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2010 Convention - Constitution Amendment

Below is an amendment to the Sigma Zeta Constitution as approved by the Executive Council (= National Council = National Officers).  The National Officers discussed this change at the November 2009 Officers/Advisors meeting when we made comparisons between Sigma Zeta and several other honor societies. The black font shows the wording in the current 2008 Edition of the Constitution, and the RED font or strike-through indicates the proposed changes.

Our Constitution in Article XIII states that:

“Any proposed amendment to this constitution shall be submitted to the National Council, and if approved by a majority of the Council, shall in turn be submitted to the constituent chapters at least 30 days in advance of the National Convention, at which time this amendment shall be considered for adoption; if approved by two-thirds of the chapters reporting to or represented at the National Convention, it shall be adopted and become immediately effective.”
Our National Convention this year is March 25-27 at Campbellsville University, and the proposed amendment will be voted on at the Saturday morning, March 27, business meeting open to all attendees.  Each attending chapter casts a single vote.
All of the national officers hope to see you and your students in Campbellsville! 

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution: Member Grade Point Average

CONSTITUTION OF SIGMA ZETA

         This constitution was originally adopted on May 19, 1934, and was subsequently amended in 1935, 1939, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1971, 1977, 1998, 2005 and 2008. 

 

ARTICLE IV: MEMBERSHIP

         Section 2.  Regular Membership.   Any college student whose major is in any of the natural sciences, computer science, or mathematics, who has completed the equivalent of 25 semester hours toward his degree, including 15 semester hours in the natural sciences or mathematics and who has a grade point average of 3.0 (A=4.00) in the sciences and mathematics and a grade point average of 2.75 3.00 in all subjects including the sciences and mathematics, shall be eligible for election to active membership.  If other rating scales are used, an equivalent grade point ratio shall be required.  If the student has previously attended other institutions of higher education, the grades attained there shall be included in computing the science-mathematics ratio and the cumulative ratio mentioned above. 

 

 

February 4, 2010