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CONSTITUTION OF THE AFRICAN STUDENTS

ASSOCIATION AT THE FLORIDA STATE

UNIVERSITY (ASAFSU)

Article IOrganization Name

The name of this Association shall be the African Student Association and can be

referred to as ASAFSU.

Article IIPurpose

To promote closer ties, unity and understanding among African students and Non-Africanstudents interested in Africa across national boundaries, cultural, political and religious

affiliations.

To safeguard the interests of African students within the University environment and in

the larger Tallahassee community.

To contribute to the development of Florida State University and the Tallahassee

ommunity.

To provide a forum for the healthy e!change of ideas and for social interaction amongAfrican students and Non-Africans interested in issues pertinent to Africa.

Article IIIMembership

Section 1: Membership Statement

"embership shall be open to all African students at FSU including all other Non-African

undergraduate students, and #raduate students, upon receipt and payment of proper dues.$ach regular member shall have the right to receive notice of and attend all events of the

%rgani&ation, attend all regional ongresses, annual general Assembly and special

meetings of the Association in accordance with the Articles of the %rgani&ation and by-laws of the Association.

No hazing or discrimination will be used as a condition of membership in this

organization

!his organization agrees to adhere to the "ni#ersit$ non%discrimination statement:

No uni#ersit$ student ma$ be denied membership on the basis of race& creed& color&

se'& religion& national origin& age& disabilit$& #eterans( or marital status& se'ual

orientation& gender identit$& gender e'pression& or an$ other protected group status

Section ): *ecruitment

'ecruitment is continuous and membership is open at all times.

Section +: *e#ocation of Membership

"embers remain as such until they resign, become dis(ualified, or are removed formisconduct reasons or violations of any provisions of the onstitution. Any member may

be removed from membership upon recommendation by a duly constituted disciplinary

panel for conduct detrimental to the interest of the Association and)or other crimes andmisdemeanors. "ember proposed to be removed notified in writing of the possible

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revocation at least *+ hours prior to the vote and shall be entitled to a fair hearing, after

which may be dismissed by a +) two-thirds ma/ority vote. 'evocation of membershipwill be valid for three semesters

Section ,: Appeal Process

Any student whose membership is revo0ed will have e!actly 12 hours)four 3 calendar

days to appeal the revocation. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the 4resident

and Secretary, and must include any relevant information that has not already been

presented. The 4resident will then submit the appeal to the Appeals ommittee. Thiscommittee consists of e!ecutive board members and general members. This

committee will then render a decision at the ne!t general body meeting or in seven *

calendar days, whichever occurs first. 5f no appeal is submitted, the 6oard7s decision isautomatically binding.

Section -: .iscipline

$ach officer shall notify one other officer or member of his)her intent to be absent from a

meeting. There shall be a 8isciplinary council of 9 persons elected by the general

assembly if needs arise, to try specific cases and thereafter dissolve. 5n the event ofgross misconduct, a member of the Association shall be sub/ect to e!pedient disciplinary

action. No officer shall be impeached without a fair hearing.

Article I/Officers

Section 1: 0ligibilit$

All officers of ASAFSU must be enrolled at least part time at the Florida State Universityand possess at least a +.9 grade point average.

Section ): !itles and .uties

9 Five members functioning as the $!ecutive ommittee shall direct the Association.

%nly the general assembly can approve the creation of the offices. A ma!imum of

three members from the same country of origin shall be allowed to serve in the same$!ecutive, barring availability of members from other countries. No officer will be

permitted to hold more than one officer position. All officers shall retain voting rights,

however, the 4resident shall only vote in the case of a tie. Any officer may be re-elected

however not for more than two consecutive terms. %fficers cannot reappoint themselvesfor a second term: they must be re-elected as described in Article ;.

The $!ecutive body is the main decision ma0ing body of ASAFSU and shall consist ofthe following officerseep and report minutes of all deliberations of the $!ecutive and #eneral Assembly.

-5n consultation with the 4resident and other members of the $!ecutives, prepare anagenda for all general and e!ecutive body meetings.

-Ta0e)0eep all minutes at all meetings.-Facilitate and co-ordinate all correspondence of the Association.

!he Social director shall:

-6e responsible for publici&ing all activities and events of the Association.-6e responsible for organi&ing all social functions.

!he ultural director shall