Section 1.
The Officers of the Chapter shall be elected at the last
business meeting of the Spring quarter.
Section 2.
The newly elected officers shall be assume their duties
immediately following their election.
Section 3.
The Officers of this Chapter shall be elected by secret ballot.
Section 4.
The Officers of this Chapter shall be students of the Ohio
State University.
Section 5.
No student shall be allowed to vote by proxy.
Section 1.
In addition to his or her regular duties, the Vice President
shall perform the duties of the Parliamentarian.
Section 2.
In addition to his or her regular duties, the Secretary shall
make all arrangements for the meetings.
Section 3.
In addition to his or her regular duties, the Historian shall
attend all meetings of the student councils in the Colleges of
Engineering and Arts & Sciences.
Section 1.
Special meetings may be called by the president, or by
petition of one-half of the active membership of the chapter.
Section 2.
The chapter may vote to hold regular meetings.
Section 3.
The parliamentary guide for the conduct of all meetings shall
be Robert's Rules of Order, if the meeting attendance exceeds 15
persons.
Section 4.
The order of conduct of a regular meeting shall be as follows:
Section 5.
Notification of all active members shall be given by the
Secretary one week prior to a special meeting.
Section 1.
An initiation fee shall be charged to each initiate by the
chapter which shall cover dues for the quarter.
Section 2.
Each initiate shall be required to pay all dues and initiation
fees prior to his or her initiation.
Section 3.
One week prior to the election of officers, the Treasurer
shall submit to the President and the Faculty Advisor a written
statement of the financial condition of the chapter.At the
election meeting, this will be submitted to the chapter, and will
be entered into the minutes upon acceptance by the chapter.
Section 4.
Special assessments may be made at anytime, upon approval by
two-thirds of the active members of the chapter.
Section 5.
If a special assessment is not paid by an active member, the
member shall revert to inactive status.
Section 6.
Should the chapter become defunct, all funds shall be held by
the Department of Computer and Information Science until such
time as new chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon is established,
whereupon the funds shall revert to the new chapter.
Section 1.
Invitation to U.P.E. will be offered to students who satisfy the
eligibility criteria as laid down in the pertinent Article of the
Chapter Constitution at the beginning of the initiation quarters.
Section 2.
Membership shall not be offered to an individual a second time
if such membership has been previously declined by that
individual for any reason with the exception of hardship cases.
Section 3.
The basic Computer Sciences courses that will be used to satisfy the 27 hour criteria for undergraduates and the G.P.A. criteria for graduates shall include all C.I.S. department classes and all technical electives from the C.I.S. degrees.
Section 4.
Interested invitees should then inform the Secretary of their
intent to accept their invitation to U.P.E. and should attend all
mandatory meetings. Attendance at regular meetings of the chapter
will not be required but will be expected of active members.
Section 5.
Inductees will be required to participate in at least one
committee or activity sponsored by the Chapter.
Section 6.
Membership shall be granted only to those inductees who attend the initiation banquet at the end of the quarter, with exception for special cases.
A student's major G.P.A. must be 3.4 and overall G.P.A. must be 3.2 for undergraduates. Graduate students must have a 3.6 G.P.A..
Section 1.
Committees shall be made for a specific purpose (such as the
selection of members, organizing an activity etc.) by the
Executive Council during Autumn or Spring quarters.
Section 2.
Committees shall remain active for a period of one quarter to
one year as demanded by the nature of the purpose of the
committee.
Section 3.
Membership in the committees shall be open to the members of
the Executive Council, inductees and active members.
Section 4.
The Chapter shall sponsor activities of a nature that might
benefit the Computing Sciences and help in the development of its
members and the society.
Section 5.
Activities shall be sponsored subject to the availability of
funds.