
the power, as occasioned, to co-opt, as resource persons, such |
| 605. |
members of the Society, or others, as it shall deem
appropriate to |
| 606. |
discharge its duties and functions. |
| |
|
| 607. |
(v) Limitations. The Executive
Committee shall not have the |
| 608. |
power to: (a) elect or remove officers, except to remove the |
| 609. |
Executive Director; (b) act in contravention of policies
established |
| 610. |
by the Board of Directors; (c) authorize the sale or other
disposition |
| 611. |
of all or any substantial portion of the assets of the
Society; (d) act |
| 612. |
for the Board of Directors in granting and revoking charters
for |
| 613. |
chapters or (e) create and authorize new policy. |
| |
|
| 614. |
(vi) Record of Actions. A record shall be kept of the
formal actions |
| 615. |
of the Executive Committee, and a report thereon shall be made
to |
| 616. |
the next meeting of the Board of Directors as the Board shall
from |
| 617. |
time to time require. |
| |
|
| 618. |
(vii) Quorum. Five members,
including designated alternate |
| 619. |
members, shall constitute a quorum of the Executive Committee. |
| |
|
| 620. |
Section 6. Committees of the Society. Unless otherwise
specified |
| 621. |
in the Bylaws or in a resolution of the Board of Directors,
the |
| 622. |
membership of Committees of the Society will be by appointment
by |
| 623. |
the President, with the advice and consent of the
President-elect, |
| 624. |
upon recommendation of the Committee Chair. The President and |
| 625. |
the President-elect shall be members, ex officio, and
with the vote, of |
| 626. |
all committees except the Committees on Audit Review and |
| 627. |
Nominations. In the event that a member of a Committee, other
than |
| 628. |
the Committee on Nominations, is unable to attend a scheduled |
| 629. |
meeting, the Chair of the Committee, after consultation with
the |
| 630. |
Executive Director and the member concerned, may co-opt a |
| 631. |
qualified person to serve, with the vote, in the member's
place. A |
| 632. |
Chair of a committee other than the Committee on Nominations, |
| 633. |
may also invite other individuals, as resource persons without
vote, |
| 634. |
if in consultation with the Executive Director such
participation is |
| 635. |
deemed necessary for the discharge of the Committee's mandate. |
| |
|
| 636. |
A. Committee on Finances. (a) Membership of the
Committee. |
| 637. |
The Committee on Finances shall consist of the Treasurer as Chair, |
| 638. |
together with the President, the President-elect and the Executive |
| 639. |
Director, ex officiis, and six members, three of whom shall not be |
| 640. |
Directors, nominated by the Treasurer and approved by the Board of |
| 641. |
Directors for three-year staggered terms. An elected member of the |
| 642. |
Committee shall be limited to two full successive terms but may be |
| 643. |
nominated again for a term commencing at least three years after |
| 644. |
termination of the previous term. (b) Duties. It shall be the duty of |
| 645. |
this Committee to advise the Board of Directors of the Society and |
| 646. |
of the Corporation regarding all aspects of the finances of the Society |
| 647. |
and Corporation, including, but not limited to the raising and |
| 648. |
acquisition of capital funds; the investment of its endowments, funds |
| 649. |
and reserves; and the annual budgets for research, operations and |
| 650. |
capital equipment, including the physical plant. It shall prepare an |
| 651. |
annual budget for the consideration of the Board of Directors, and a |
| 652. |
copy of the annual budget will be furnished to each chapter at least |
| 653. |
60 days prior to the Assembly of Delegates. |
| |
|
| 654. |
B. Committee on Audit Review. The Committee on Audit |
| 655. |
Review shall consist of three members appointed at the Annual |
| 656. |
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation to serve |
| 657. |
between Annual Assemblies of Delegates for three-year staggered |
| 658. |
terms. The senior member shall serve as Chair. It shall be the duty |
| 659. |
of this committee to: (a) discuss with the auditors the scope and |
| 660. |
results of their examinations, (b) establish and maintain an open line |
| 661. |
of communication between the Board of Directors and the auditors, |
| 662. |
(c) assure itself that the accounting procedures and financial controls |
| 663. |
of the Society and of the Corporation adequately safeguard the assets |
| 664. |
of the Society and of the Corporation and ensure the reliability of its |
| 665. |
financial records and (d) ascertain that the official auditors do |
| 666. |
contribute to Sigma Xi any and all of the affirmative comments and |
| 667. |
suggestions which can be helpful in improving the overall operations |
| 668. |
of the Society. |
| |
|
| 669. |
C. Committee on Nominations. (a) The Committee on |
| 670. |
Nominations shall consist of one member elected by each
geographic |
| 671. |
region, one member elected by each constituency group, one |
| 672. |
member elected by the membership-at-large, and the three most |
| 673. |
recently retired and available presidents of the Society. The
Chair |
| 674. |
shall be elected by the Board of Directors from among the
members |
| 675. |
of the Committee other than the retired presidents. No
Director may |
| 676. |
serve on the Committee. The elected members of the Committee |
| 677. |
shall be elected to three-year rotating terms. An elected
member of |
| 678. |
the Committee shall be limited to one three year term but may
be |
| 679. |
nominated again for a term commencing at least three years
after |
| 680. |
termination of the previous term. It shall be the duty of this |
| 681. |
Committee to present nominations to the Assembly of Delegates
for |
| 682. |
the officers to be elected as required by Bylaw III, Section 3
B (i), |
| 683. |
which nominations may not include individuals currently
serving on |
| 684. |
the Committee. All nominations by this Committee shall reach
the |
| 685. |
Executive Director in sufficient time to be included in the
call of the |
| 686. |
Assembly of Delegates as required in Article III, Section 2 B
of the |
| 687. |
Constitution. Procedures of this Committee shall conform to
those |
| 688. |
established by the Executive Committee, and copies thereof
shall be |
| 689. |
furnished to each member of the Committee immediately after |
| 690. |
election or designation. The term of this Committee shall
commence |
| 691. |
upon the adjournment of the Assembly of Delegates and
terminate |
| 692. |
upon the adjournment of the succeeding Assembly of Delegates. |
| |
|
| 693. |
D. Other Committees of the Society. Committees for the |
| 694. |
operations and activities of the Society may be established
and |
| 695. |
disestablished by the Board of Directors from time to time.
The |
| 696. |
Board of Directors shall define the duties and
responsibilities of a |
| 697. |
committee, the number of members to serve on the committee,
and |
| 698. |
the duration of the committee. In establishing a committee,
the |
| 699. |
Board of Directors, by a two-thirds vote, may require that the |
| 700. |
committee be disestablished only by a two-thirds vote. Unless |
| 701. |
otherwise provided for in the resolution establishing a
committee, |
| 702. |
the chair of the committee shall be elected by the Board of
Directors. |
| |
|
| 703. |
E. Terms of Chairs and Members of Committees. Terms of |
| 704. |
chairs and members of all committees of the Society, except
for the |
| 705. |
Committee on Audit Review and the Committee on Nominations, |
| 706. |
which have special terms as set forth in the appropriate
Bylaw, shall |
| 707. |
coincide with the Society's Year. |
| |
|
| 708. |
F. Reports of Committees. Reports and recommendations
of |
| 709. |
committees made to the Board of Directors of the Society shall
also |
| 710. |
be considered made to the Board of Directors of the
Corporation |
| 711. |
whenever and wherever deemed necessary. |
| |
|
| 712. |
Section 7. Meetings. A. Notice.
Notice shall be interpreted to be: |
| 713. |
(a) 15 days for meetings of the Board of Directors, and (b)
five days |
| 714. |
for meetings of the Executive Committee and any committee of
the |
| 715. |
Society. |
| |
|
| 716. |
B. Manner of Giving Notice. Notice shall be given by
mail, |
| 717. |
telephone, telegraph, electronically or personally. Meetings
may be |
| 718. |
held by conference call. Notice may be waived either before or
after |
| 719. |
a meeting by any person entitled thereto. |
| |
|
| 720. |
Section 8. (reserved) |
| |
|
| 721. |
Section 9. The Executive Director. The Executive
Director shall |
| 722. |
be the custodian of the Seal of the Society and of the
Archives of the |
| 723. |
Society, and shall plan and direct the affairs of the Society
in |
| 724. |
accordance with the guidance of the President,
President-elect, |
| 725. |
Immediate Past President, Treasurer and the
Executive Committee, |
| 726. |
subject to the policies established by the Board of Directors.
Unless |
| 727. |
the Board of Directors shall make other arrangements, the
Executive |
| 728. |
Director shall serve as the publisher of the publications of
the |
| 729. |
Society. |
| |
|
| 730. |
Section 10. (reserved) |
| |
|
| 731. |
BYLAW IV. Dues and Expenses of the Society |
| |
|
| 732. |
Section 1. Dues and Fees. A. Annual Dues. (i) How
Set. Dues |
| 733. |
for the active membership, except for Life Members, shall be
set |
| 734. |
annually by a plurality vote of the Assembly of Delegates upon
the |
| 735. |
recommendation of the Board of Directors at a rate consonant
with |
| 736. |
the policies relative to dues and financial administration set
by the |
| 737. |
Assembly of Delegates. |
| |
|
| 738. |
(ii) Reduced Dues. Members and Associate Members who
are |
| 739. |
eligible may request one or other of the
following reductions, but not |
| 740. |
both. (a) Same household. In cases where two members of the
same |
| 741. |
household are active in the Society and only one copy of American |
| 742. |
Scientist is requested, a reduction equal to one-half
of the annual |
| 743. |
dues of that member not receiving copies of American
Scientist is |
| 744. |
made in the combined annual dues, provided that both renewal |
| 745. |
notices are paid and returned together. (b) Full-time
students. |
| 746. |
Members or Associate Members who are full-time degree-seeking |
| 747. |
students at an institution of higher education may request
reduced |
| 748. |
dues as established according to Bylaw IV 1 A (i). |
| |
|
| 749. |
(iii) Emeritus Members. The annual dues of each
emeritus |
| 750. |
member shall be equal to one-half of the current dues for the
active |
| 751. |
membership established according to Bylaw IV 1 A (i), and it
may |
| 752. |
be paid either by the individual or by the chapter with which
the |
| 753. |
member is affiliated on the member's behalf. |
| |
|
| 754. |
B. Life Membership Fee. The amount of the fee for life |
| 755. |
membership shall be set from time to time by a plurality vote
of the |
| 756. |
Assembly of Delegates upon recommendation of the Board of |
| 757. |
Directors. |
| |
|
| 758. |
C. Initial and Promotion Fees. (i) How Set. The
amount of the |
| 759. |
initial fee for newly elected members, and the amount of the |
| 760. |
promotion fee for promotion to full membership, shall be |
| 761. |
recommended by the Board of Directors and approved by a
plurality |
| 762. |
vote of the Assembly of Delegates. Initiates, and Associate |
| 763. |
Members seeking promotion who are not
active, shall also be |
| 764. |
required to pay one year's annual dues as a condition of
election or |
| 765. |
promotion. |
| |
|
| 766. |
(ii) Reduction of Initial Fees. Any chapter may elect
to reduce the |
| 767. |
initial fees by an amount equal to the local support
allocation with |
| 768. |
the provision that no local support for that individual will
be paid to |
| 769. |
the chapter with which that initiate is active during the
first fiscal |
| 770. |
year following election. Any chapter electing to have reduced
initial |
| 771. |
fees must do so for all such fees in that fiscal year. |
| |
|
| 772. |
D. Assessments. If and when necessary for capital
expenses, an |
| 773. |
assessment may be levied on all active members in such amount
and |
| 774. |
payable on such terms as may be recommended by the Board of |
| 775. |
Directors and authorized by a plurality
vote of the Assembly of |
| 776. |
Delegates. |
| |
|
| 777. |
E. Local Chapter Dues. Local chapter dues, if assessed,
shall be |
| 778. |
set in an amount and by procedures provided for in the bylaws
of the |
| 779. |
chapter. The chapter shall have the option of collecting them |
| 780. |
directly or requesting the Treasurer of the Society to collect
them. |
| |
|
| 781. |
Section 2. Expenses. A. Proper Expenses. The
proper expenses |
| 782. |
of the Society shall include, but are not limited to, the
following: |
| 783. |
operations of the Headquarters of the Society; publication of |
| 784. |
American Scientist; the Lectureships Program;
Grants-in-Aid of |
| 785. |
Research; authorized travel expenses of the staff, officers,
members |
| 786. |
of the Board of Directors and members of committees in
accordance |
| 787. |
with regulations approved by the Board of Directors;
subvention of |
| 788. |
travel for delegates attending an Assembly of Delegates in |
| 789. |
accordance with regulations approved by the Assembly of
Delegates |
| 790. |
and local support allocations. |
| |
|
| 791. |
B. Local Support. The sum allocated from annual dues by
a |
| 792. |
plurality vote of the Assembly of Delegates for local support
of the |
| 793. |
chapters shall be forwarded by the Executive Director to the |
| 794. |
treasurers of the chapters, except that local support shall be
withheld |
| 795. |
from any chapter not currently in good standing as defined in
Bylaw |
| 796. |
III, Section 1 B. |
| |
|
| 797. |
BYLAW V. Seal and Insignia of the Society |
| |
|
| 798. |
Section 1. The Seal of the Society. The Seal of the
Society shall |
| 799. |
show a wreath of laurel, typifying the honorary character of |
| 800. |
membership in the Society, arranged as an oval and enclosing
the |
| 801. |
words "Sigma Xi, The Scientific
Research Society" at the top, and |
| 802. |
the motto, in Greek, at the bottom. These words shall form an
inner |
| 803. |
oval, concentric with the first, punctuated with ten stars,
and |
| 804. |
enclosing a field illuminated by a Grecian lamp to represent
the |
| 805. |
Lamp of Research. Above the lamp, in the field of
illumination, |
| 806. |
shall be placed the monogram of the Society and the date,
1886, |
| 807. |
when it was founded. |
| |
|
| 808. |
Section 2. Official Insignia. The official insignia
shall be: |
| |
|
| 809. |
A. The Key. A gold watch-chain pendant, charm or pin
consisting |
| 810. |
of a four-piece monogram style of insignia in the shape of a
key |
| 811. |
described as follows: the base is a large, brightly polished
Greek |
| 812. |
letter X (Xi) scrolled out to shape
and superimposed thereon a Greek |
| 813. |
letter S (Sigma). Affixed to the
top of the base letter is a decorative |
| 814. |
post and ring, and at the base, a standard decorative key end.
On the |
| 815. |
reverse side of the key may be engraved the name of the
chapter in |
| 816. |
which the Member or Associate Member was initiated together
with |
| 817. |
the date of initiation and initiate's name. |
| |
|
| 818. |
B. The Ring. A gold insignia ring bearing the monogram
of the |
| 819. |
Society together with a wreath of laurel, appropriately
mounted. |
| |
|
| 820. |
Section 3. Procurement. The various
insignia shall be obtained |
| 821. |
only through the Office of the Executive Director, who shall
arrange |
| 822. |
to have authorized orders filled by an official jeweler, the
latter |
| 823. |
appointed by the Executive Director with the approval of the
Board |
| 824. |
of Directors. |
| |
|
| 825. |
Section 4. Colors. The colors of the Society shall be
electric blue |
| 826. |
and white. |
| |
|
| 827. |
Section 5. Stationery. The official stationery of the
Society shall |
| 828. |
bear the monogram described in Article V of the Constitution. |
| |
|
| 829. |
BYLAW VI. Terms of Regional Directors in the Northwest |
| 830. |
and Southeast Regions. |
| 831. |
Section 1. Temporary arrangements for terms of Directors |
| 832. |
and Associate Directors in the Northwest and Southeast |
| 833. |
Regions. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding |
| 834. |
Bylaws, the following arrangements shall be made during the |
| 835. |
period 6 August 2005 until 30 June 2009. |
| |
|
| 836. |
A. Terms of Office for Directors and Associate Directors in |
| 837. |
the Northwest and Southeast Regions Elected in 2004 and |
| 838. |
2005. (i) Directors. Regional Directors elected at the 2004 |
| 839. |
annual meeting in the Northwest and Southeast Regions shall |
| 840. |
serve a term of four years from 1 July 2005 until 30 June 2009. |
| 841. |
In the event a vacancy should occur in one or both of these |
| 842. |
positions, the provisions of Bylaw III 4 B (ii) shall apply. |
| |
|
| 843. |
(ii) Associate Directors. Associate Directors elected by the |
| 844. |
Northwest and Southeast Regions at the annual meeting in |
| 845. |
2005 shall serve a term of two years from 1 July 2006 until 30 |
| 846. |
June 2008. |
| |
|
| 847. |
Section 2. Automatic revocation of Bylaw. This Bylaw will |
| 848. |
be revoked and annulled on 30 June 2009 without further action |
| 849. |
by the Board of Directors. |