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Studia Humanitas Student
Organization Constitution
Date Submitted: 20 September 2007
Article I
The name
of this organization is Studia Humanitas, the Humanities, Religious Studies
and Liberal Arts Club at Sac
State.
Article
II
The
purpose of this organization is to provide a venue for students and
professors in which they may engage in extracurricular discussion and
activities with the intention of facilitating student/faculty relations and
to enrich and augment the learning experience.
Article
III – Membership
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Section 1.
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Membership is open to all
registered CSUS students. The membership of faculty and staff is
encouraged, as well as that of the community, however; they are ineligible
to serve as leaders, to transact business on behalf of the organization or
to comprise more than 20% of the total group membership.
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Section 2.
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Membership must be comprised
of at least 8 currently enrolled Sac State Students.
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Section 3.
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Membership must be comprised
of at least 80% enrolled Sac State Students.
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Section 4.
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Only current Sac State Student
members may vote or hold office.
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Section 5.
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Active membership of this
student organization shall be chosen without discrimination on the basis of
race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, color, disability, national
origin, age, or marital status, except in cases of fraternity and sorority
organizations which are exempt by federal law from Title IX Regulations
concerning discrimination on the basis of sex.
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Section 6.
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There will be no hazing.
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Section 7.
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Membership may be refused or
revoked only after a quorum of members has voted and only under the
circumstance that the member in question has behaved in a manner
unbefitting the expectations of this kind of organization.
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Section 8.
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Authority to assess fees or
dues is limited to a quorum of officers.
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Section 9.
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Members must attend at least
two meetings every year and must participate in at least one club event
outside of regular meetings.
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Article
IV – Officers/Elections
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Section 1.
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The elected officers will be
President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
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Section 2.
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The officers will be elected
by a majority of votes cast at a regular or special meeting called for this
purpose.
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Section 3.
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Elections will be held once
during the academic year (annually), preferably at the end of the Spring
semester to elect officers for the next academic year.
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Section 4.
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Term of office will be one
academic year.
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Section 5.
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Officers may be recalled by a
two thirds vote of all active members. (This action may be taken through an
internet vote)
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Article
V – Banking
All funds
of this organization will be banked with the Associated Students
Incorporated.
Article
VI – Parliamentary Authority
Robert’s
rules of order, Latest Revised Edition will be used for all points not
covered in this constitution.
Article
VII – Constitutional Amendments
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Section 1.
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Constitutional amendment
procedures are limited to business meetings.
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Section 2.
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All officers must be present
as well as a minimum equal number of members who are not officers.
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Section 3.
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Proposals for amendments must
be submitted in writing for discussion and debate.
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Section 4.
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All amendments will be passed
and ratified by a simple majority of present members and officers.
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Article
VIII – Ratification
This
constitution may be ratified when approved by simple majority vote and by
Student Activities approval.
Date of
Constitution: 12 September 2007
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