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Article 1: Name

The name of this organization shall be the vegetarian club of bradley university. Hereafter referred to as BVC

Article 2: Purpose

The purpose of this club is to promote awareness and understanding for the vegetarian lifestyles for health, economic, environmental, ethical, moral, spiritual and religious reasons. The vegetarian way of life as is endorsed in religious books and practiced by great people like Plato, Leonardo Da Vinci, Akbar the Great, Newton, Shelly, Tolstoy, Einstein, and Gandhi will be examined, discussed and encouraged by this interest group.

Article 3: Membership

Section A: Any student, staff or faculty of Bradley University may become a regular member of BVC with voting and office holding right
Section B: Any former student, staff or faculty of Bradley University may become an associate member of the BVC with no voting and office holding right. Any other person may become an associate member provided his or her name has been approved by the officers of the BVC.
Section C: Membership fee as determined by the executive committee.

Article 4: Executive Committee

The executive committee of the BVC will consist of three elected officers and three advisors. The three officers President, Vice President and Secretary/treasurer will be elected by the regular members. The three advisors will be nominated by the President in consultation with the other two officers, one of which will be the ex-president.

Article 5: Duties of Executive Committee Members

President: To preside at executive committee membership meetings : appoint special committees with the aproval of the executive board : present an annual report : perform other such duties as may be required by the laws or resolution of the executive committee.
Vice President: To preside in chairman's absence and perform other such duties as may be required by the by-laws of resolution of the executive committee. Plan and organize for activities, managing finance an special events for committee.
Secretary/Treasurer: To attend to all general correspondence of the organization and to keep minutes of all excutive committee and membership meetings and to preserve the records of the organization. She/he will be also supervise the financial administration of all revenue periodically of the executive committee and memebership on the financial condition of the organization, and perform other such duties as may be required by the by-laws or resolutions of the executive committee.
Advisors: As determined by the elected officers.

Article 6: Election

1. Election of officers shall take place yearly during the fourth week of april.
2. The executive committee shall appoint a nominating committee consisting of: facutly advisor, members preferably older members selected from the membership, and the outgoing president, exofficio shall serve as chairman of the nominating committee. She/he may also serve again if elected.
3. Any regular memeber is eligible for nomination as an officer of the executive committee who :(a) meets the college's eligiblity for office holding, and (b) : fullfills the qualifications as set up the executive committee.

Article 7: Amendment

Amendment to this constitution may be proposed to the voting membership by the majority vote of the executive committee or by petition signed by 1/5 of the voting membership. Amendments shall be declared adopted which are presented at 2 general meetings and receive a majority favourable vote at both meetings by the voting members present.

Article 8: By-Laws

By-laws, not inconsistent with this constitution, may be adopted or amended by 2/3 vote of the regular members present at any regular of special meetings, providing the by-laws are submitted in writing at least one week previously at either a regular of special meeting of the general meeting.