ALPHA EPSILON PI ​ ​ ​ ​ GAMMA UPSILON CHAPTER ​ C​ ONSTITUTION ​ ​ Written and Compiled by: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ΓΥ COLONY – ROWAN UNIVERSITY MARC ROBERTS​ ​ , JAKE PRICE​ ​ , ​ A​ LEX GREENSPUN​ ​ , ROSS BARON ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ AARON MYERS, DILLON DOHANICZ, BRETT PESTREICH ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Alpha Epsilon Pi Gamma Upsilon Chapter Constitution ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ AMENDMENTS SECOND EDITION: LAST U​ ​ PDATED ​ ​ JANUARY 2017 ​ ​ UPDATED BY ​ ​ JAKE PRICE, ROSS BARON, MATTHEW PINCUS, AARON MYERS, AUSTIN SORIANO, AARON KORBMAN ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ THIRD EDITION: LAST ​ U​ PDATED ​ ​ TH FEBRUARY 19 ,​ 2017 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ UPDATED BY ​ ​ BEN SPIEGEL, MATTHEW PINCUS, MARC ROBERTS, AUSTIN SORIANO, AARON KORBMAN ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ FOURTH EDITION: LAST U​ ​PDATED ​ ​ APRIL 9TH, 2017 ​ ​ ​ ​ UPDATED BY ​ ​ JAKE PRICE, ROSS BARON ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Page 2 ​ ​ Alpha Epsilon Pi Gamma Upsilon Chapter Constitution ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Constitution OF THE ​ ​ GAMMA UPSILON CHAPTER ​ ​ ​ ​ OF THE ​ ​ ALPHA EPSILON PI FRATERNITY ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ TH AS AMENDED: THE 9 ​ DAY OF APRIL 2017 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Page 3 ​ ​ Alpha Epsilon Pi Gamma Upsilon Chapter Constitution ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ PREAMBLE To foster and promote brotherly love, to inaugurate a spirit of cooperation and helpfulness, to create a better understanding among our brothers, to encourage vigorous participation in university, college and general activities in our community, to the mutual advantage of all concerned, the Rowan University Chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity is solemnly dedicated. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ARTICLE I: ​ ​ NAME SECTION 1 ​ ​ This chapter shall be known as the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ARTICLE II: ​ ​ MEMBERSHIP SECTION 1. ​ ​​ Any male student in attendance at Rowan University, pursuing a course leading to a degree or its equivalent, and who is eligible, as provided in the Supreme Constitution, and who, upon induction, adheres to our academic requirements as provided in Article XII Section 3, may be elected to Brotherhood in this Chapter. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 2. ​ ​​ A prospective pledge may receive a bid to pledge by a majority vote of either the chapter or rush committee at the rush chair’s discretion. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 3. ​ ​​ A Neophyte shall be defined as a pledge who has completed all necessary duties as required by the pledge program. The Neophyte process will begin no less that 1 week prior to their initiation. He shall be subject to the same rules of removal as a brother of the chapter. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 4. ​ ​ A pledge can be elected as a Neophyte by secret individual ballot of the members of the Chapter; which shall be determined with negative votes not exceeding 4 votes or 20%, of active members, whichever is greater. Page 4 ​ ​ Alpha Epsilon Pi Gamma Upsilon Chapter Constitution ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 5. ​ ​​ Active members in good standing of this Chapter shall be the brothers who have been duly elected into the Chapter, who are registered and in regular attendance of Rowan University, is on a college or university approved leave of absence, has not been suspended or expelled from any Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter, is considered active and on the national roster, and has paid all dues collected by the chapter or is up to date on his payment plan. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ARTICLE III: ​ ​ NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 1. ​ ​​ The Nomination and Election process (“The Process”) shall be divided into two portions: the Nomination period and the Election period. This process shall be held once a year at regular meetings during the spring academic semester. The entire election process must be held in one sitting/meeting, unless specified elsewhere in Article III. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 2. ​ ​​ The Nomination period begins at the discretion of the Master and must be announced at least six days ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ prior to occurring. Once the Nomination period begins, brothers in good standing may nominate other ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ eligible brothers as candidates for available positions. If a brother is eligible for a position, he may ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ nominate himself for that position. At the discretion of the Master, and confirmed by a 50% +1 majority ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ vote of the Executive Board members present, the Nominations period closes. No nominations may be ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ made once the Nomination period closes. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 3. ​ ​​ At the discretion of the Master, there may be a short recess in the meeting to allow candidates to prepare a speech. Either after this break or immediately after the Nomination period closes, the Election period begins. Elections occur only through closed ballot. Unless otherwise specified, a position shall be chosen by at least a three-quarters majority decision. If such decision criteria is not met, the executive board has the right to appoint on behalf of the brotherhood. A simple majority is needed for the executive board to reach consensus when voting for an appointee. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 4. ​ ​ Officers shall be installed during the second to last meeting of the spring academic semester. The meeting at which officers are installed shall be conducted in full conformity with the Ritual of the Fraternity. SECTION 5. ​ ​ Special elections are conducted at the discretion of the Eboard. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Page 5 ​ ​ Alpha Epsilon Pi Gamma Upsilon Chapter Constitution ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ARTICLE IV ​ ​ REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF OFFICERS ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 1. ​ ​ Subject to the exception provided for in Section 2, below, in the event of an office becoming vacant for any reason, a special election shall be held to fill that office, nominations occurring at the next meeting following the vacancy, and elections and installations occurring at the following meeting. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 2. ​ ​ Notwithstanding the above, if two-thirds (2/3) of the entire Executive board concurs, then a vacant office may be filled by appointment to that office, for the remainder of its term, of any active brother in good standing in the chapter; except that if the office vacated is that of Master, then only the Lieutenant Master may be appointed Master. Any Brother appointed to a vacant office shall be installed to that office immediately following appointment. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 3. ​ ​ For any office in which a vacancy occurs other than the office of Master, the duties of the vacant office shall be performed by other officers or any combination of them at the discretion of the Master until the office is filled by special election as provided for in section 1, above, or by appointment as provided for in Section 2, above. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Master, the Lieutenant Master shall assume the duties of the Master until the office is filled by special election as provided for in Section 1, above, or by appointment as provided for in Section 2, above. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 4. ​ ​ Any officer of the Chapter may be removed from office by a two-thirds majority (2/3) vote of the entire executive board or by a two-thirds majority (2/3) vote of all active brothers in good standing in the Chapter. ARTICLE V: ​ ​ OFFICERS SECTION 1. ​ ​ The officers of this Chapter shall be Master, Lieutenant Master, Scribe, Exchequer, Brother at Large, Rush Chairman, Pledge Master, House Manager, and Sentinel. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Section 2. ​ ​ The terms of office shall be one academic year. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Page 6 ​ ​ Alpha Epsilon Pi Gamma Upsilon Chapter Constitution ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 3. ​ ​ Only active brothers in good standing, with a minimum of one semester in this chapter, may run for office. No brother shall be eligible for election to an office if he has been suspended for any reason or if he is not in good standing as provided in Article II, Section 3. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ SECTION 4. MASTER ​ ​ ​ ​​ The Master must be a Rowan University student for the entirety of his term; this will also include the semester in which elections are held. He must be of at least junior standing at the university. He shall live in the house the entirety of his term. He shall also have served one full and complete term on the executive board prior to installation. The duties and powers of the master are: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ a) He shall be the chief executive officer of the Chapter. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ b) He shall be the presiding officer at all meetings. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ c) He shall have such powers and duties as are usually delegated to a presiding officer under parliamentary procedure. ​ ​ d) He may call a special meeting of the chapter at his discretion. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ e) He shall be chairman of the Executive Board and act as an exofficio member of all committees. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ f) He shall be the delegate to the Supreme Council of Alpha