Constitution of the Society of Physics Students

Article I.  Chapter Organization and Administration

Section 1.  Membership and Voting
a.  An active SPS member is defined to be an MIT undergraduate or
graduate student who has previously attended an SPS Chapter meeting.
b.  Any member of the MIT community may attend Chapter meetings.  Only
active SPS members shall have a vote at Chapter meetings.

Section 2.  Officers
a.  The officers of MIT SPS are to be elected in the following order:

President, Programs Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President,
Membership/Publicity Chairman, Colloquium Committee Chairman, and
Regional Representative.

With the following provisions:
i.  The election meeting shall be held near the end of each term.
This will be preceeded by a nominations meeting held at least two
weeks before the election meeting.
ii.  Officers shall have a term of office running from January 1 to
May 31, or from June 1 to December 31, except for the President and
Coloquium Committee Chairman, whose terms shall be from June 1 to May
31.

b.  Any officer may appoint assistants to assit him in the duties of
his office, and for the assistants' instructin in the operation of the
Chapter.

c.  Any officer may be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of the
active members present.

d.  In the event of a vacancy in an office, a special election shall
be held for that office at the earliest opportunity, according to the
regular election procedures excluding the nominations meeting.

Section 3. Duties of the Officers

a.  President
The president shall call and conduct meetings of the Chapter and the
Executive Committee, see to it that all the other offiers perform the
duties of their offices, and delegate to people to perform duties not
specified under this constitution.

b.  Programs Chairman
The Programs Chairman shall organize all social activities,
recreational and educational outings, and Chapter sponsored activities
not included within the duties of another office.

c.  Secretary
The Secretary shall record and post the minutes of Chapter meetings,
and provide all new members with a copy of this constitution and all
amendments thereto.

d.  Treasurer
The Treasurer shall handle all financial matters of the Chapter.
He/She shall maintain orderly financial records.

e.  Vice President
The Vice President shall assume the duties of the President in the
President's absence.  He/She shall arrange a suitable setting for
Chapter meetings, and clean up after the meeting.  The Vice President
or his/her appointee shall rule on questions of order at Chapter
meetings.

f.  Membership/Publicity Chairman
The Membership/Publicity Chairman shall acquire new members.  He/She
shall post the time and location of all Chapter meetings.  He/She
shall post notices of activities when the MIT community is invited.

g.  Colloquium Committee Chairman
The Colloquium Committee Chairman shall organize the undergraduate
physics colloquia.  He/She may form a Colloquium Committee as he/she
deems necessary.

h.  Regional Representative
The Regional Representative shall conduct all Chapter correspondence,
and act as a liason between the Chapter and the outside community.

Section 4.  The Executive Committee

a.  The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Programs
Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice President.

b.  Executive Committee meetings shall be held promptly when it has
business to conduct, and shall be held in closed session.

c.  Any decision of the Executive Committee may be reversed by a
majority of the Chapter at one of its regular meetings.

Article II.  RATIFICATION AND AMENDMENT

To become effective, this constitution must be ratified by a
two-thirds vote of the Chapter following a two week tabling period.
Amendment of this constitution shall also require a two-thirds vote of
the active members present after a tabling period of two weeks.