Article VI: Meetings

Section 1: Regular Meetings

The regular meetings of the Chapter shall be held every Tuesday at 7:30 for actives and 6:15 for pledges during the Fall and Spring semesters at the University of Kentucky, excluding the weeks when final exams are held and the week of spring break, unless otherwise ordered by the Chapter. A regular meeting may be canceled at the discretion of the President or the Executive Committee, in the event of severely inclement weather.

Section 2: Chapter Planning Meeting

Before the first regular meeting of each semester, the executive committee shall meet to plan the general chapter program for the semester.  This meeting shall include:
  1. Planning dates for rush and the informational meeting
  2. Planning the pledge program dates (including pledge ceremony, big brother ceremony and initiation ceremony)
  3. Officer budgets
  4. Any necessary changes to conform with new Sectional, Regional or National fraternity policies.
  5. Planning dates for officer nominations and elections, and (in the spring Semester) the date of the Awards Banquet/Officer Installation ceremony.

Section 3: Special Meetings

Special meetings may be called by the President or by the Executive Committee and shall be called on the written request of one fourth of the active membership. The purpose of the special meeting shall be stated in the call, and except in cases of emergency, at least three days notice shall be given.

Section 4: Closed Meetings

By a majority vote, a meeting may be closed either to include only active and advisory members of Alpha Phi Omega, or to include any combination of active members, advisory members, associate members, honorary members, alumni members and pledges, but at least one meeting a month shall be open.

Section 5: Quorum

One-third of the active members of the Chapter shall constitute a quorum