1. Active membership in this chapter will be conferred upon students of East Tennessee State University who are in accordance with the principles of Alpha Phi Omega and the boy Scouts of America as embodied in the Scout Oath and Law; who, are so encouraged, but not required by this chapter upon activation to be registered members of any Boy or Girl Scout movement recognized by the International Association; and who have successfully completed the period of pledgeship. Active membership will carry all rights and responsibilities in this chapter. Active membership will continue so long as the member remains in good standing in this chapter, does not become an associate member, and continues enrollment in this educational institution.

2. Active members are required: to participate in at least one committee; to fulfill at least a minimum number of hours as determined at chapter planning each year by a majority vote of the membership; to contribute to chapter fund-raising activities. Active members are required to attend all General Meetings and ceremonies unless excused prior to the meeting/ceremony by sending a note to the Recording Secretary in a timely fashion.

3. Attendance at meetings, including committee meetings, is required. Any absences must be excused by the executive committee after the brother presents a valid, written excuses to the chapter secretary. Each brother is responsible to contact an executive committee member to find out what occurred at the meeting. Every un-excused absence from a meeting will result in a fine of two dollars or any fine that is determined to be acceptable by a majority of the active members present at a meeting where a quorum prevails. After missing two un-excused chapter meetings, brothers will lose voting rights. In addition, missing three un-excused chapter meetings will result in probationary membership. Excessive absence, un-excused or excused, will result in suspension. "Excessive absence" will be determined by the executive committee.

4. Half of the required service hours must be completed with the fraternity or through fraternity sponsored planned events. The other half may come from any other source.

5. Maintaining a 2.0 GPA is required of all active brothers.

6. Attendance at least one rush event, induction ceremonies, activation ceremonies and the Chapter Program Planning Conference, hereafter known as the CPPC, are mandatory. A valid excuse is necessary if such an event is missed. Un-excused absences from mandatory events will result in a fine of ten dollars or any fine that is determined to be acceptable by a majority of the brothers present at a meeting where a quorum prevails. If a charge was made to brothers participating in a mandatory event, any brother who is not present, excused or un-excused, must pay the amount paid by participating brothers. Failure to pay debts by the end of the semester will result in suspension until all debts are paid.

7. Brothers are required to attend one fellowship event passed by the chapter per semester. Failure to do so will be considered "excessive absence," and will result in probation.

8. If a brother signs up for a service project and does not attend without notifying the executive committee before or soon after the project with a written excuse that is passed by the executive committee, they are subject to the following:

9. A member of the chapter that has not met the requirements for active membership may be granted active membership by an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the voting members at any regular meeting where a quorum prevails.

10. A member who falls into inactive status solely due to non-completing of the required service hours during the preceding semester must be considered for reactivation after having made up any lacking service hours during the semester breaks, with a maximum of ten. Active membership will then be restored if an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the voting members present at a regular meeting is received.

11. Any member who falls into inactive status due to excessive absences shall be ineligible for reactivation for the duration of the semester. At the beginning of the following semester the member's status shall remain inactive and may be changed to active by a three-fourths vote at the discretion of the chapter.

1. Associate membership may be conferred upon active members who find it necessary to cease full involvement in Chapter affairs because of other commitments of time and effort. Associate Membership may be conferred on any active member during the first five weeks of the semester by a majority vote of the Chapter. Active status may be restored later in the semester by an affirmative vote of three-fourths of voting members at a regularly scheduled meeting where quorum prevails. All privileges, responsibilities, and obligation are restored immediately, with the exception of voting rights, which are not restored until the next regular meeting. Unless renewed, a member's status shall change from associate to inactive at the end of the fifth week of the semester following that which associate status was confirmed.

2. Associate members must pay a separate fee of $10 for one semester in addition to regular dues. This associate fee will compensate for a lack of participation on fund-raising and service activities. Associate members have no voting privileges, but must attend one meeting a month and may participate in discussions, and work on service projects. In addition, attendance at CPPC, Induction and Activation ceremonies is required. Members are allowed one semester of on-campus associate membership. An associate member must report to the associate secretary at least one service related activity completed during the term of association.

1. An active member will be placed on probation in this chapter under any of the following conditions:

2. An associate member will be placed on probation in this chapter under any of the following conditions:

3. A member on probation shall not be entitled to voting rights, the right to hold office, or attending social functions.

4. A member on probation shall be required to fulfill all the requirements of an active brother, with the exception of attending social events.

5. A chapter member on probation may attain good standing by obtaining an additional five service hours and submitting a written request to the Executive Board by the last Executive Board meeting of the probationary period. In addition, the requirements of the brother's current membership status must be fulfilled by the end of the semester. The Executive board shall review the request. The probationary member may be reactivated by a three-fourths vote of the general membership.

6. Any member placed on probation must remain on probation for a minimum of four weeks.

7. Any member placed on probation must complete the requirements for membership by the last Executive Board meeting of the same semester in which the member started their probationary period. Failure to do so will result in the suspension of membership.

8. Any member placed on probation during the last four weeks of the semester will not begin the probationary period until the start of the next semester.

9. Any member placed on probation during the member's last enrolled semester before graduation must be reactivated by the end of that semester, even if placed on probation in the last four weeks of the semester, in order to remain an active brother in good standing and to become an alumni member.

1. National Bylaws require three faculty and one scouting advisor to be voted on by the chapter before Nov 15 of every year.

2. Advisors must:

a. attend one brother meeting per month.

b. attend one pledge meeting per month.

c. attend all of the Advisory Board meetings.

d. attend CPPC, Induction and Activation

I. To keep and make available accurate written records of the proceeding of all chapter Executive Board Meetings.

ii. To keep accurate record of attendance at all Executive Board meetings.

iii. To prepare, print and distribute the chapter Roster, this includes phone numbers, addresses and e-mail addresses (if available) of all brothers and pledges.

iv. To make available complete and up-to-date sets of chapter and National Bylaws to those members requesting them.

v. to maintain a file of platforms for each office.

vi. To collect and distribute the chapter mail in a timely fashion.

vii. To keep an accurate written record of the proceedings of all chapter meetings.

viii. They shall maintain a record book in which the minutes and attendance are kept and have the current record book on hand at all meetings.

1. Academic Secretary: The academic secretary shall check the GPA of all members on a semesterly basis and shall turn in GPA information to both Corresponding Secretary and Retention chair. They shall perform all other such duties as required by their office. This member will serve on the Membership Committee.

2. Alumni Secretary: In addition to the aforementioned prerequisites, the candidate will have good letter writing and organizational skills. This member will serve as a member of the Membership Committee. The Alumni Secretary will maintain an accurate record of current addresses and occupations of all alumni and will share this information with the National Office. They will work in cooperation with other officers in planning at least one major event to which the alumni may attend as honored position in the program. They will also plan ways to recognize alumni returning to campus and keep them informed through a regular alumni correspondence. The Alumni Secretary will report names and addresses of graduating seniors to the ETSU Alumni Office. And in cases where an alumni chapter exists, they will act as a liaison between alumni chapter and active chapter.

3. Campus Chair: This member will serve as a member of the Service Committee. They will maintain an accurate notebook of names, addresses, and phone numbers of faculty/staff involvement in student activities planning, a complete list of faculty and reports of all campus projects completed by the chapter. They will also have an up-to-date calendar of campus activities. They will work with the other service chairs for the purpose of project planning.

4. Community Chair: This member will serve as a member of the Service Committee. They will maintain an accurate notebook of names, addresses, and phone numbers of community organizations who work with or have worked for Alpha Phi Omega. They will also keep a list of all community projects completed by the chapter. They will have an up-to-date calendar of community activities and will work with other service chairs for the purpose of project planning.

5. Corresponding Secretary: In addition to the aforementioned general prerequisites, this candidate will have a genuine desire to maintain communications with members, other chapters and other appropriate campus organizations and possess good letter writing skills. The Corresponding Secretary will maintain communications with the members by sending informational letters to all members at lest two times each semester. In addition, the Corresponding Secretary will maintain an accurate record of current addresses and status of all members and report this information to the appropriate office. They will also compile a list of members summer/winter break phone numbers and addresses. This member will be a member of the Fellowship Committee.

6. Court Jester: The Court Jester shall enhance chapter meetings and activities at appropriate times with comic relief, impromptu entertainment and goodwill (e.g. interpretive readings and dance of the friendship journal at chapter meetings- NOTE: tights and/or tutu highly encouraged). They shall perform all other such duties as required by their office. This member is a member of the Fellowship Committee.

7. Extension Chair: The Extension Chair will be responsible for the reactivation or building-up of local chapters within Region IV, according to Regional goals. The chair is responsible for correspondence with these chapters and other active chapters, as well as traveling as needed. This member is a member of the Fellowship Committee.

8. Fraternity Chair: This member will serve as a member of the Service Committee. The Fraternity Chair will maintain a notebook containing addresses, phone numbers and reports of all fraternity service projects. They will maintain an up-to-date calendar of chapter events. They will meet with other service chairs for the purpose of project planning.

9. Fraternity Educator: In addition to the aforementioned general prerequisites, this candidate must also have completed one semester of active membership. The Fraternity Educator has the responsibility of preparing the pledges for active membership and chairing the pledging committee, and recommending to the Executive Board those pledges eligible for activation. They must attend one Executive Board Meeting a month to report on the progress of the pledges. The Fraternity Educator is also responsible for maintaining among the active members, the knowledge they attained as pledges and testing them on said knowledge. This member will be a member of the Membership Committee.

10. Fraternity Mediator: The Fraternity mediator shall be a support person for members who have conflicts and/or personal needs. They shall act as a liaison between the pledges and brothers, working in conjunction with the Fraternity Educator. They shall be responsible for conduction and compiling evaluations of Executive Officers and non-executive officers and for completing this process by Thanksgiving Break. At the completion of their term, they shall also be responsible for assisting with officer transition activities. They shall perform all other such duties as required by their office.

11. Fund-raising Chair: The fund-raising Chair will plan and oversee all activities for the purpose of fund-raising and coordinate efforts in ordering official Alpha Phi Omega paraphernalia with the Treasurer. This member will be a member of the Finance Committee.

12. Homecoming Chair: This member is responsible for coordinating homecoming activities. They shall be responsible for reading the Homecoming handbook and being knowledgeable of all rules and regulations regarding activities for the week. They are in charge of making sure all funds are appropriated for Homecoming activities and should notify the chapter of all events, rules and activities. They are responsible for designating a chair for each homecoming activity. They cannot be a member of the ETSU Homecoming Committee. This office is to be elected at the end of the Spring Semester.

13. Nation Chair: This member is a member of the Service Committee. They are to maintain a notebook containing names, addresses and phone numbers of national organizations and reports of all national service projects completed by the chapter. They will carry out all necessary correspondence with national organizations for the purpose of maintaining an up-to-date calendar of their activities. They will meet with the other service chairs for the purpose of project planning.

14. Public Relations Chair: The Public Relations Chair is primarily responsible for the advertisement of all major Fraternity events and keeping the chapter, college and community updated on these events. The Public Relations Chair will be responsible for submitting articles to the various Alpha Phi Omega national publications as well.

15. Reservation Chair: This officer is responsible for filling out paperwork concerning booth and room reservations pertaining to chapter ceremonies, fund-raisers, meetings, socials, and service projects and reporting back to the parties in charge of said function.

16. Retention Chair (Attendance Keeper): In addition to the aforementioned prerequisites, The Retention Chair must possess good organizational and record-keeping skills. The Retention Chair will keep accurate records of each member's attendance at all General Meetings and any other required event, as well as each member's service hours. They will send notices to those members who have two or more un-excused absences from any required activity and will periodically inform members if they have earned few service hours. This member is a member of the Membership Committee

17. Rush Chair: The Rush Chair shall be in charge of the Rush program as reviewed by the Executive Board and accepted by the brotherhood. They shall propose the mandatory Rush requirements for both Rushees and brothers. They shall be responsible for keeping a detailed record of attendance, including excuses, for each rush requirement. This record of attendance must be present at Rush Vote-In. They shall designate a time when bids will be extended and recruit a minimum of 15 brothers, to be divided into groups of no less than 5 brothers, for the purposes of bid extension. They shall perform all other such duties as required by their office. This member will be a member of the Membership Committee.

18. Scouting Representative: The Scouting Representative will maintain contact with the Boy Scouts of America. They will plan at least one activity with a scouting organization per semester. This member will serve on the Service Committee.

19. Sergeant-At-Arms: In addition to the aforementioned prerequisites the Sergeant-At-Arms must have completed at least once semester of active membership and have working knowledge of parliamentary procedure. They will keep and maintain all chapter ritual materials and other chapter properties, guard the portal and perform such parliamentary and disciplinary procedures as are deemed necessary. They will prepare, distribute and collect and in the event that no advisors are present, the Sergeant-At-Arms, along with a party of non-voting members, shall count the ballots any time a vote is called for. The Sergeant-At-Arms will also be responsible for overseeing, interpreting and reviewing the chapter constitution and/or its' revision. They must have current by-laws at all meetings. The Sergeant-At-Arms, in conjunction with the President, shall devise a working system with which to run the meetings, based on the principles of Robert's Rules.

20. Spirit Chair: the Spirit Chair shall make signs for birthdays and other requested events (e.g. good luck and get well soon wishes) on behalf of the brotherhood. In addition, the spirit chair may also plan events to keep the morale of the brotherhood high (e.g. letter-making parties, rewards for wearing letters, and random acts of kindness). They shall perform all other such duties as required by their office. They will be a member of the Fellowship Committee.

21. Technology Chair: The Technology Chair shall further the use of technology within the chapter and in communication with other chapter. They will organize and store all materials necessary, maintain the chapter web page, send e-mails to brothers as needed, and implement any new technology that will be useful to the chapter. They shall perform all other such duties as required by their office.