Add Rush Officer.

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@@ -113,9 +113,11 @@ conditions:
   - Member-at-Large
   - Chaplain
   - Risk Management Officer
-- The following officers shall be appointed by the Executive Council:
+  - Rush Officer
+- The following officers shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the
+  Executive Council:
   - Parliamentarian
-  - Two Recruitment Directors
+  - Rush Officer
   - Marketing Director
   - Community Service Director
   - Scholastics Director
@@ -139,11 +141,11 @@ conditions:
   the Member-at-Large for failure to complete work projects assigned by him. All
   Work Parties must be posted at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance.
 - All officers appointed by the Executive Council shall be responsible to the
-  Vice President except the Parliamentarian and IFC Judicial Board
-  Representatives.
+  Vice President unless otherwise noted in [[tag:3]].
 - Each officer shall keep an accurate record of all funds allotted to his
   office, as well as detailed records of all actions performed by his office.
 ** Duties of Officers
+<<tag:3>>
 *** President
 - He shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Chapter and will have general
   charge of its affairs. He shall report to and be accountable to the Chapter
@@ -565,6 +567,20 @@ conditions:
    opportunities for the Undergraduate Brotherhood.
 - He shall be responsible for preparing and organizing programming to instruct
    the Newly Initiated Brothers on chapter functions.
+*** Rush Officer
+- He shall report directly to the Executive Council.
+- He shall extend bids to students elected to Postulancy on behalf of the
+  Brotherhood.
+- He shall be responsible for coordination of the entire Rush program of the
+  Chapter.
+- He shall secure dates, times, and locations for all Rush events/programs. He
+  shall inform the Brotherhood of this information through the production of a
+  rush calendar, and by regular notifications during Rush.
+- He shall determine and advise the Brotherhood of the methods and techniques
+  used during Rush programs.
+- He shall appoint two Junior Rush Officers to aid him in his duties. The Junior
+  Rush Officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Rush Officer, and may
+  additionally be removed by a majority vote of the Executive Council.
 * Executive Council and Standing Committees
 ** Executive Council
 - The Officers on the Executive Council shall have voting privileges as follows:
@@ -581,6 +597,7 @@ conditions:
     - Chaplain
     - Secretary
     - Risk Management Officer
+    - Rush Officer
 - It shall formulate and enforce the policies of the Chapter and submit all
   findings and recommendations to the Brotherhood.
 - Any decision made by the Executive Council may be overturned by a two-thirds
@@ -597,6 +614,8 @@ conditions:
   year and submit this budget to the Brotherhood and the Board of Directors for
   approval no later than the third week of D-term.
 - After concluding a closed session, the Executive Council must wait 5 minutes after the Chapter has been notified before resuming business.
+- The Executive Council shall see that all appointed Officers and Directors are
+  installed in their positions before the end of D-term.
 ** Committees
 - The standing committees of the Chapter shall be as follows:
   - Rush Committee
@@ -605,22 +624,18 @@ conditions:
   - Scholastics Committee
   - Fraternal Committee
   - Activities Committee
-- All standing committees shall be responsible to the Vice President.
-- All committees will be led by appointed directors.
+- All standing committees shall be responsible to the Vice President except for
+  the Rush Committee.
+  - The Rush Committee shall be responsible to the Rush Officer
+- All committees will be led by appointed directors except for the Rush
+  Committee.
+  - The Rush Committee will be led by the Rush Officer.
 - Each committee director shall fill out committee reports weekly, or as
   instructed otherwise by the Vice President.
 - The stipulations detailed in [[tag:1]] also apply to committee directors.
 ** Committees’ Responsibilities
 *** Rush Committee
-- It shall extend bids to students elected to Postulancy on behalf of the
-  Brotherhood.
-- It shall be responsible for coordination of the entire Rush program of the
-  Chapter.
-- It shall secure dates, times, and locations for all Rush events/programs. It
-  shall inform the Brotherhood of this information through the production of a
-  rush calendar, and by regular notifications during Rush.
-- It shall determine and advise the Brotherhood of the methods and techniques
-  used during Rush programs.
+- It shall aid the Rush Officer in his duties.
 *** Marketing Committee
 - It shall be responsible for promoting a favorable public image of the Chapter
   and Fraternity.
@@ -735,8 +750,11 @@ conditions:
   brought up for nomination.
 - Officers elected during the B-term elections shall be installed during the
   last regularly scheduled House Meeting of C-term.
-- A meeting of both the old and new Executive Councils shall be held prior to
-  the installation of the new Executive Council.
+- The Executive Council-elect shall meet prior to the end of B-term to select a
+  Rush Officer, and the selected Rush Officer shall be considered appointed at
+  the time the Executive Council-elect is installed.
+- A meeting of the Executive Council and the Executive Council-elect shall be
+  held prior to the installation of the Executive Council-elect.
 - Nominations for the following elected offices shall be opened the last
   regularly scheduled Chapter Council of C-term:
   - Postulant Leader
@@ -868,6 +886,7 @@ conditions:
   found, the following Brothers will not be allowed to petition off:
   - Vice President
   - Secretary
+- The Rush Officer is required to live in chapter-affiliated housing.
 - The following order shall be used for individual house selection:
   - President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, House Manager, Steward,
    Comptroller.