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Article I – Purpose
The purpose of these Bylaws is to state the ways in which the provisions of the Constitution
shall be applied to the government of Sigma Iota Epsilon, and to establish rules and procedures
for its operations within the limits set forth by the National Constitution.
Article II - Relationship of Bylaws to Constitution
These Bylaws are not a restatement of the Constitution, but an interpretation and amplification
thereof. The provisions of the Constitution shall be applied literally to all matters not
covered by these Bylaws.
Article III - Admission of Local Chapters
Section 1. Application
Any group of five or more students regularly enrolled in a management curriculum at any
recognized collegiate school of business or graduate school of business, or in a curriculum
corresponding to the domain of one or more of the Academy of Management’s professional
divisions or interest groups, and meeting the scholastic requirements for admission, may
petition the SIE National Office for a local chapter of Sigma Iota Epsilon. The Petition
for Establishing a New Local Chapter form shall be designed to contain that information
deemed necessary by the SIE National President and members of the SIE National Executive Board.
Section 2. Investigation of the Application
The National President and the members of the SIE National Executive Board shall investigate
the advisability of granting each charter. Upon a majority vote of approval by the members
of the SIE National Executive Board, the National Office shall grant a charter.
Article IV - Government of Local Chapters
Section 1. Local Constitution and Bylaws
Each local chapter shall have its own Constitution and Bylaws, which must be approved
by a majority vote of the members present at a special or regular meeting and by the
Faculty Advisor.
Each local chapter shall provide the SIE National Office with two copies of its Constitution
and Bylaws.
Changes to the local chapter's Constitution and Bylaws shall be approved under the
above procedure, with two copies of the approved changes forwarded promptly to the
SIE National Office.
Section 2. Officers
Each local chapter shall have a president, vice president, a secretary (or secretary- treasurer)
and such other officers as deemed necessary by the chapter for the proper conduct of its activities.
Section 3. Faculty Advisor
Each local chapter shall have a faculty advisor who shall be a member of the faculty
teaching in the field or management or in a field corresponding to the domain of one or
more of the Academy of Management’s professional divisions or interest groups.
Section 4. Interpretation of the Constitution and Bylaws
The local chapter officers and faculty advisor, acting as a judicial committee, shall determine
the validity of any action taken or proposed which may be referred to them by a vote of the local
chapter, or brought before them by a minority who challenge an action as not conforming to the
Constitution and Bylaws.
Section 5. Committees
The President of the local chapter, in consultation with the Faculty Advisor, shall appoint
the committee to nominate new members and such other committees as deemed necessary for the
transaction of chapter business.
Section 6. Dues
Local chapters are authorized to levy annual or semester dues from the membership to conduct
the professional and academic programming efforts of the chapter.
Section 7. Disposition of Assets
In the event of the dissolution of a local chapter, none of the assets of the local chapter
existing at that time shall accrue to the officers or members of the chapter. Such assets
shall be transferred to a suitable scholarship fund at the institution where the chapter is located.
In the event that a local chapter is suspended or becomes temporarily inactive, the assets
of the local chapter shall be held by the last designated faculty advisor in trust until the
final status of the chapter is determined. Should this period extend to two academic years, the
faculty advisor shall notify the SIE National Office and request authority to convert such assets
into a scholarship fund designated for students enrolled in the management curriculum at the
host institution.
Article V – Meetings
Each local chapter must hold at least three regular meetings of a professional and academic
nature, and at least one initiation of ten new members or more each year in order to remain
active. Inactive chapters shall be suspended or deactivated.
Article VI - Suspension and Deactivation of Local Chapters
Should any local chapter fail to hold at least three regular meetings per academic year,
or fail to hold at least one initiation per academic year, that chapter shall be suspended.
Suspension means that the chapter has ceased to conduct meaningful academic, professional,
or membership activities, but remains on the active rolls pending revitalization efforts on
the part of the faculty advisor, administration, or remaining student officers or members.
Any chapter deemed suspended shall not be eligible for any benefits provided to
normally-functioning chapters by the National Office, such as grants, scholarships, and
participation at national or regional meetings.
Should any chapter suspended for a period of at least two academic years not conduct
any meaningful professional, academic, and membership programs, that chapter shall be
formally deactivated by the SIE National Office, and its assets shall be disposed of
as described in Article IV, above.
Article VII - Reinstatement of Suspended and Deactivated Chapters
Any chapter deemed suspended, as described in Article VI, above, will be reinstated as an
active chapter, with the full rights and privileges of an SIE chapter, as soon as the SIE
National Office receives evidence that it is conducting academic, professional, and/or
membership programs of a recurring nature.
Any chapter declared deactivated, as described in Article VI, above, and wishing to
reactivate as an active chapter, must petition the SIE National Office for reactivation.
The petition shall take the form of letters by the proposed faculty advisor and department
chair (or dean) stating their willingness to support the reactivation and listing those
activities or action steps that the reactivated chapter will take to ensure its vitality.
Article VIII – Discipline
Local chapter members are expected to participate in local chapter activities in order
to maintain their good standing. Lack of interest shall be a basis for suspension.
Any member not in good standing may be suspended or expelled at any regular or special
meeting by a majority vote of the members present.
Any member so suspended or expelled may be reinstated upon his or her written petition
approved by a majority vote of the members present at any regular or special meeting.
Article IX - Admission of Alumni Chapters
Former student members of Sigma Iota Epsilon may petition the National Office for an
alumni chapter. The petition shall be signed by at least ten charter members and accompanied
by a proposed Constitution and Bylaws appropriate to the governance of the chapter. The
Constitution and Bylaws shall conform to the national Constitution and Bylaws and not be
in conflict with them.
The SIE National President and members of the SIE National Executive Board shall investigate
the advisability of granting such a charter. Upon a favorable finding, the National
Office shall issue a charter for the same fee as for a local chapter.
Members of any alumni chapter will not be levied any type of national dues or
initiation fee by the SIE National Office. However, they shall be assessed local
dues adequate to finance the alumni chapter's activities.
Article X - Duties of National Officers
Section 1. Duties of the National President
The SIE National President shall serve as the Chair of the SIE National Executive Board and
as the Chief Executive Officer of the society. He shall be responsible for the conduct of
the society's activities in a manner that will ensure the accomplishment of its mission
and objectives, subject to the provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws and concurrence of
the National Executive Board of matters of policy. He shall present an annual report of the
status and progress of the society on or before the annual meetings of the Academy of Management.
Section 2. Duties of the National Secretary-Treasurer
The National Secretary-Treasurer shall maintain the official records of the society
and perform such other duties as may properly be assigned to a secretary, and as
specified in the Constitution and Bylaws.
As Treasurer, he or she shall be responsible for all funds of the society, and
shall maintain the financial records of the National Office, showing all receipts
and disbursements. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare an annual financial statement
on or before the annual meetings of the Academy of Management and forward copies to
the members of the SIE National Executive Board, the President of the Academy of Management,
the President-elect of the Academy of Management, and the Secretary-Treasurer of the
Academy of Management.
Section 3. Duties of the National Administrator
The National Administrator shall be responsible for executing those administrative
tasks that carry out the policies established for the society by the SIE National
President, members of the SIE National Executive Board, and the National Constitution
and Bylaws.
The National Administrator shall either be a salaried employee or paid consultant to
the SIE National Office as determined by the National President
Article XI - Fees
The lifetime initiation fee shall be established by the National President and
National Secretary-Treasurer. Each new member shall receive a membership certificate
and official jewelry key. There are no national annual dues.
Replacement certificates and keys may be obtained through the National Office. The
current national initiation fee schedule and replacement costs for certificates or
jewelry will be published and distributed to all local chapters at the beginning of
each academic year.
Article XII - Management Futures
The SIE National Office shall be responsible for the compilation, editing, and printing
of Management Futures. The normal schedule shall be to publish an issue spring and fall
of each academic year, depending upon the quantity, quality, and timeliness of inputs
from the local chapters and article submissions from student, faculty, and professional
authors.
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