Student OrgsGustavus Adolphus Panhellenic Association

Gustavus Adolphus College Panhellenic Association Article I. Name The name of this organization shall be the Gustavus Adolphus College Panhellenic Association. Article II. Object The object of the Panhellenic Association shall be to develop and maintain women’s fraternity life and interfraternity relations at a high level of accomplishment and in so doing to: 1. Consider the goals and ideals of member groups as continually applicable to campus and personal life. 2. Promote superior scholarship and basic intellectual development. 3. Cooperate with member women’s fraternities and the university/college administration in concern for and maintenance of high social and moral standards. 4. Act in accordance with National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) Unanimous Agreements, resolutions and policies. 5. Act in accordance with such rules established by the Panhellenic Council as to not violate the sovereignty, rights and privileges of member women’s fraternities. Article III. Membership Section 1. Membership Classes There shall be three classes of membership: regular, provisional and associate. A. Regular membership. The regular membership of the Gustavus Adolphus College Panhellenic Association shall be composed of all chapters of NPC fraternities at Gustavus Adolphus College. Regular members of the College Panhellenic Council shall pay dues as determined by the College Panhellenic Council. Each regular member shall have voice and one vote on all matters. No members shall be first year students. A GPA requirement of 2.5 must be met for eligibility per requirements of Gustavus Adolphus College. B. Provisional membership. The provisional membership of the Gustavus Adolphus College Panhellenic Association shall be composed of all colonies of NPC fraternities at Gustavus Adolphus College. Provisional members shall pay no dues and shall have voice but no vote on all matters. A provisional member shall automatically become a regular member upon being installed as a chapter of an NPC fraternity. C. Associate membership. Local sororities or national or regional non-NPC member groups may apply for associate membership of the Gustavus Adolphus College Panhellenic Association. The membership eligibility requirements and the process for submitting an application and approval of the application shall be determined by the Panhellenic Council. Associate members shall pay dues as determined by the College Panhellenic Council. An associate member shall have voice and one vote on all matters except extension-related matters and, if they are not participating in the formal recruitment process, they shall not have a vote on recruitment rules and establishment or modification of Panhellenic total. An associate member may be expelled for cause by a majority vote of the Panhellenic Council. An associate member shall not be entitled to vote on the question of its expulsion. Section 2. Privileges and Responsibilities of Membership A. Duty of compliance. All members, without regard to membership class, shall comply with all NPC Unanimous Agreements and be subject to these Gustavus Adolphus College Panhellenic Association bylaws, code of ethics and any additional rules this Panhellenic Association may adopt unless otherwise prescribed in these bylaws. Any rules adopted by this Panhellenic Association in conflict with the NPC Unanimous Agreements shall be void. B. Facilitate cooperation among regular and associate members. Article IV. Officers and Duties Section 1. Officers The officers of the Gustavus Adolphus College Panhellenic Association shall be President, Vice president, Secretary, and Treasurer. Section 2. Eligibility Eligibility to serve as an officer shall depend on the class of membership: A. Regular membership. Members from women’s fraternities holding regular membership in the Gustavus Adolphus College Panhellenic Association shall be eligible to serve as any officer, President must be a member of a Greek organization for a calendar year before being eligible. B. Provisional membership. Members from women’s fraternities holding provisional membership in the Gustavus Adolphus College Panhellenic Association shall not be eligible to serve as an officer. C. Associate membership. Members from women’s fraternities holding associate membership in the Gustavus Adolphus College Panhellenic Association shall be eligible to serve as an officer except president or the officer in charge of recruitment. Associate members may serve as co-chairs in either the president or recruitment position. Section 3. Selection of Officers The offices of President, Vice president, Secretary and Treasurer of the Gustavus Adolphus College Panhellenic Association shall be held in rotation by each eligible women’s fraternity chapter in order of its installation at Gustavus Adolphus College. If a member from the women’s fraternity in order of rotation is not prepared to serve as a designated officer, the Panhellenic Council shall determine how the office shall be filled. Positions that are available to each chapter will be determined and then applications will be accepted by the chapter for those positions. Vice president and treasurer are held by members of one chapter, while president and secretary are held by members of the other chapter. Each position is elected by individual chapter. Section 4. Term The officers shall serve for a term of one year or until their successors are selected. The term of office will begin at the beginning of the spring academic term. Section 5. Removal Any officer may be removed for cause by a vote of two-thirds of the Panhellenic Council. Section 6. Vacancies Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner of selection as provided in Section 3 of this article. Section 7. Duties of Officers A. The President shall: