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The Organization of Pakistani Students
Constitution Constitution of the Organization of Pakistani Students Preamble Pakistani students and those students interested in the Pakistani culture at Columbia University wish to unify and be recognized by Columbia University as a Student Union Polity member organization. The following constitution states information pertaining to this proposed organization. Article I: Name The full name of this organization shall be the Organization of Pakistani Students hereafter referred to as OPS. Article II: Purpose and Goals Section 1 The purpose of this organization shall be to provide an opportunity for student interested in Pakistani culture and politics to be united as an organization and be properly represented in the university as a group. Section 2 As an organization, the OPS will provide its members with opportunities to become better enlightened in Pakistani politics and culture as well as opportunities to socialize with students with the same cultural interests. Article III. Membership Section 1All students from Columbia College, The School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Barnard College are eligible to join. Graduate and professional school students are urged to join as well, although they may not hold voting privileges. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion or handicap. Section 2 The privileges and responsibilities of the members are as follows: All members are welcome to attend every meeting or event organized by OPS. They are also welcome to voice their opinions concerning the policies and practices of the organization. At those events at which there is an entrance fee, all members are expected to pay in full. Section 3 Membership from the OPS may be revoked if there is misconduct (as defined by the officers) from any member at any OPS sponsored event. Should the officers decide that any member or members were disruptive or were projecting a negative image of the OPS at any of its events, that member or those members will be asked to present a defense to the officers. If at least three of the four officers deem the person(s) in question guilty, that party's membership shall be revoked.Section 4 Sign up for membership cannot occur within four days of the election. Sign up can occur before or after this period. Article IV: Government section Section 1 The OPS shall have four officers. Those officers will have the titles: president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary. Any undergraduate who has been a member of OPS for at least one year and attends Columbia College, Barnard College, or The School of Engineering and Applied Science may be nominated by any member of the organization for any of the four offices. Elections shall take place annually. All undergraduate members are eligible for voting. S ection 2The duties of the president shall be to supervise the activities of all the other officers. He or she shall also be the leading representative of the OPS in any and all events officially attended by the OPS. The president shall assume primary responsibility for any and all actions of the OPS as an official organization. The duties of the vice president shall be to assist the president in his or her duties and represent the president in any and all circumstances where the president is not able to attend. The duties of the secretary shall be to keep an ordered account of all official meetings and events of the OPS as well as to assist the president in his or her duties, The treasurer shall be responsible for management of all funds connected with the OPS. He or she will also be expected to assist the president in his or her duties. Section 3 The duration of each office is one full academic year. An officer may be reelected three times. Section 4 Any or all officers may be impeached if 3/4 of all voting members agree to impeach. They must present their case in writing to the president and have valid grounds for impeachment. These include mismanagement of funds or inappropriate behavior at an officially sponsored OPS event. Article V: Procedures Section 1 Meetings shall be held approximately once every month or whenever the president or the other three officers acting together agree to organized one. Section 2 Policy decisions shall be made with a 3/4 vote of the officers. These decisions can be vetoed by the voting members at each meeting with a 3/4 vote. Article VI: Amendments to the Constitution Amendments to the constitution can be proposed by any member in writing at any official meeting of the OPS. If there is 3/4 officer's vote in favor of having the amendment voted on, then all voting members present shall vote in the proposed amendment. If there is 3/4 vote in favor of the proposed amendment. then it shall become an official amendment to the constitution. Article VII: Provisions for By-Laws By-Laws shall be established in the same manner as amendments to the constitution except only a 2/3 vote of all voting members present shall be required to enact such laws. Amendments Amendment One(enacted January 30, 1993): Those eligible to vote in the elections for the 1993-94 Academic year, are those who have been in attendance at one of the OPS functions of the second semester. Those eligible to run for an office in the 1993-94 Academic year, are those who have been in attendance at two of the OPS functions of the second semester. Amendment Two(enacted January 30, 1993): A voting member is one who has been in attendance at one-half of the meetings of the OPS. In order to run for office, one must have been in attendance at 75% of the meetings of the OPS. Preamble Pakistani students and those students interested in the Pakistani culture at Columbia University wish to unify and be recognized by Columbia University as a Student Union Polity member organization. The following constitution states information pertaining to this proposed organization. Article I: Name The full name of this organization shall be the Organization of Pakistani Students hereafter referred to as OPS. Article II: Purpose and Goals Section 1 The purpose of this organization shall be to provide an opportunity for student interested in Pakistani culture and politics to be united as an organization and be properly represented in the university as a group. Section 2 As an organization, the OPS will provide its members with opportunities to become better enlightened in Pakistani politics and culture as well as opportunities to socialize with students with the same cultural interests. Article III. Membership Section 1All students from Columbia College, The School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Barnard College are eligible to join. Graduate and professional school students are urged to join as well, although they may not hold voting privileges. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion or handicap. Section 2 The privileges and responsibilities of the members are as follows: All members are welcome to attend every meeting or event organized by OPS. They are also welcome to voice their opinions concerning the policies and practices of the organization. At those events at which there is an entrance fee, all members are expected to pay in full. Section 3 Membership from the OPS may be revoked if there is misconduct (as defined by the officers) from any member at any OPS sponsored event. Should the officers decide that any member or members were disruptive or were projecting a negative image of the OPS at any of its events, that member or those members will be asked to present a defense to the officers. If at least three of the four officers deem the person(s) in question guilty, that party's membership shall be revoked.Section 4 Sign up for membership cannot occur within four days of the election. Sign up can occur before or after this period. Article IV: Government section Section 1 The OPS shall have four officers. Those officers will have the titles: president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary. Any undergraduate who has been a member of OPS for at least one year and attends Columbia College, Barnard College, or The School of Engineering and Applied Science may be nominated by any member of the organization for any of the four offices. Elections shall take place annually. All undergraduate members are eligible for voting. S ection 2The duties of the president shall be to supervise the activities of all the other officers. He or she shall also be the leading representative of the OPS in any and all events officially attended by the OPS. The president shall assume primary responsibility for any and all actions of the OPS as an official organization. The duties of the vice president shall be to assist the president in his or her duties and represent the president in any and all circumstances where the president is not able to attend. The duties of the secretary shall be to keep an ordered account of all official meetings and events of the OPS as well as to assist the president in his or her duties, The treasurer shall be responsible for management of all funds connected with the OPS. He or she will also be expected to assist the president in his or her duties. Section 3 The duration of each office is one full academic year. An officer may be reelected three times. Section 4 Any or all officers may be impeached if 3/4 of all voting members agree to impeach. They must present their case in writing to the president and have valid grounds for impeachment. These include mismanagement of funds or inappropriate behavior at an officially sponsored OPS event. Article V: Procedures Section 1 Meetings shall be held approximately once every month or whenever the president or the other three officers acting together agree to organized one. Section 2 Policy decisions shall be made with a 3/4 vote of the officers. These decisions can be vetoed by the voting members at each meeting with a 3/4 vote. Article VI: Amendments to the Constitution Amendments to the constitution can be proposed by any member in writing at any official meeting of the OPS. If there is 3/4 officer's vote in favor of having the amendment voted on, then all voting members present shall vote in the proposed amendment. If there is 3/4 vote in favor of the proposed amendment. then it shall become an official amendment to the constitution. Article VII: Provisions for By-Laws By-Laws shall be established in the same manner as amendments to the constitution except only a 2/3 vote of all voting members present shall be required to enact such laws. Amendments Amendment One(enacted January 30, 1993): Those eligible to vote in the elections for the 1993-94 Academic year, are those who have been in attendance at one of the OPS functions of the second semester. Those eligible to run for an office in the 1993-94 Academic year, are those who have been in attendance at two of the OPS functions of the second semester. Amendment Two(enacted January 30, 1993): A voting member is one who has been in attendance at one-half of the meetings of the OPS. In order to run for office, one must have been in attendance at 75% of the meetings of the OPS. |