ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS Eighth Edition, Published November 2015 ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS Mary Breaux Wright, International Grand Basileus Katy S. Campbell, Esq., Chair, National Executive Board Brunhilda C. Williams-Curington, National Phylacter 2012 – 2014 National Constitution and Bylaws Committee Brunhilda Williams–Curington, National Phylacter, Chair Cynthia A. Bell, Midwestern Region Representative Janet Y. Bivins, Esq., Atlantic Region Representative Cassandra Black, Southern Region Representative Nui Brown, Pacific Region Representative Taniqua Carter-Brown, Great Lakes Region Representative Lawanda Harper, Southeastern Region Representative Dr. Constance Hendricks, South Central Representative Alexis Maisonet, National Undergraduate Member-at-Large Bettye A. Murchison, Eastern Region Representative Ex-Officio Mary Breaux Wright, International Grand Basileus Katy S. Campbell, Esq., Chairman of the National Executive Board This Eighth Edition Contains: Amendments adopted during the 2014 Boulé, Washington, D.C. Material Compiled, Revised and Published November 2015 ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS Table of Contents FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................... vi CONSTITUTION .................................................................................................................................. 1 PREAMBLE .......................................................................................................................................... 1 ARTICLE I - NAME ............................................................................................................................. 1 ARTICLE II - AUTHORITY ................................................................................................................ 1 Section 1. CORPORATE ................................................................................................................... 1 ARTICLE III – OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................. 1 ARTICLE IV - MEMBERSHIP ........................................................................................................... 2 ARTICLE V – CHAPTERS AND REGIONS ...................................................................................... 2 Section 1. GRADUATE CHAPTERS................................................................................................ 2 Section 2. MILITARY GRADUATE CHAPTERS ........................................................................... 2 Section 3. UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS .................................................................................. 2 Section 4. METROPOLITAN UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS ................................................. 2 Section 5. REGIONS ......................................................................................................................... 2 Section 6. BYLAWS........................................................................................................................... 3 ARTICLE VI – OFFICERS AND ELECTIONS ................................................................................. 3 Section 1. OFFICERS ........................................................................................................................ 3 Section 2. ELECTIONS ..................................................................................................................... 3 Section 3. EXECUTIVE BOARD/TRUSTEE BOARD/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ................... 3 ARTICLE VII – NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS ............................................................................... 4 Section 1. REGIONAL DIRECTORS ............................................................................................... 4 Section 2. OTHER NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS ........................................................................ 4 ARTICLE VIII - MEETINGS .............................................................................................................. 4 Section 1. NATIONAL CONVENTION ........................................................................................... 4 Section 2. OTHER MEETINGS ...................................................................................................... 4 i ARTICLE IX - COMMITTEES ........................................................................................................... 4 Section 1. STANDING COMMITTEES ........................................................................................... 5 Section 2. BOARD COMMITTEES ................................................................................................ 6 Section 3. AD HOC COMMITTEES ............................................................................................... 6 ARTICLE X – NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.......................................................... 7 Section 1. FOUNDATION ................................................................................................................ 7 Section 2. PURPOSE ......................................................................................................................... 7 Section 3. ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................................ 7 ARTICLE XI – AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION ............................................................. 8 Section 1. REVISIONS ..................................................................................................................... 8 Section 2. ADOPTION....................................................................................................................... 8 BYLAWS ............................................................................................................................................... 9 ARTICLE I – MOTTO, COLORS, EMBLEM, BADGES .................................................................. 9 Section 1. MOTTO ............................................................................................................................ 9 Section 2. COLORS ........................................................................................................................... 9 Section 3. EMBLEM .......................................................................................................................... 9 Section 4. BADGES ........................................................................................................................... 9 ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP ............................................................................................................. 9 Section 1. PREREQUISITES ............................................................................................................ 9 Section 2. UNDERGRADUATE MEMBERS ................................................................................... 9 Section 3. GRADUATE MEMBERS ............................................................................................... 10 Section 4. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS .............................................................................................. 10 Section 5. LIFE MEMBERS/GOLDEN, PLATINUM AND DIAMOND ...................................... 10 Section 6. INACTIVE MEMBERS ................................................................................................. 10 Section 7. HONORARY MEMBERS .............................................................................................. 11 Section 8. MEMBER-AT-LARGE .................................................................................................. 11 Section 9. TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP .................................................................................. 11 ARTICLE III – NATIONAL OFFICERS .......................................................................................... 12 Section 1. POSITIONAL NAMES OF NATIONAL OFFICERS ................................................... 12 Section 2. QUALIFICATIONS OF NATIONAL OFFICERS ...................................................... 12 Section 3. INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS ................................................................................. 13 Section 4. TENURE OF OFFICE .................................................................................................... 14 ii Section 5. CONFLICT OF INTEREST ........................................................................................... 14 ARTICLE IV – DUTIES OF NATIONAL OFFICERS ..................................................................... 14 Section 1. INTERNATIONAL GRAND BASILEUS ...................................................................... 14 Section 2. NATIONAL FIRST ANTI-BASILEUS .......................................................................... 14 Section 3. NATIONAL SECOND ANTI-BASILEUS ..................................................................... 15 Section 4. NATIONAL THIRD ANTI-BASILEUS ........................................................................ 15 Section 5. NATIONAL GRAMMATEUS ....................................................................................... 15 Section 6. NATIONAL TAMIAS ................................................................................................... 15 Section 7. NATIONAL PHYLACTER ...........................................................................................