ARTICLE 1. Name of Chapter

The name of this chapter of Phi Theta Kappa shall be Iota Mu.

ARTICLE 2. Purpose

The purpose of Iota Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Pearl River Community College shall be the promotion of scholarship, the development of leadership and service and the cultivation of fellowship among qualified students of the college.

ARTICLE 3. Membership

Section 1. Membership in Iota Mu chapter shall consist of members, alumni members, and honorary members.

A. Member. Each candidate for membership must have completed 12 semester hours of associate degree work, with a Grade Point Average of 3.4, adhere to the school conduct code and possess recognized qualities of citizenship. A grade Point Average of 3.0 must be maintained. When a member's cumulative G.P.A. falls below 3.0, he or she has one semester in which to bring the average to 3.0. If he or she fails to raise the cumulative G.P.A. to 3.0 after one semester, the member shall have his or her name stricken from the local chapter roll and the Phi Theta Kappa International Headquarters shall be notified to strike the name from the national roll as well.

B. Alumni Member. Alumni members shall be former members of the fraternity who terminated their active membership in good standing, with a minimum of one year's enrollment at the two year college.

Alumni members shall be entitled to all the privileges of full members except the right to vote or hold office.

C. Honorary Member. Honorary membership may be granted in this chapter to men and women who have rendered distinguished service. Honorary members may not vote or hold office.

ARTICLE 4. Chapter Advisor (s)

Section 1. The chapter advisor(s) shall be appointed by the administration of Pearl River Community College.

Section 2. The chapter advisor(s) shall be responsible for the guidance of chapter activities and shall act on behalf of the national fraternity and official college administration.

Section 3. The chapter advisor(s) shall oversee the completion of the annual report, membership report forms and membership profile forms required by the national Phi Theta Kappa fraternity.

Section 4. The advisor(s) shall not be a voting member of the chapter.

ARTICLE 5. Officers

Section 1. All officers must be members of Phi Theta Kappa, in good standing, have a Grade Point Average of 3.0 and must be carrying a course load of 12 semester hours.

Section 2. The Iota Mu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa shall have the following officers: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Newsletter Editor, and Historian.

Section 3. The duties of the president shall be as follows:

a. Preside over all business meetings.
b. Appoint and establish any necessary committees.
c. Vote only in case of a tie.
d. Present business to the organization.
e. Represent the organization at all times.
f. Work in coordination with chapter advisors.

Section 4. The duties of the vice president shall be as follows.

a. Perform all duties of the president in the event of his absence.
b. Coordinate all committees.
c. Direct Honors Study topic.

Section 5. The treasurer shall:

a. Open and/or maintain a bank account for the fraternity.
b. Receive all money and write checks.

Section 6. The recording secretary shall:

a. Take minutes of the meetings.
b. Notify members to be placed on academic probation.
c. Maintain records of the meetings.

Section 7. The corresponding secretary shall:

a. Keep a full record of chapter functions.
b. Submit to Regional Coordinator and National Headquarters reports of chapter activities.
c. Send annual report to the Phi Theta Kappa International Offiice 30 days before the Annual Convention. .
d. Communicate with other Chapters.

Section 8. The newsletter editor shall:

a. Assemble (not write) the Iota Mu Newsletter once a month.

Section 9. The historian shall :

a. Compile a chapter scrapbook.

ARTICLE 6. Election of officers

Section 1. All candidates for office must be members of Phi Theta Kappa, in good standing.
Section 2. Elections must be held at the meeting preceding the last meeting during the spring semester of each year.
Section 3. Officers shall hold office from the time of their inauguration, which shall be at the first meeting following the election, to the time of the next inauguration.
Section 4. The current officers will serve as the nominating committee, however, nominations frrm the floor can be made at the same meeting as the election.
Section 5. Plurality of the votes cast will determine the new officer.
Section 6. In any case when an officer must resign his office, an election shall be held to elect a new officer. Nominations shall be made from the floor and will be made at the first meeting following the resignation of the officer. The election will be held at the first meeting following nominations. Plurality of the votes cast will determine the new officer. The president shall have the power to make a temporary appointment at his discretion until a meeting can be held.

ARTICLE 7. Impeachment of officers.

Section 1. If any officer fails to fulfill the duties of his office, he may be removed as follows:

a. A special meeting of the fraternity must be held to discuss the problem.
b. A vote of 4/5 of the total membership is sufficient to remove an officer from office.

ARTICLE 8. Meetings

Section 1. All business meetings will follow the general agenda:

Order of Business

a. Call to order
b. Roll call
c. Reading of the minutes
d. Treasurer's report
e. Committee reports
f.  Old business
g. New Business
h. Announcements
i.  Adjournment

Section 2. A quorum of one member over 50% of the membership, excluding members excused for other school functions, must be present before any official meeting can be called to order.
Section 3. All meetings shall be governed by an adaptation of Robert's Rules Of Order.
Section 4. Special committee meetings shall be called by the chairman of said committee. Procedures at such meetings are left to the direction of the chairman. Reports of each meeting shall be given to the members at the following chapter meeting.

ARTICLE 9. Finances

Section 1. Finances for this chapter will be raised by projects voted on by the officers.
Section 2. Payment of International Initiation fee of $30.00 must be received by the chapter treasurer before members can be initiated.
Section 3. All members must pay dues of 40.00 (including National Initiation fee) upon initiation.
Section 4. Financial records of the chapter shall be annually audited by the advisor.

ARTICLE 10. By-laws

Section 1. By-laws shall be passed by a simple majority vote of the membership and shall cover pertinent topics including interpretation of the constitution.
Section 2. A permanent record of all by-laws shall be kept on file by the secretary.

ARTICLE 11. Amendments and revision

Section 1. The constitution and by-laws may be amended by a vote of two- thirds of the members present at any regular meeting, provided that the proposed amendment has been presented at a previous meeting. Any charges to the constitution and or by-laws must be sent to the International Headquarters for final approval.
Section 2. Revision of the constitution must be approved by two-thirds of the members present at any regular meeting, provided that the proposed revision has been presented at a previous meeting. Any revision to the constitution and or by-laws must be sent to the International Headquarters for final approval.

On February 28, 1995 the Iota Mu chapter voted to revise their constitution to change the officers.

ARTICLE 5. Officers

Section 3. The duties of the president shall be as follows:

a. Preside over all meetings.
b. Appoint and establish any necessary committees.
c. Vote only in case of a tie.
d. Represent the organization at all times.
e. Develop goals for the chapter with the help of the advisors and other officers.

Section 4. The duties of the vice president for leadership shall be as follows:

a. Perform all duties of the president in the event of the president's absence.
b. Responsible for orientation of new members.
c. Responsible for the Leadership Hallmark nomination for regional and national convention.

Section 5. The duties of the vice president for scholarship shall be as follows:

a. Direct implementation of the Honors Study Topic and act as program chairperson.
b. Responsible for the Scholarship Award nomination for regional and national conventions.

Section 6. The duties of the vice president for Service shall be as follows:

a. Implementation of all chapter projects.
b. Responsible for the Service Hallmark nomination for regional and national conventions.

Section 7. The duties of the vice president for Fellowship shall be as follows:

a. Prepare icebreakers and hug sessions for all meetings.
b. Coordinate all parties and fellowship activities
c. Responsible for the Fellowship Hallmark nomination for regional and national convention.

Section 8. The duties of the Reporter shall be as follows:

a. Send news and reports to the national office.
b. Report news to campus newspaper, staff bulletin, and student bulletin.
c. Provide publicity for all chapter meetings.

Section 9. The duties of the Secretary shall be as follows:

a. Take minutes of meetings.
b. Keep attendance records of meetings.
c. Handle chapter correspondence.

Section 10. The duties of the Newsletter Editor shall be as follows:

a. Assemble (not write) the Newsletter.

Section 11. The duties of Historian shall be as follows:

a. Be responsible for compiling a chapter scrapbook.
 

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