The elected officers of this Chapter shall be a President, two (2) Vice-Presidents Service, a Vice-President of Membership, a Pledge Trainer, two (2) Vice-Presidents of Fellowship, a Vice President of Communications, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and a Parliamentarian/Sergeant at Arms. If the president is unable to attend a meeting, the order of succession shall be:  the VP of Service with the longest tenure as an active brother, the second VP of Service, the Membership Vice President, the Pledge Trainer, the VP of Fellowship with the longest tenure as an active brother, the second VP of Fellowship, The VP of Communication, The Treasurer, and the Parliamentarian.

Only active members may hold office. No member shall hold more than one elected office at a time, and no member may hold any particular office for more than two consecutive terms.  In order to hold the office of President, a brother must have been active for at least two (2) semesters prior to holding that office.   In order to hold the offices of VPs of Service, VP of Membership, Pledge Trainer or VPs of Fellowship, a brother must have been an active member for at least one (1) semester prior to holding that office.

The elected officers shall be chosen by ballot to serve for one year or until their successors are elected, and their term of office shall begin immediately after the official officer installation ceremony is performed.  This installation should take place no later than two weeks after the meeting at which they are elected.

The regular appointed officers of this Chapter shall include a Historian and a Section Representative. Temporarily appointed officers may include a Project Coordinator for each service, fundraising, or fellowship project and a newsletter editor.

Appointed officers shall serve from their time of appointment for one year or until their successors are appointed, or until their duties are fully discharged.

If a Chapter office becomes vacant, the President shall appoint an active member to temporarily fill the vacancy, except that if the vacancy occurs in the presidency, the Vice-President of Service with the longest tenure as an active brother shall act as the President until an election to fill the vacancy is held. The Vice-President of Membership shall immediately notify all active and associate members that a vacancy has occurred. At the second regularly scheduled chapter meeting occurring after this notification, elections shall be held to fill the vacant office, as well as any other offices that become vacant during the course of the elections. Nominations for these elections shall be open from the time members are notified of the vacancy through the completion of the elections.

An officer shall be liable for removal from office if a written petition is made by the majority of the active membership. Written charges must be given to the officer in question at least two weeks before the impeachment proceedings; at the same time, a copy of the charges shall be given to the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee. At such time as the charges have been delivered, said officer shall be suspended from performing their duties. The Executive committee, exclusive of the officer in question, shall appoint an active member to fill the office until the proceedings are complete. The removal proceedings shall be held at a regular chapter meeting at which a majority of the active members are present. All active, associate and advisory members shall be notified of the proceedings at least two weeks prior to the time at which they are to be held. For due cause, after just deliberation, an officer may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the active members present at the impeachment proceedings. The Chairperson of the Advisory Committee shall preside over the impeachment proceedings.

If an officer can no longer complete the term of his/her office due to being placed on associate or inactive status, the office will be immediately vacated and a replacement will be selected as set forth in Article 3, Section 1, Clause 6 of these by laws.

Each officer shall perform the duties appropriate to their office, as described by the Standard Chapter Articles of Association and by the parliamentary authority adopted by the Chapter. Each officer shall also perform any additional duties the Chapter may prescribe. Each officer shall, at the end of their term of office, instruct the successor in the duties of their office, and shall transmit the term of office records to the Chapter Historian, except that the Treasurer shall retain the financial books covering the past five years. Besides these general duties, each officer shall perform the specific duties described for their office in the subsequent section clauses of these bylaws, as well as any other such duties as may appear elsewhere in these bylaws.  Officers are expected to attend all regular chapter meetings and should notify the president if they have to miss any regular meeting.

The specific duties of the President are:

1. To serve as Chairperson of the Executive Committee, and to ensure the execution of its responsibilities as listed in these bylaws.
2. To preside over all regular and special chapter meetings, except at meetings where charges for the purpose of impeachment of an officer will be voted on.
3. To prepare, prior to each meeting, an order of business, showing in their exact order, under the correct headings, all matters known in advance that are due to come up and, if applicable, the times for which they are set.
4. To serve as a member of the Advisory Committee.
5. To appoint a Chapter Historian and a Section Representative.
6. Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, the special rules of order, and the standing rules, or by authority of the Chapter: to appoint any committees necessary in carrying out the program of the Chapter.
7. To serve as an ex-officio member of all committees.
8. To serve as chief spokesperson and representative of this Chapter and to coordinate its external relations, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws and the standing rules, or by authority of the Chapter.
9. To supervise and coordinate the functions of the Chapter, its officers and committees, and to ensure that the Chapter is operated in conformity with its governing documents.
10. Fill out the University of Kentucky student organization re-registration forms by the appropriate due date.
11. Make room reservations for regular and pledge meetings.
12. Complete and submit the chapter’s Annual Active Membership dues and H. Roe Bartle chapter evaluation forms to the national office in a timely manner.
13. Complete whatever actions are necessary to keep the chapter in good standing.

The specific duties of the Vice-President of Fraternity/Community Service are:

1. To serve as co-Chairpersons of the Service Committee, and to ensure the execution of its responsibilities as listed in these bylaws.
2. To serve as a members of the Executive Committee.
3. To supervise the operation and coordination of all service activities of the Chapter, and, if necessary, to appoint a coordinator for each service project.
4. Assure there are enough service events so that all active and pledge members may meet their requirements (including a minimum of one project each week).
5. To notify the Communications Officer of upcoming service projects.
6. In a timely manner, to collect the project reports from the service project coordinators and transmit them to the Executive Committee.
7. To compile and maintain a service record for each member, and to notify the Vice-President of Membership when each active or associate member meets the service requirement.
8. To explore opportunities for joint service projects with other chapters.
9. To perform all presidential duties in the absence of the President.

The specific duties of the Vice-President of Membership are:

1. To serve as Chairperson of the Membership Committee, and to ensure the execution of its responsibilities as listed in these bylaws.
2. To serve as a member of the Executive Committee.
3. To maintain all membership records for the Chapter, including a list of all Chapter members with their addresses, phone numbers, and membership status.
4. To be responsible for the determination of the current Membership status of each member.
5. To work with the Parliamentarian/SAA to ensure that, on the day of elections, candidates for Chapter office meet the criteria for eligibility given in Article III, Section 1, Clause 1; and to disqualify any ineligible candidates in accordance with Section 1 of Article VIII.
6. To have on hand at each meeting a list of all officers, as well as a list of all existing committees and their members.
7. To receive notice from the Vice-Presidents of Service when each active or associate member has fulfilled their service requirement.
8. To receive notice from the Parliamentarian/SAA in the event that an active member fails to meet the attendance requirement.
9. With the assistance of the Pledge Trainer and Communications Officer, to devise and implement a membership recruitment program (including the planning and implementation of Fall and Spring rush) for the Chapter.
10. To ensure the coordination of the pledging program with the Chapter program and activities.
11. To assist the Pledge-Trainer in the development and implementation of a pledging program.
12. Attend all pledge meetings.
13. Design and implement a “big brother” program for the pledge class; assign each pledge a big brother, and ensure that big brothers are fulfilling their obligations.
14. To develop and execute a membership retention program, in which active members who have not attended recent events are contacted for the purpose of informing them of recent and upcoming activities and inviting them to upcoming events.
15. To ensure that all chapter members conform to the requirements of the governing documents regarding membership in this Chapter, and to enforce those chapter membership policies.
16. To promote and encourage continuing brother education, including reviews of material from the pledge program and attendance at conferences and national leadership development workshops.

The specific duties of the Pledge-Trainer are:

1. With the assistance of the Vice-President of Membership and the approval of the Chapter, to develop and implement a pledging program in accordance with the National Pledging Standards.
2. To serve as a member of the Membership Committee.
3. To serve as a member of the Executive Committee.
4. Order pledge pins before the pledge ceremony and order active pins before the initiation ceremony.
5. Order pledge manuals for the pledge class.

The specific duties of the Vice-Presidents of Fellowship are:

1. To serve as Co-Chairpersons of the Fellowship Committee, and to ensure the execution of its responsibilities as listed in these bylaws.
2. To serve as members of the Executive Committee.
3. To supervise the operation and coordination of all fellowship activities of the Chapter, and, if necessary,  to appoint a coordinator for each fellowship project.
4. Assure there are enough fellowship events so that all active and pledge members may meet their requirements (including a minimum of one fellowship event a month).
5. To correspond and maintain active contact with neighboring chapters, and to explore opportunities for fellowship with other chapters.
6. To explore opportunities for joint fellowship projects with other chapters.
7. To notify the Communications Officer of upcoming opportunities for fellowship.

The specific duties of the Communications Officer are:

1. To serve as Chairperson of the Publicity Committee, and to ensure the execution of its responsibilities as listed in these bylaws.
2. To serve as a member of the Executive Committee.
3. To assist the Vice-President of Membership in publicizing the membership recruitment program (including Fall and Spring Rush) for the chapter.
4. To serve as or appoint an Editor for the Chapter Newsletter.
5. To inform the membership of each regular and special meeting of the Chapter.
6. To maintain the chapter webpage.
7. To update and maintain the chapter e-mail listservs.
8. To receive notice from other officers about upcoming projects and events, and to inform the membership about these.
9. To inform the membership of specific matters as directed by the Chapters governing documents, bylaws, rules, and parliamentary authority, as well as by authority of the Chapter.
10. Notify the Section chair or sectional representatives of service projects and fellowship events.

The specific duties of the Treasurer are:

1. To serve as Chairperson of the Finance Committee, and to ensure the execution of its responsibilities as listed in these bylaws.
2. To serve as a member of the Executive Committee.
3. To receive all monies of the Chapter and keep an accurate record thereof.
4. To maintain a bank account for the Chapter, and to deposit Chapter funds therein.
5. To disburse funds as prescribed by authority of the Chapter, or by these bylaws.
6. At the beginning of the fall semester, to submit to the Executive Committee a proposed budget for the year.
7. At least once a month, at a regular meeting of the Chapter, to submit a report on the Chapters financial condition, including a breakdown of income and expenses by budget category.
8. At the close of each semester and at the end of summer, to submit to the Executive Committee a complete, written report on the finances of the Chapter during that time period, including a breakdown of income and expenses by budget category.
9. To open the Chapters financial books for audit as required by Article VIII, Section 1, Clause 3 of these bylaws.
10. In a timely and diligent manner, to collect all dues, fees, and assessments owed by Chapter members to the Chapter or to the National Fraternity, and to transmit a record of these collections to the Vice-President for Membership.
11. To maintain a ledger account of the payments made by each individual member of the Chapter, either to the National Fraternity or to the Chapter, and to give a written receipt for all such funds.
12. To supervise the operation and coordination of all fundraising activities of the Chapter, and to appoint a coordinator for each fundraising project.
13. To notify the VP of Communications of upcoming fundraising projects.
14. To fulfill the financial obligations of the Chapter as described in its governing documents.
15. To audit the financial books of the Chapter at the close of his or her term as Treasurer, before turning the duties of the office over to his or her successor.

The specific duties of the Secretary are:

1. To record the minutes of all Chapter meetings and to make a typed copy of those minutes.
2. To make the minutes of the Chapter meetings available to members upon request.
3. To serve as a member of the Executive Committee, to record the minutes of its meetings, and to make a typed copy of those minutes.
4. To make the minutes of the Executive Committee available to members of the Executive Committee upon request.
5. To carry on the general correspondence of the Chapter.
6. In case no other officers are available to run a meeting, to call the meeting to order and preside until the immediate election of a chairperson pro tem.
7. To work with the VP of membership to compile and maintain a list of all Chapter members with their addresses, phone numbers, and membership status, and to distribute this list to the chapter each semester.

The specific duties of the Parliamentarian are:

1. To serve as a member of the Executive Committee.
2. To acquire and maintain current copies of all governing documents of this Chapter, including these bylaws and standing policy, the special rules of order, and the standing rules, and to acquire and maintain a copy of the Chapters parliamentary authority; furthermore, to have these documents available at all regular and special Chapter meetings, and to ensure that the Historian also has copies of these documents.
3. To advise the President and other officers, committees, and members on matters of parliamentary procedure.
4. To take the attendance at each regular and special Chapter meeting.
5. To compile and maintain an attendance record for each member.
6. To work with the VP of Membership, Secretary, VP(s) of Service and Treasurer to determine the active status of each member, and to notify the Vice-President of Membership if an active or associate member fails to meet any of the requirements for active membership.
7. To determine the validity of excuses when members miss meetings, and to approve absences.
8. To chair the bylaws committee.
9. To work with the president and advisory committee to conduct a yearly review of the by-laws to see if changes or updates are necessary.
10. To plan and set up all ceremonies, including Pledging, Big Brother and Initiation Ceremonies.

The specific duties of the Historian are:

1. To maintain a Library of documents relevant to the operation and history of the Chapter, including a family tree, for the reference of Chapter members.
2. To cooperate with the Parliamentarian to ensure that the Library contains current copies of all governing documents of this Chapter, including these bylaws, the special rules of order, the standing rules, and a copy of the Chapters parliamentary authority.
3. To retain old copies of the bylaws, special rules of order, and standing rules, as these are superseded, and to incorporate these into the Library.
4. To accumulate old issues of the Chapter Newsletter, as it is published, and to incorporate these into the Library.
5. To maintain an Archive of old Chapter records, for the reference of Chapter members.
6. To receive the records of the Chapter officers at the end of their terms of office, and to incorporate these records into the Archives.
7. To receive service project reports from the Executive Committee, after they have been transmitted to the Executive Committee by the Vice-President of Service, and to incorporate these reports into the Archives.
8. To maintain a scrapbook containing photographs and newspaper clippings pertaining to the activities of the Chapter.

The duties of the Section Representative shall coincide with the duties for the position as described in the most current Section Operations Manual, and any other additional duties as assigned by the President.

The specific duties of the Newsletter Editor are:

1. To publish the Chapter Newsletter, at regular intervals specified by the Chapter.
2. To transmit an extra copy of each Newsletter issue to the Historian.
3. To serve as a member of the Publicity Committee.

The specific duties of a Project Coordinator are:

1. To organize and carry out the project they were appointed to coordinate, under the supervision of the appointing officer.
2. In the case of a service project, to submit a written report describing the project to the appropriate Vice-President of Service; in the case of a fundraising project, to immediately turn over all monies collected to the Treasurer, along with a written record of the same.
3. To serve as a member of the Standing Committee chaired by the officer that appointed them.