Constitution and Bilaws

CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE I

Name

This organization shall be named the Hippocratic Society

ARTICLE II

Purpose

The purpose of the Hippocratic Society, hereafter referred to as the Society, shall be to foster and broaden the intellectual perspectives of those with an interest in medicine; to facilitate this end, the club shall hold regular meetings, sponsor, when possible, academic and social pursuits such as guest speakers, attendances at state and national conventions of interest, and interaction with students at other colleges akin interests.

ARTICLE III

Membership

The Society shall be open to all students, faculty and staff of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA). In cases where cross-matriculation agreements exist between MCLA and other colleges, the Society shall be open to all members of these colleges as well.

All members of the Society shall be subject to the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Codes of Conduct. Failure to adhere to any College policies may be grounds for the termination of ones membership to the Society upon an affirmative vote of three-quarters of the Society's active members.

The Society shall also have, as ex-officio members, faculty advisors whose prerogatives shall be to advise the society.

ARTICLE IV

Meetings

The Society shall hold regular meetings at a time, place, and manner to be determined by a majority of its members.

Quorum for the Hippocratic Society shall be defined the presence of a majority of active Society members

ARTICLE V

Officers and Duties

Any active member of the society may run for office or be elected as an officer of the Society.

Active membership as used in the preceding clauses shall be defined as a member who submits their name to the club roster.

The Hippocratic Society shall hold annual elections to elect officers who will serve a term of one academic year. Such elections shall be held at the beginning of each academic year in a manner approved by a majority of the Society.

The Society shall have a president whose duties shall be to call and oversee all club meetings, represent the club to the college community as well as other institutions. The president may also, when the Society deems it crucial, assume other leadership responsibilities beyond those purveyed by this Constitution.

The Society shall have a vice president who shall assume presidential duties and authority in the absence of the president.

The Society shall have a treasurer whose prerogatives shall be to handle the Society's finances. The treasurer, in consultation with the executive council, shall also be responsible for the preparation and submission of the Society's annual budget to the MCLA Student Government.

The Society shall have a secretary whose duties shall be to maintain transcripts of all meetings. The secretary shall also be responsible for all non-financial records of the Society.

The Society shall have, as an ex-officio member of the Executive Council, a Parliamentarian, whose authority, beyond those of custodian of parliamentary rules, shall be to preside over Executive meetings.

ARTICLE VI

The Executive Council

The Society shall have an executive council, which shall consist of the President, the Vice-president, Secretary, Treasurer and Parliamentarian, whose function shall be to determine the manner in which general meetings are to be held.

The Executive Council in union with the treasurer, shall congregate to discuss, prepare, and submit to the general membership for majority approval, the Student Government budget request once every year.