• To create a fellowship among teachers of business subjects.
• To create and encourage interest and promote scholarship in business education.
• To encourage civic responsibility.
• To foster high ethical standards in business and professional life among teachers of business.
• To teach the ideal of service as the basis of all worthy enterprise.

I. Membership shall be classified as active, associate, alumni, faculty, and honorary.

• Active membership in Alpha Chi Chapter shall consist of those who are enrolled in college work as bona fide students who have met the following requirements:
  • Each candidate must be enrolled in a business teacher education curriculum and must have expressed an intention of becoming a teacher of business subjects.
  • Each candidate must possess the following qualifications.
    • Completion of at least three semesters of college courses including at least fifteen semester hours in business, business-related, or education subjects.
    • Attainment of a 3.0 GPA in all business and education courses, or placement within the upper 35% if his/her college class.

• Associate membership may be conferred on persons the chapter believes are worthy.
• Alumni membership shall consist of graduates of colleges and universities who were active members while they attended school.
• Faculty membership in Alpha Chi Chapter may be conferred upon members of the Department of Business Education and other departments in the School of Business. The National Fee for faculty members shall be paid from the chapter’s treasury.
• Honorary membership may be conferred upon persons selected by majority vote of the membership of Alpha Chi Chapter. Election to honorary membership must be approved by the National Council prior to the initiation of such honorary members.
• Members of any chapter of Pi Omega Pi may participate in the activities of Alpha Chi Chapter, but will not have the privilege of voting at business meetings of the chapter.
• The chapter is limited to one faculty or associate member per year.
• Members will be considered active only if dues have been paid in full.

• Alpha Chi Chapter of Pi Omega Pi shall have a membership committee whose members are appointed by the president. The duties of this committee shall be to investigate with an authorized college official and present names of candidates eligible for admission to membership.
• The names of the candidates recommended by the committee on membership shall be presented to the chapter and voted upon at a regular meeting at which there is a quorum present.

• Each candidate must be voted upon by secret ballot.
  A three-fourths majority vote of the members present shall be necessary to elect a candidate to membership in the society.
• Members may be dismissed.

  
  Article IV
  Officers and Government

• The officers of this chapter shall be president, vice president, recording secretary, reporting secretary, treasurer, historian, and web master. A representative to the Dean’s Advisory Board of Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences shall also be elected.

  
  Article V
  Revenue

• Alpha Chi Chapter shall collect an initiation fee of fifty dollars at the time of initiation of each new member, and ten dollars local dues per semester to continue membership. Forty dollars of the initiation fee is for one time National dues, and ten dollars for the local dues.

  
  Article VI
  Amendments

• Amendments to this constitution shall be by a three-fourths vote of the membership.

  
  Article VII
  Election of Officers

• The members of the chapter shall make the nominations for officers. The officers shall then be voted upon by secret ballot. The nominee with the majority vote will be the new officer.

  
  
  NATIONAL CONSTITUTION

• Each year the national council shall select ten chapters for special recognition. The first-place chapter shall be presented a plaque and have its name inscribed on a traveling trophy. The remaining nine chapters shall receive certificates signed by the national council.
• Selection of the award chapters shall be based on projects and publications reported by the various chapters along with promptness in turning in reports requested by the national officers.
• The first-place chapter does the judging for the next year’s award, under the direction of the past president.
• The award year begins March 1.
  
  

BYLAWS


Article I Duties of the Officers
• President- He/she shall preside at all meetings of the chapter. He/she shall call the meetings when he/she thinks it is advisable, and reserve a room for the meetings. He/she shall prepare an agenda to include pertinent topics, and a space for announcements. He/she shall further attend to any matters which may be necessary to advance the best interests of the chapter.
• Vice President- He/she shall perform the duties of the President in the absence of the President, or at such times as the President may direct. It shall further be the duty of the Vice President to act as a chairman of the program committee, to be in charge of all recruiting activities, and to coordinate all project committees.
• Recording Secretary- He/she shall keep the records of the meetings, and distribute minutes to all members. He/she will also be responsible for any other duties the Executive Committee shall direct.
• Reporting Secretary- He/she shall be responsible for the Annual Chapter Report and the Quarterly Activity Reports. He/she shall also be responsible to collect from committee chairs project reports for the National Project Competition. He/she shall also be responsible for any other duties the Executive Committee shall direct.
• Treasurer-He/she shall receive all monies of the chapter and keep an accurate record thereof. He/she shall see that records are kept in accordance with all regulations and specifications of the university. He/she shall give a Treasurer’s report at all meetings.
• Historian- He/she shall keep a record of all matters pertinent to the chapter so that the continuity or activity of the chapter can be easily exhibited to those interested. This includes taking pictures of events, and displaying them in the display case.
• Web Master- He/she shall be responsible for keeping the web site updated with new officers, members at the beginning of each semester. He/she shall update on a monthly basis to include reports and minutes from the most recent meetings. The web address is http://www.eiu.edu/~piomega.
  

  Article II
  Standing Committees

• Local Project Committee- This committee will be responsible for initiating and coordinating the completion of the Local project.
• Regional Project Committee- This committee will be responsible for initiating and coordinating the completion of the Regional project.
• National Project Committee- This committee will be responsible for initiating and coordinating the completion of the National project.
• Publications Committee- This committee will be responsible for initiating and coordinating Chapter Publications reports.
• Fund Raising Committee- This committee will be responsible for coordinating fund raising activites.
  

• In order to further interest in scholarship, Alpha Chi Chapter of Pi Omega Pi recognizes a senior member of Pi Omega Pi who has exhibited outstanding qualities of a business educator. With chapter consultation, this decision will be made by the chapter advisor.

Article IV
Meetings

• This chapter shall hold meetings at least twice a month during the regular school year.

• Amendments to these bylaws shall be by a three-fourths vote of the membership.

• The nominating committee shall consist of three sponsors of active chapters. The national president shall appoint this committee at least six months before each national convention and shall request nominations from all active chapters and national officers. These nominations shall be sent to the chairman of the nomination committee. The committee shall select five nominees for the office of student representative and one nominee for each other office. The nominations shall be presented to the chapters at least one month before the national convention meeting. Additional nominations may be made from the floor only from names already submitted to the nominating committee.
  • Each nominee must be a member and, except for the student representative, must be a member of the faculty on a campus where an active chapter is located. An officer may complete his/her term of office even though he/she may change positions during his/her term.
  • The nominee for student representative must not have above junior standing at the time of the national convention. Nominations from chapters must include personal data, occupational plans, picture, date of expected graduation (month and year), and other qualifications specified by the national council. (Duty of student representative shall be to publish the biennial publication, the PI OMEGAN.)

MEETING PROCEDURES

• Call to Order
• The President should attract attention of the members.
• Opening Exercises
  • Reading of the Minutes
  • Treasurer’s Report
  • Role Call
    • If the organization is large, someone may be appointed to take attendance; or members may register when they enter.
• Minutes
  • After the minutes are read, the President should ask, "Are there any corrections to the minutes?" If there are no correction, the President should ask for approval of minutes.
• Communications
  • The Reporting Secretary should read letters that do not require action by members.
• Reports
  • If the President has a report, it would be made at this time.
  • Any board reports, committee reports, or delegate reports should be made.
• Business
  • Unfinished business that was postponed from the last meeting should be acted upon now.
  • New business, bills, or voting would be presented also.
    
• Adjournment
  • The President may adjourn the meeting or a member may make a motion to adjourn. The motion must then be seconded.