Resolution to Change the Governance Structure of the Society

June 20, 2008

Whereas

Sigma Xi has suffered an erosion of active membership* that has crippled the Society;

the participation of active members in the governance of the Society is limited by the Constitution primarily to action through chapter delegates in Assemblies of Delegates;

the direct participation of active members* in the election of Officers and Directors is believed to offer a way to enliven the Society;

a means for recall of Officers and Directors by the active members is believed to provide appropriate power to the active members;

proposed amendments to the Constitution and to the Bylaws of the Society have been prepared, and these amendments are documented in Attachment A to Resolution to Change the Governance Structure of the Society and Attachment B to Resolution to Change the Governance Structure of the Society;

be it therefore resolved

that the Constitution be amended as prescribed in the accompanying “Attachment A to Resolution to Change the Governance Structure of the Society”, and

that the Bylaws be amended as prescribed in the accompanying “Attachment B to Resolution to Change the Governance Structure of the Society”.

*Notes added May 22, 2009:

• Wherever the terms “members” and “membership”, reference is being made to members at both the associate and full levels of membership.
• Wherever the term “active” is used in modifying “members” and “membership”, reference is to members whose dues are current.

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