1. Name of the Organization

   1. The name of the student organization shall be Pride.

2. Organization Purpose

   1. Pride serves as a safe social forum for members to meet and discuss thoughts, ideas, and issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual, straight, questioning, and transgendered students, faculty, and staff.

   2. Pride strives to promote respect for all sexual orientation and gender identity minorities.

3. Membership

   1. Membership is open to all students, staff, and faculty of the University of Texas at Dallas, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

   2. The quorum, the smallest group of general members required to conduct organization business, can be comprised of as few as three active members.

4. Executive Board

   1. The executive board will comprise the officers and chairs.

5. List of officers

   1. President - the individual filling the office of President shall:

      1. Maintain liaison with the group's faculty and staff advisors, and acquire additional or replacement Advisor(s) as necessary.

      2. Appoint replacement Officers due to vacancy.

      3. Appointments may hold office until the turn of the semester or an election is held for the vacancy.

      4. Vacancy elections may be motioned at any time by any Officers, but a second to the motion from the remaining officers is required before election can commence.

      5. Chair all executive board and general meetings.

      6. Have final authority over all group activities including but not limited to meeting agendas, publicity, fundraising, expenditures, activities, etc.

      7. Supervise the officers in the performance in their duties.

   2. Vice President - the individual filling the office of Vice-President shall:

      1. Administer the meeting agenda.

      2. Oversee all committees that are formed.

   3. Treasurer - the individual filling the office of Treasurer shall:

      1. Oversee the organization's financial standing and records.

      2. Propose budgets for the subsequent semester as requested.

   4. Secretary - the individual filling the office of Secretary shall:

      1. Take the minutes of every executive board and general meeting.

      2. Make general meeting minutes available to the membership.

      3. Create, per semester, a historical record.

   5. Additional offices shall:

      1. Be known as "Chairs" and created by majority vote of the officers.

      2. Carry a vote equal to other officers.

      3. Have their role further defined in the By-Laws within 30 days of creation of the office.

6. Officer Policy

   1. Qualifications

      1. Each must be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) credit hours through the term of their office.

   2. Nomination and Election Process:

      1. The officer nomination and election process will be described in the by-laws.

   3. Impeachment:

      1. The officer impeachment process will be described in the by-laws.

   4. Emergency office vacancy fulfillment:

      1. If the office of the President is vacant, the Vice President will fill the position until an election can be held.

      2. If both the office of the President and the Vice President are vacated, the remaining officers will hold a special election.

7. Meetings

   1. The executive board will conduct no less than one meeting each month during the Fall and Spring semesters.

   2. The general membership will gather no less than once each month throughout the Fall and Spring semesters.

   3. Both the executive board and general membership may continue to meet, as appropriate, during all Winter and Summer terms.

   4. The President, Vice-President, or the Advisor(s) may call special meetings.

      1. A one-week notice must be given for the call of a special meeting, unless it is of urgency.

      2. Notice of all special meetings and the attendance requirements will be emailed and/or verbally made to the affected members.

8. Amendments

   1. All proposed amendments to the constitution and by-laws must be submitted in writing to Pride and include:

      1. Who initiated the amendment.

      2. How it will support the best interests of the organization.

      3. What wording of the original constitution text it will affect, if any.

   2. At least two (2) member signatures, which must include but is not limited to the amendment's draftee's signature(s) and an officer's signature.

Pride Bylaws

1. Chair Descriptions

   1. Chair persons are elected by popular vote, but serve at the discretion of the executive board.

   2. Webmaster

      1. Ensures website has current event and meeting dates.

      2. Maintain an organized website.

      3. Maintain web presence through social networking.

      4. Respond to emails in a timely fashion.

   3. Fund Raising Chair

      1. Organize events to raise funds for Pride and outside organizations.

      2. Obtains and maintains all relevant paperwork and records.

      3. Ensures that funds reach the treasurer in no more than seven days.

   4. Social Chair

      1. Proposes ideas for social activities on a meeting to meeting basis.

      2. Events should be accessible to a variety of ages, interests, and incomes.

      3. Makes reservations for dinner outings as soon as possible.

      4. Finds reasonable alternative in the event of conflicts with dinner plans.

2. Member Removal

   1. If it is agreed upon by a majority of the officers that a member or guest’s behavior violates Pride’s Organization Purpose, as outlined in Article II of the Pride constitution, at a Pride meeting or event, appropriate action will be taken as approved by the advisor.

3. Executive Meeting

   1. The executive board will consist of the officers and the chairs.

   2. At an executive meeting, a quorum is defined as five of the seven officers, including either the President or the Vice President.

   3. Measures will pass with a majority vote.

   4. Executive meetings will be held as needed to accommodate all official business.

   5. The president should be notified of any anticipated absences.

4. Membership

   1. Full Members include all Pride executives. Full members may make decisions on behalf of the organization.

   2. Advisory Members include students who have signed in to at least two meetings of
      the previous eight. Advisory members may vote on advisory measures, vote in elections, and run for office.

   3. Guests include students who choose not to sign in. Guests may vote on incidental measures.

   4. Advisory measures are defined as those which would require the appropriation of Pride funds or resources, while incidental measures are ones that do not. Advisory measures have no binding power, but serve to advise the executive board. A report on all outstanding advisory measures should be delivered at each general meeting.

5. Officer Nomination/Election Process

   1. Officer nominees must be in good standing with the University and must be enrolled through all long semester during their term of service.

   2. Officer nominees must be full members or advisory members.

   3. Membership status should be verified as ballots are collected.

   4. In the event of a tie vote, there should be a runoff vote in which the sitting president abstains.

   5. Officer elections are to be held at the end of the fall semester.

   6. The term of office for newly elected officers begins at the start of the following summer semester and concludes at the end of the following spring semester.

6. Officer Removal

   1. An officer may propose to have a vote of no-confidence should any of the following conditions be met by another officer:

      1. They fail to attend two or more meetings.

      2. They fail to fulfill any of their responsibilities, as outlined in the constitution and the bylaws.

      3. Their conduct is not in accordance with the mission statement of Pride.

   2. Should the vote pass by simple majority, both the officer in question and the group’s advisor should both be notified.

   3. At the following meeting, the officer in question should be given the opportunity to present and defend themselves. Afterwards, or if the officer fails to attend the meeting, a vote will be held to decide on the officer’s removal.