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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Brothers,<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please try to read this whole email.</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here it is, your briefing for next Sundays By-Law Day.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Date:</b> November 6<sup>th</sup><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time:</b> 9pm-11pm<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Location:</b> Walter
135<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Attendance:</b>
MANDATORY<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What do you get?</b>
2 CHAPTER HOURS AND PIZZA (plus the opportunity to be a part of history and
make a positive impact on the future success of our chapter)<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let me just start by thanking you all in advance for coming
next Sunday. This is going to be a historic vote in our chapter and could
ultimately change the future course and success of the organization.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This has been several years in the making, when I rushed as
a Freshman, I remember hearing about constitution issues and being really
interested in them. From there I did my best to learn the ins and outs of the
chapter to try and figure out how the problems could be fixed. What I learned
is that these problems have been an issue for roughly 6-10 years and although
there has been several attempts to try to ratify these issues, we have not been
so successful as a chapter. So we changed strategies.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some of the issues included membership status, lack of
clarity in the document, contradictions from section to section and just in
general the rules outlined did not entirely fit the size of our chapter. We
have nearly doubled in size in the last two years alone, and many of the rules
were overly subjective and promoted favoritism and unfairness.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So to combat these many issues, a committee of 11 active
brothers was formed to create a brand new governing document that we shall call
our By-Laws. They were members from each family meant to be representative of
the needs and wants of the whole chapter. The president and judicial board did
not have any influence on the decisions made by the committee as to promote
fairness and really figure out what the active chapter wanted from our
organization.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This brand new document will be the focus of our vote on
November 6<sup>th</sup>. In addition to this document, a “Policies and
Procedures” manual outlines our more specific processes and a ”Risk Management”
manual have also been developed. The trifecta of the three documents will
secure how we are to handle measures in the chapter. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am really looking forward to the vote, and I am so
thankful that we have finally come to this moment. Below you will find an
outline detailing some of the biggest changes to the chapter structure, and
other various changes that we will be changing.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please take time to read the list, and consider what is
being proposed. On Sunday, we will have a more in depth explanation of every
change. As well as a detailed explanation of how the vote is going to work that
day. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Proposed Changes in the new By-Laws:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Grade Related<span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>GPA requirement increased from a 2.0 to a 2.5<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>The procedure for turning in grades is more
official<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Position/Board
Related<span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>A new Judicial Board will be composed of 3
members<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>We will only have one active member serving as
our Sergeant at Arms (SAA)<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>The Committee of Internal affairs (CIA) will
serve as a “check” on the decisions made by the judicial board if the active
brother in question requests it<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>If the brother is still unhappy with the
outcome, they can take the final “Check” to the chapter<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>You can officially appeal any membership related
decisions<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Attendance and Hour
Requirements<span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Members will be docked chapter hours for not
attending our mandatory events without a university excused absence<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>We have added a new leadership hour requirement
(1 hour)<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>You can only donate actual money for ONE
fundraising hour<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>You can only rollover hours from fundraising
that are physical service rather than buying something. For example: Grilled
Cheese Sale booth worker vs. buying swag or donating $10<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions between now and next Sunday,
please reach out to Judicial board or myself.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In Leadership, Friendship and Service,<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah Bell<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jboard.aphiodeltagamma@gmail.com">Jboard.aphiodeltagamma@gmail.com</a><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:President.aphiodeltagamma@gmail.com">President.aphiodeltagamma@gmail.com</a><span></span></p>
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<div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><b>President</b><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity</b></div><div><b>Delta Gamma Chapter</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Sarah Bell</b></div><div><b>614-906-2453</b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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