Clarify that only regularly scheduled Chapter Councils are Alpha

Reviewed-on: https://git.crows.house/parliamentarian/bylaws/pulls/2

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@@ -128,8 +130,7 @@ C. The following officers shall be appointed by the Executive Council:
    5. Scholastics Chairman
    6. Fraternal Chairman
    7. Activities Chairman
-   8. Newsletter Editor
-   9. Interfraternity Council (IFC) Judicial Board Representatives
+   8. Interfraternity Council (IFC) Judicial Board Representatives
 D. The hierarchy of the Chapter shall be: 
    1. President
    2. Vice President
@@ -205,8 +206,7 @@ I. Each officer shall keep an accurate record of all funds allotted to his
    accessible to all undergraduate Brothers.
 6. He shall be responsible for submitting fines to the Member-at-Large for
    missed Chapter Councils and Executive Council meetings.
-7. He shall be responsible for organizing and overseeing Fraternal Business
-   Hours (FBH). Appendix A contains the full definition of FBH.
+7. He shall be responsible for overseeing Alpha and Chi status events.
 8. He is responsible for the general House and Executive Council mailing lists,
    and shall keep graduate members informed of their status on such mailing
    lists.
@@ -290,9 +290,9 @@ I. Each officer shall keep an accurate record of all funds allotted to his
    exchanged with the treasurer within three business days.
 9. With the approval of the undergraduate or Building Association Treasurer, he
    shall have the ability to write and sign all outgoing checks written by the
-10. undergraduate Treasurer on behalf of the undergraduate Chapter of the Delta
-    Sigma Phi Building Association of Alpha Chi Rho.
-11. He shall collect money from brothers who buy in to meals, track the number
+   undergraduate Treasurer on behalf of the undergraduate Chapter of the Delta
+   Sigma Phi Building Association of Alpha Chi Rho.
+10. He shall collect money from brothers who buy in to meals, track the number
     of meals every undergraduate brother buys into, and shall inform the steward
     of any undergraduate brother who has bought into a total of seven (7) or
     more meals in one semester.
@@ -557,16 +557,6 @@ I. Each officer shall keep an accurate record of all funds allotted to his
 1. They shall report directly to the President.
 2. At least one judicial board representative must attend each required judicial
    board hearing.
-
-*** Newsletter Editor
-1. He shall be responsible to the Vice President.
-2. He shall be responsible for submitting articles to the Executive Board for
-   approval for submission to Garnet and White and other relevant media.
-3. He shall collect at least one article from each standing committee per term
-   and from these compose at least one newsletter per term of a serious nature.
-4. He shall appoint and oversee as many assistants as he deems necessary to aid
-   him in his duties. These assistants will serve at the pleasure of the
-   Newsletter Editor
 * Executive Council and Standing Committees
 ** Executive Council
 
@@ -711,9 +701,8 @@ E. The stipulations detailed in Article II, Section 1 also apply to committee
 4. It shall encourage co-sponsorship of events with other campus fraternities
    and sororities, as well as with other campus organizations in coordination
    with the Public Relations Committee.
-5. It shall provide the Secretary, Newsletter Chairman, and Chapter
-   Correspondent with a list of all upcoming activities, to be posted on the
-   calendar of events.
+5. It shall provide the Secretary and Chapter Correspondent with a list of all
+   upcoming activities, to be posted on the calendar of events.
 * Procedure
 ** Elections
 A. Formal elections shall be held twice a year: once in C-term and once in
@@ -972,6 +961,19 @@ A. Penalties associated with standard fines are to be set and approved by the
 B. All fines are to be reviewed by the Executive Council for approval.
 C. Any Brother may recommend fines to the Executive Council, through the
    Member-at-Large.
+** Attendance
+A. The Executive Council may designate events with "Alpha", "Chi", or "Rho"
+   status.
+B. Brothers shall attend all Alpha events.
+C. Brothers shall attend a majority of Chi events that occur in each term.
+D. There shall be no attendance requirements for Rho events.
+E. Excuses for Alpha and Chi events must be presented to the organizer of the
+   event and the Secretary 24 hours in advance of the event.
+F. All regularly scheduled sessions of Chapter Council shall hold Alpha
+   designation.
+G. The validity of an Alpha, Chi, or Rho designation can be overturned by a
+   three-fourths (3/4) vote of the current undergraduate Brothers not in Bad
+   Standing.
 * House Rules
 ** General
 A. In a case of abuse, misuse, or destruction of house property, the charge shall
@@ -1132,13 +1134,14 @@ E. All undergraduate Brothers are expected to help with the New Member Program
    (Postulancy Program) unless expressly asked by the Sergeant-at-Arms and the
    Postulant Leader. Any undergraduate Brother found to be detrimental to the
    program may be fined at the discretion of the Executive Council.
-F. All undergraduate Brothers are expected to attend all sessions of Chapter
-   Council unless they have sent a valid excuse to the Secretary at least
-   twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled time of the relevant session.
+F. All undergraduate Brothers are expected to attend all Alpha designated events,
+   and a majority of Chi designated events in each term, unless they have sent a
+   valid excuse to the Secretary and event organizer at least twenty-four (24)
+   hours prior to the scheduled time of the relevant event.
 
    *Recommended fine: $5, $10*
 G. All undergraduate Brothers are expected to attend all Committee meetings for
-   the committees in which they are a member. unless they have sent a valid
+   the committees in which they are a member, unless they have sent a valid
    excuse to the Committee Head at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the
    scheduled time of the relevant meeting.
 
@@ -1166,13 +1169,6 @@ J. There shall be unlimited parietal hours.
  of the Brotherhood.
 - Chapter :: Where not specified otherwise, the Delta Sigma Phi Chapter of
  Alpha Chi Rho
-- Fraternal Business Hour (FBH) :: Any event that is deemed by the Executive
-  Council to be sufficiently important to warrant the mandatory attendance of
-  the brotherhood. An FBH shall be reserved for occasions where excuses will be
-  reviewed with greater scrutiny or if the event in question falls outside the
-  jurisdiction of any particular officer or committee. The validity of the
-  purpose of the FBH can be overturned by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of current
-  undergraduate Brothers not in Bad Standing.
 - Fraternity :: The national fraternity of Alpha Chi Rho
 - Petty Cash :: Less than $100.00 in cash
 - Primary Housing / the House :: The house at 8 Boynton Street