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CONSTITUTION OF STUDENT PAGAN ASSOCIATION
AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
PREAMBLE
We, the Student Pagan Association (S.P.A.) at the University of
Arkansas, have organized for the purpose of providing support for
students whose religious beliefs do not fall in the mainstream and
to supply information about alternative religions and the Pagan
lifestyle.
ARTICLE I -- Membership
- Membership requirements: members must pay a yearly due of
$5.00. 75% of members must be U of A students, faculty or staff.
- Student members must be taking 6 credit hours or more and have a GPA
of 2.25 or better.
- All members should be objective and have a sincere interest in
alternative religions and cross-cultural diversity.
ARTICLE II -- Officers
- Officers will be elected every spring semester. The officers
are the president, vice-president, secretary/treasurer, and the
parliamentarian.
- Duties of officers are as follows:
- President - Call together organizational meetings and insure
that the requirements of the Registered Student Organization
are met.
- Vice-President - Fulfill the duties of the president as seen
fit in the absence of the president.
- Secretary/Treasurer - Keep records of organizational
activities and funds, and collect dues.
- Parliamentarian - Maintain order and under the general
consent of the congress and with the majority vote of the voting
members, the parliamentarian can eject any persons engaging in
disruptive behavior (See Article IV, Section D).
ARTICLE III -- Meetings
- This organization will hold weekly meetings. Dates will be set
by general consensus among members.
ARTICLE IV -- Miscellaneous
- The Student Pagan Association does not condone any members, voting
or non-voting, engaging in destructive behavior towards personal or
public property, or the taking of life for any reason.
- Public relations activity will be undertaken by individual members
in accordance with the functions of the organization.
- Expenditures must be cleared by a vote, with no less than
four-fifths
of the present members in favor of the expenditure.
- Disruptive behavior will be defined as any verbal abuse with the
intent to slander, or any physical abuse.
ARTICLE V -- Amendments
- Amendments to this constitution will be passed by a two-thirds
majority vote in general congress.