THE DELTA ETA CHAPTER OF DELTA TAU DELTA THE SHELTER BYLAWS AND OPERATING CODE PAGE 1 OF 22 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S PAGE PREAMBLE 5 ARTICLE I: MISSION STATEMENT 5 ARTICLE II: AUTHORITY 5 SECTION 1: COMPRISING 5 SECTION 2: INVALID 5 SECTION 3: JURISDICTION 5 SECTION 4: EXCEPTIONS 5 ARTICLE III: READING OF BYLAWS 5 ARTICLE IV: MEMBERSHIP 6 SECTION 1: PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS 6 SECTION 2: INITIATION 6 SECTION 3: ACTIVES 6 SECTION 4: ALUMNI 6 SECTION 5: ALUMNI RIGHTS 6 SECTION 6: NON-DISCRIMINATION 6 SECTION 7: MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING 6 SECTION 8: GENERAL VOTING 6 ARTICLE V: CHAPTER OFFICERS 7 SECTION 1: ENTAIL 7 SECTION 2: ELECTIONS 7 SECTION 3: VOTING 7 ARTICLE VI: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 8 SECTION 1: MEMBERS 8 SECTION2: ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD OFFICE 8 SECTION 3: DUTY 8 SECTION 4: GOAL 8 SECTION 5: MEETINGS 8 ARTICLE VII: ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE 9 SECTION 1: MEMBERS 9 SECTION 2: ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD OFFICE 9 SECTION 3: DUTY 9 SECTION 4: FIRST MEETING 9 SECTION 5: MEETINGS 9 PAGE 2 OF 22 SECTION 6: PROCESS 9 ARTICLE VIII: FINANCE COMMITTEE 10 SECTION 1: MEMBERS 10 SECTION 2: CHAIRMAN 10 SECTION 3: DUTY 10 SECTION 4: AUTHORITY 10 ARTICLE IX: THE HONOR BOARD 11 SECTION 1: MEMBERS 11 SECTION 2: CHAIRMAN 11 SECTION 3: DUTY 11 SECTION 4: BILL OF COMPLAINT 11 SECTION 5: TERM 11 SECTION 6: APPEAL PROCESS 11 ARTICLE X: CHAPTER COMMITTEES 12 SECTION 1: MEMBERS 12 SECTION 2: CHAIRMEN 12 SECTION 3: REMOVAL 12 SECTION 4: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 12 SECTION 5: ALUMNI/PARENTS/COMMUNICATIONS 12 SECTION 6: SHELTER AND GROUNDS 12 SECTION 7: MEMBER EDUCATION 13 SECTION 8: COMMUNITY SERVICE/PHILANTHROPY 13 SECTION 9: NEW MEMBER EDUCATION 13 SECTION 10: RULES 13 SECTION 11: RECRUITMENT 13 SECTION 12: SOCIAL/RISK MANAGEMENT 14 SECTION 13: SPECIAL 14 SECTION 14: MEETINGS 14 ARTICLE XI: SHELTER RULES 15 SECTION 1: GENERAL RULES 15 SECTION 2: STUDY HOURS 16 SECTION 3: DINING ROOM 16 SECTION 4: CHAPTER PROPERTY 17 SECTION 5: SOCIAL RULES 17 SECTION 6: HONOR BOARD 17 ARTICLE XII: MEETINGS 18 SECTION 1: FORMAL MEETINGS 18 PAGE 3 OF 22 SECTION 2: INFORMAL MEETINGS 18 SECTION 3: REGULAR MEETINGS 18 SECTION 4: SPECIAL MEETINGS 18 SECTION 5: QUORUM 18 SECTION 6: ELECTIONS 18 SECTION 7: CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP 18 SECTION 8: ABSTAINING 19 SECTION 9: ATTENDANCE 19 SECTION 10: MEETINGS CANCELATION 19 SECTION 11: ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER 19 SECTION 12: INITIATION 19 ARTICLE XIII: CHARGES 20 SECTION 1: ROOM, BOARD, DUES, AND FEES 20 SECTION 2: HOUSE NOTE 20 SECTION 3: INITIATION DUES 20 SECTION 4: SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS 20 SECTION 5: ALUMNI ASSESSMENTS 20 ARTICLE XIV: HOUSE CORPORATION 20 SECTION 1: HOUSE CORPORATION BYLAWS 20 ARTICLE XV: MOTIONS 20 ARTICLE XVI: AMENDMENT 21 SECTION 1: BEGINNING PROCESS 21 SECTION 2: CHECKING PROCESS 21 SECTION 3: CHAPTER VOTE 21 SECTION 4: IF PASSED 21 SECTION 5: IF NOT APPROVED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 21 CONCLUSION 22 PAGE 4 OF 22 PREAMBLE We, the members of the Delta Eta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta, desiring to establish an internal organization of efficiency, to adopt a definite system of local government, to locate authority and responsibility in the Chapter, and to establish rules and regulations necessary and proper for the conduct of local affairs, do hereby establish the following Code of Bylaws. ARTICLE I: MISSION STATEMENT The members of the Delta Eta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta are committed to being the Lighthouse Fraternity at the University of Alabama to which all Fraternities look on how to live lives of excellence. ARTICLE II: AUTHORITY SECTION 1: COMPRISING All provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws of Delta Tau Delta and all provisions Governing Fraternities at The University of Alabama as set forth by the Administration of said Institution form a part of these Bylaws as if hereto attached or herein repeated. SECTION 2: INVALID If these Bylaws shall be found in any way to be in conflict with the Constitution and Bylaws of Delta Tau Delta or to the regulations Governing Fraternities at The University of Alabama, the Article or Section of these Bylaws, which is held to be in conflict, shall be void. SECTION 3: JURISDICTION These Bylaws supersede all prior existing Bylaws of the Delta Eta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta. SECTION 4: EXCEPTIONS The Chapter cannot vote upon all special assignments of Alumni Advisory Team Members and stated Guidelines/Regulations. ARTICLE III: READING OF BYLAWS SECTION 1: AVAILABILITY These Bylaws shall be made available to all members and prospective members and read by the Chairman of the Rules Committee to the Chapter assembled at the second regular meeting of the Chapter following the opening of any school year. PAGE 5 OF 22 ARTICLE IV: MEMBERSHIP SECTION 1: PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS Candidates who have complied with the requirements of The University of Alabama, who have assumed the obligations of New Member Education, and who have been accepted by majority vote of the Active Chapter, shall be Prospective Members of the Delta Eta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta. SECTION 2: INITIATION In addition to the requirements set forth in the Constitution, in order to be eligible for Initiation, the Prospective Member must have satisfactorily completed the program established by the New Member Education Committee, which was in force at the time the Prospective Member started the New Member Education Program. SECTION 3: ACTIVES Members duly initiated or affiliated in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws shall be considered Active Members of the Chapter, so long as they are Undergraduate Students of The University of Alabama. Furthermore, every Active Member must sign the Code of Conduct at the beginning of every semester. SECTION 4: ALUMNI Members duly initiated or affiliated in the Delta Eta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta, who have graduated from The University of Alabama or who have withdrawn from The University of Alabama, shall be Alumni members of the Delta Eta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta. SECTION 5: ALUMNI RIGHTS Alumni members of the Delta Eta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges, and immunities of membership, except those of voting in Active Chapter meetings and holding Elective Offices in the Active Chapter. SECTION 6: NON-DISCRIMINATION Membership in the Delta Eta Chapter of Delta of Delta Tau Delta shall be open to all students of The University of Alabama, without regard to race, religion, disability, national origin, color, age disability, gender identity or expression, sexual identity, or veteran status. SECTION 7: MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING Members in good standing are defined as follows: Members who are above the required GPA, that have paid off outstanding dues, including any fines that are oustanding. Also, Inactive Members who have left the University in good standing, which means that the Member in question does not owe the Fraternity outstanding dues or fines and left with the minimum required GPA. SECTION 8: GENERAL VOTING Those Members who are not in good standing with the Fraternity shall not be allowed to vote on any Fraternity business including but not limited to motions brought up in Chaper and Executive elections. PAGE 6 OF 22 ARTICLE V: CHAPTER OFFICERS SECTION 1: ENTAIL The Officers of the Chapter shall be the President, one or more Vice Presidents, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Sergeant at Arms. SECTION 2: ELECTIONS All Officers shall be Elected Annually at the Third Chapter Meeting in November, and shall assume office at the beginning of the following semester. SECTION 3: VOTING Voting for all Officers shall be by secret ballot. Section 4: Faculty Advisor Selection The Faculty Advisor must be a full-time faculty, staff, or a full-time employee of The University of Alabama. Selection of a faculty advisor shall be by unanimous vote of the Executive Board, and shall be voted on at the first meeting of the Executive Board each calendar year. There shall be no enforced term limit. PAGE 7 OF 22 ARTICLE VI: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SECTION 1: MEMBERS The Executive Committee shall be composed of the President who shall serve as the chairman, one or more Vice Presidents, the Chapter Advisor, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Sergeant at Arms. SECTION 2: ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD OFFICE Any member of the Executive Committee must have a cumulative grade point average of no lower then a 2.6 in order to be eligible to hold that office. SECTION 3: DUTY It shall be the duty of the Executive Committee to act as counsel for the President and to assist him in planning, adopting, and executing the policies of the Chapter, to serve as the long range planning Committee for the Chapter, and to assist the President in creating the agenda for Chapter meetings. SECTION 4: GOAL The Executive Committee shall determine, formulate, and establish policies by which the Chapter shall be guided in its relationships with other Fraternities on The University of Alabama Campus. SECTION 5: MEETINGS The Executive Committee shall hold weekly meetings throughout the year at a time and place designated by the Chairman. The Secretary shall keep record of the proceedings of the Committee meeting. PAGE 8 OF 22 ARTICLE VII: ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE SECTION 1: MEMBERS The Administrative Committee shall be composed of the Vice President who shall serve as the Chairman, the Chapter Advisor or his Designate, the Treasurer, the Director of Academic Affairs, the Secretary, and the Chairmen of all Standing Committees. SECTION 2: ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD OFFICE Any Chairman or member of the Administrative Committee must have a cumulative grade point average of no lower then a 2.6 in order to be eligible to hold that office.