Tifton Campus

The Chapter at Tifton, Georgia, shall be known as the Tifton Sigma Xi Chapter.

This Chapter shall consist of Members and Associate Members who meet the qualifications prescribed by Article II of the National Constitution and Bylaw II of the National Bylaws.

The Committee on Admissions is empowered by the Chapter to elect/promote to membership or associate membership in the Society provided that each such election/promotion is a unanimous vote of the Committee. Nominees receiving at least a three-fourths positive, but non-unanimous, vote of the Committee must be referred to the Chapter for election. Nominees referred to the Chapter and recommended for membership or associate membership by the Committee on Admissions shall be voted on by the Chapter, with an affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members present and voting being necessary for election or promotion.

Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the purposes for which the Tifton Sigma Xi Chapter is organized are exclusively charitable, scientific, literary, and educational within the meaning of section 501(C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as now or hereafter amended.

Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, this organization shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried out by an organization exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as now or hereafter amended.

Section 1. Chapter Officers.
The Officers of the Chapter shall be President, President-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. The President and President-elect shall serve one year terms of office. A President-elect shall be elected annually and will become President the following year. The Secretary and the Treasurer shall be elected for a term of two years, and they shall be elected in alternate years. No officer except the Secretary and the Treasurer shall be eligible to hold successive terms in the same office, except the President-elect may fill the unexpired term of the President and serve one term as President.

All terms of office shall end on the 30th day of June.

Should the Presidency become vacant before the end of a prescribed period, the President-elect shall then become President for the unexpired term. In the event that the offices of both President and President-elect become vacant, the Past President, Secretary, or Treasurer shall convene the Executive Committee which shall have the authority to appoint an individual to assume the duties, but not the office of President (Acting President) until the next regular election, at which time both a President and President-elect shall be elected. Should any office other than that of the President become vacant before the end of a prescribed period, the President shall appoint a member to the vacant office to serve until the next regular election of officers.

The duties of the several Chapter officers are as indicated in the National Society's Chapter Officers' Handbook and in Articles 2, 4, 5, 6, and 9 of these Bylaws. The Secretary shall prepare and distribute annually to the active Members and active Associates a complete list of active Members (all categories) in good standing as near the beginning of the fall quarter as possible.

The President and the Treasurer are authorized to sign checks and vouchers on behalf of the Chapter in payment of proper expenses of the Chapter. At the expiration of the Treasurer's term of office, the President shall appoint an Auditing Committee of two members to audit the Treasurer's accounts and to certify their correctness.

Section 2. Manner of Election of Officers and Members of Standing Committees.
The officers of the Chapter and members of Standing Committees shall be elected by letter or electronically transmitted ballot. Nominations shall be made to the Committee on Nominations of Officers. At least two nominations shall be made for each office. At least three weeks before the final meeting of the year, a list of these nominations shall be sent by the Secretary to each active member of the Chapter. Any four members may make additional nominations, which must be sent to the Secretary within one week. A majority of the ballots cast shall constitute and election. Should there be no election the two names receiving the largest number of votes shall be voted on at the final meeting by a show of hands. A nominee receiving a majority will be elected.

Section 1. Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee shall consist of the Officers of the Chapter, together with the Immediate Past President or the most recent Past President in residence.

Section 2. Committee on Nominations of Officers.
The Committee on Nominations of Officers shall consist of the outgoing President and the two most recent preceding Presidents who are in residence.

Section 3. Committee on Admissions.
The Committee on Admissions shall consist of the President the Secretary, Ex-Officio, and five other full members who shall be elected for two year terms. Three members will be elected in odd years and two members will be elected in even years. The Committee shall select a Chairman from among its members who have 1 year remaining in their term.

It shall be the duty of the Committee on Admissions to nominate individuals for associate membership or membership in the society, as indicated in the Manual of Procedure and to encourage inactive members, including periodic review of the inactive membership list, of Sigma Xi to become active in the Tifton Sigma Xi Chapter. The Committee shall periodically review the roster of membership to identify Associate Members who may qualify for promotion.

Section 4. Committee on Programs.
The Committee on Programs shall consist of the President, Ex-Officio, and Secretary, Ex- Officio, and three elected active members. The term of membership shall be three years, one member being elected each year, the member with longest tenure being Chairman of the Committee.

It shall be the duty of the Program Committee to prepare for the Chapter, programs on scientific subjects.

Section 5. Committee on Awards.
The Committee on Awards shall consist of three elected active members. The term of membership shall be three years, one member being elected each year, the member with longest tenure being Chairman of the Committee.

It shall be the duty of the Awards Committee to obtain nominations for, and select recipients of any awards or scholarships authorized by the Chapter. Recipients will be selected in accordance with guidelines established by Sigma Xi or the Chapter.

There shall be at least four meetings of the Chapter each year. These meetings shall be called at such times as the President, in consultation with the other officers of the Chapter, may determine. No business meeting of the Chapter shall be held at any times unless a notice of such meeting shall have been given to each active member of the Chapter.

Section 1. Chapter Dues.
Members, and Associate Members shall pay local dues, as determined by the Chapter membership at a business meeting, plus other dues as assessed by the National Office. For a member to remain in good standing, these dues must be paid annually. Newly elected Members, and Associate Members shall not be required to pay local dues during the fiscal year of their initiation.

Section 2. Assessments.
Special assessments may be levied on all active members by a three-fourths vote of the active members present at any business meeting of the Chapter, only if a statement of the proposed action has appeared in a notice of the meeting sent to all active members as provided in Article 6 of these Bylaws.

Section 3. Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year shall be from July 1 to June 30.

Ten active members of the Chapter shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

In the event of dissolution, the residual assets of the organization will be turned over, at the direction of the Executive Committee or a Committee consisting of the three most recent Past Presidents who are in residence, to one or more organizations which themselves are exempt as organizations described in section 501(C) (3) and 170(C) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code as now or hereafter amended, or to the Federal, State, or local government for exclusive public purpose.

These Bylaws may be amended at any regular meeting or special meeting called for the purpose, by a vote of two-thirds of all the active members of the Chapter present at the meeting, provided that proposals for amendments have been made at a previous meeting and sent with notice of the meeting to each active member of the Chapter.