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ALPHA PSI OMEGA
PSI SIGMA
CONSTITUTION
AND BY-LAWS
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I: Name and Function
Section 1 – Name: The organization shall be known as the Psi Sigma Cast of the Alpha Psi Omega Fraternity.
Section 2 – Function: The Psi Sigma cast is a charter member of The Alpha Psi Omega Fraternity, based on the campus of Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina.
ARTICLE II: Mission and Goals
Section 1 – Mission: We, the members of the Psi Sigma Cast of Alpha Psi Omega, work together to strengthen and promote the theatre arts program at Francis Marion University along with developing the skills necessary to achieve unified productions. Theatre is a collaborative art form; therefore, it is essential that all persons work cooperatively to fully realize the potential of a production. The Psi Sigma Cast’s major areas of effort – advocacy and membership development – accomplish this mission by helping to improve the learning environment and by fostering an appreciation for theatrical achievement.
Alpha Psi Omega’s advocacy programs are intended to increase support for the theatrical endeavors of Francis Marion University by supplementing the public’s awareness of the art form.
In the area of membership development, Alpha Psi Omega seeks to enhance the member’s personal skills by recognizing achievement in the theatre arts and by offering vehicles for increased theatrical involvement.
Section 2 – Goals:
Section 1 – Any member of the Francis Marion University community, as determined by the Psi Sigma Cast, is eligible for membership, granted that they have fulfilled the requirements as listed below. Members will be chosen strictly by the following criteria without regard to sex, race, handicap, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other form of discrimination.
Section 3 – Member in Good Standing: Any member who fails to meet the requirements, as listed, shall be removed from the membership roster with consequent loss of all privileges.
Section 1 – The duties of the President shall be:
Section 1 – Eligibility: Each member of Alpha Psi Omega shall be entitled to one vote in all decisions of the chapter and its committees. They must be in good standing and currently enrolled at Francis Marion University.
Section 2 – Business: All chapter members requiring the decisions of the chapter membership shall be based on the principle of majority rule unless otherwise stated.
Section 3 – Procedure: With the exception of executive board elections, which shall be decided by means of secret ballot, all issues requiring the decision of the chapter membership shall be decided by a raise of hands.
Section 4 – The president is only allowed to vote when the number of voting members is even, therefore allowing the president to break any tie.
ARTICLE VI: Amendments
Section 1 – All members shall have the right, duty, and authority to amend, repeal, or change the articles of incorporation of the Psi Sigma cast of Alpha Psi Omega.
Section 2 – Amendments shall be recommended to the actions of the cast by a two-thirds vote of the chapter. A two-thirds vote at the succeeding meeting shall then put the amendments into effect.
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I: Officers
Section 1 – The executive officers shall follow those duties as laid out in Article IV of the Constitution.
Section 2 – At the last regular meeting of each spring semester, the chapter shall elect a President, a Vice-President, and a Secretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE II: Nomination and Induction
Section 1 – The induction process will be conducted once every year in the spring semester.
Section 2 – The active members of the Psi Sigma cast of Alpha Psi Omega will elect candidates to membership.
Section 3 – Alpha Psi Omega believes that the pledge period should offer an opportunity for active members and pledges to get to know one another. It should be a period of enjoyable education and collaboration in the theatre. The total experience should be meaningful as well as enjoyable.
Section 4 – The faculty advisor will present a list of candidates for initiation into the Psi Sigma cas of Alpha Psi Omega to the officers. This list will be formulated after the cast list for the last show of the spring semester has been posted.
Section 5 – Discussion of candidates will take place at a meeting of active members behind closed doors.
Section 6 – Sponsors will be appointed for each nominee having met the requirements and guidelines.
Section 8 – Nominees will be informed of the pledging process and pledge requirements
Section 1 – During the semester of initiation, pledges must pay the national membership fee of twenty dollars ($20) to the Alpha Psi Omega Fraternity as well as a chapter membership of ten dollars ($10) to the Psi Sigma Cast.
Section 2 – All membership fees are due no later than one month after the beginning of the school year. Failure to pay membership fees will result in inactive membership.
ARTICLE IV: Committees
Section 1 – An executive committee consisting of the President, the Vice-President, and the Secretary-Treasurer, along with the faculty advisor, shall decide on all routine business affairs of the cast not requiring a regular cast meeting.
Section 2 – The executive board reserves the right to form any committee it sees fit to conduct the business of the cast.
ARTICLE V: Elections
Section 1 – Members who have not served as an active member of the Psi Sigma cast for at least one semester shall not be eligible to hold an executive position.
ARTICLE VI: Amendments
Section 1 – All members shall have the right, duty, and authority to amend, repeal, or change the articles of incorporation of the Psi Sigma cast of Alpha Psi Omega.
Section 2 – Amendments shall be recommended to the actions of the cast by a two-thirds vote of the chapter. A two-thirds vote at the succeeding meeting shall then put the amendments into effect.