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Originally posted by Kevlar281
Get a copy of the bylaws determine what is not working and amend it and if there so complicated you cant decipher them, then draft entirely new bylaws.
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agreed! when i started here, the recruitment rules were borderline longer than the women's!
yes, i know, that's crazy! when we wrote new ones, i didn't even give the reps a copy of last year's b/c guy's rules shouldn't be too long. it was much easier than debating what was already there. it was more of a discussion about "what rules are we thinking about? can we agree upon them?" so much easier!
FYI - our basic rules:
1 no alcohol at recruitment events - as stated already, must guys who will attend will be under 21 and it is hard to say that fraternities are not all about the parties and drinking when you are at the event drinking and probably at least one brother will do something stupid.
2 no girls
3 no bids from when classes start to when recruitment time is over (aka our official bid day). summer bids are ok as long as HQ allows it.
4 all men must complete a fraternity recruitment application BEFORE being offered a bid so we can check GPA and enrollment status (just in case someone gets the crazy idea to lie about GPA or whether or he was an *actual* enrolled student.
5 all men who are offered an official bid (orally or in writing b/c our NALFO fraternity does not have written bids) must also sign a university bid agreement - it gives me permission to check grades as long as he is a member, states he must complete the NM ed process and is not guaranteed initiation.
yup, that's about it. Oh, and they have to turn in their recruitment events at least one week prior to recruitment and i can stop by if i feel like it.
so they shouldn't do anything stoopid. hard to communicate that, but my guys know what i will allow and not.
I like the idea of forming a separate council....it's inventive! it may piss off the IFC advisor, but maybe that is what needs to happen at this point so that you can get his attention. i would be upset about that, but i also have a much better relationship with my chapters than your advisor - they actually come and talk to me!