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The Pagan Student Association at the Ohio State University Constitution

Article I.           Name, Purpose, and Non-Discrimination Policy

Section 1.  The Name of the group shall be “The Pagan Student Association at the Ohio State University.

Section 2. The Purpose of the group shall be to provide pagan students and students interested in alternative religions a forum for discussing and learning as well as a social atmosphere.

Section 3. The group and its members shall not discriminate against any individual(s) for reasons of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, sex, age, or handicap.

Article II.        Membership:  Qualifications and categories of membership

Section 1.   There shall be two types of membership.  These shall consist of Associates and Members.

Section 2. The type of membership that is to be called members shall consist of currently enrolled students who attend at least one meeting per quarter.  These individuals, are the only ones allowed to vote regularly.

Section 3. The type of membership that is to be called Associates shall consist of individuals who attend at least one meeting per quarter.  This is the only class of membership that is unable to vote regularly.

Article III.      Organizational Leadership:  Titles, terms of office, type of selection, and duties of the leaders.

Section 1.  There shall be four officer positions.  These shall consist of two Co-Chairs, one Historian, and one Treasurer.

a)      The Co-chairs shall represent the group in all public matters unless they specify otherwise themselves.  They shall be responsible for planning meetings, workshops and events, and in the co-ordination of any relationships with outside groups (such as the Community Pagan Alliance, Pagan Community Council of Ohio, or other University Student Groups).

b)      The Historian shall be responsible for keeping track of meetings and any literature that is handed out by or to the group.  The Historian shall be responsible for maintaining a scrapbook of all literature pertaining to the group.

c)      The Treasurer shall be responsible for collecting and distributing all funds collected by donation by the group.

Section 2.  All terms of office shall be from the first Tuesday of following the end of the Spring quarter at which the individuals are elected until the Tuesday at which new officers are elected.

Section 3. All offices shall be elected at the final meeting of the Spring Quarter by a majority vote of all members.  Associates may vote if a majority vote of the members deems it appropriate. 

Section 4. At the discretion of the group, the ability of creating new officer positions shall be by a majority vote at any official meeting.  The new position shall be elected immediately, and the term of office shall run until deemed necessary or until the voting day assigned above in Section 3.  At the event of creation of new officer positions, a new section shall be assigned to this Article in Section 1, describing the responsibilities of the new position

Article IV.    Executive Committee:  Size and composition of the Committee

Section 1. The executive committee shall consist of all officers.

Article V.       Standing Committees

Section 1. At the discretion of the group, the ability of creating committees shall be by a majority vote at any official meeting.  The new committee shall be elected immediately, and the term of office shall run until deemed necessary or until the voting day assigned above in Article III Section 3.  In the event of the creation of a new committee, a new section shall be added to this article describing the composition and responsibilities of said committee.

Article VI.    Advisor(s) or Advisory board: Qualification Criteria

Section 1. The advisor of the group shall be Hugh Urban.

Article VII.                        Meetings of the Organization:  Required meetings and their frequency.

Section 1. There shall be meetings every Tuesday of Autumn, Winter, and Spring Quarters, beginning with the first Tuesday of each quarter and ceasing the Tuesday prior to finals week.  Members are only required to attend one meeting a year in order to vote at the meeting for elections.

Article VIII.                        Method of Amending Constitution:  Proposals, notice, and voting requirements.

Section 1. Proposals:  During the first half hour of any regularly scheduled meeting, any member or officer may propose amendments to the constitution.

Section 2. Immediately following the proposal, the members shall debate it.

Section 3. The night of the meeting at which an amendment is proposed, a message to the list by the individual making the proposal shall be made, notifying all members of a vote to take place the following Tuesday.  Failure to do prior to 12:00 AM shall result in the vote being postponed to the next Tuesday.

Section 4.  Voters on amendments shall consist of the members of the group present at the meeting.  Following a passing vote, the amendment shall be incorporated immediately.

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