officers: Allow officers to form committees as necessary.

Reviewed-on: https://git.crows.house/parliamentarian/bylaws/pulls/10

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@@ -152,6 +152,16 @@ H. All officers appointed by the Executive Council shall be responsible to the
    Representatives.
 I. 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.
+J. Each officer may appoint and oversee as many assistants as he deems necessary
+   to aid him in his duties. The assistants will serve at the pleasure of the
+   officer.
+K. Each officer may choose to form a committee to deliberate on issues related
+   to his office. The committee shall be chaired by the officer, and any
+   assistants of the officer must be members of the committee. Additional
+   members may be appointed by the officer. Such a committee, once formed, acts
+   as a standing committee with the authority of the officer until dismissed by
+   the officer, or by motion in committee. Reports of such a committee are
+   reports of the officer.
 ** Duties of Officers
 *** President
 1. He shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Chapter and will have general
@@ -206,7 +216,8 @@ 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 overseeing Alpha and Chi status events.
+7. He shall be responsible for overseeing Alpha and Chi status events, as
+   defined in [[Attendance][Article IV Section 10]].
 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.
@@ -335,9 +346,7 @@ I. Each officer shall keep an accurate record of all funds allotted to his
    be approved by a majority vote of the Executive Council.
 8. He shall keep an accurate record of all work done on the Chapter house(s).
    This is to include the names of all outside firms doing work for the Chapter.
-9. He shall appoint and oversee as many assistants as he deems necessary to aid
-   him in his duties. The assistants will serve at the pleasure of the House
-   Manager. In the event there is secondary Chapter housing, he shall appoint an
+9. In the event there is secondary Chapter housing, he shall appoint an
    Assistant House Manager to be responsible for that property.
 10. He shall be responsible for the organization of the Chapter housing process.
 11. He shall begin and complete the process of room selections by the second
@@ -401,15 +410,12 @@ I. Each officer shall keep an accurate record of all funds allotted to his
    properly.
 8. He shall report to the Member-at-Large all fines for failure to complete a
    Wait-On or work project assigned by him.
-9. He shall appoint and oversee as many assistants as he deems necessary to aid
-   him in his duties. They shall serve at the pleasure of the Steward and at the
-   direction of employed kitchen personal.
-10. He shall be responsible for the upkeep of all kitchen supplies and
-    equipment, including saving any warranty information, and submitting copies
-    of such information to the House Manager and Treasurer.
-11. He shall be responsible for obtaining a list of all Brothers on meal plan
+9. He shall be responsible for the upkeep of all kitchen supplies and
+   equipment, including saving any warranty information, and submitting copies
+   of such information to the House Manager and Treasurer.
+10. He shall be responsible for obtaining a list of all Brothers on meal plan
     from the Treasurer.
-12. He shall be required to be on meal plan.
+11. He shall be required to be on meal plan.
 *** Social Officer
 1. He shall report directly to the President.
 2. He shall be in charge of all arrangements for social affairs of the Chapter.
@@ -422,10 +428,8 @@ I. Each officer shall keep an accurate record of all funds allotted to his
 6. He shall be responsible for maintaining the social closets, the bar, and all
    DJ equipment, including saving any warranty information, and submitting
    copies of such information to the house manager and treasurer.
-7. He shall appoint and oversee as many assistants as he deems necessary to aid
-   him in his duties. They shall serve at the pleasure of the Social officer.
-8. He shall review the social policy before each social function.
-9. He shall be required to schedule and supervise cleanup after social
+7. He shall review the social policy before each social function.
+8. He shall be required to schedule and supervise cleanup after social
    functions.
 *** Member-at-Large
 1. He shall report directly to the President.
@@ -920,6 +924,13 @@ C. A Brother who has not paid his house bill or has not signed a payment plan
    be placed in Bad Standing with the Chapter.
 D. A Brother who has been placed on academic probation by WPI shall be considered
    in Bad Standing with the Chapter.
+E. A Brother who has attended less than 50% of Alpha designated events or less
+   than 25% of Chi designated events in a given term without valid excuse shall
+   be considered in Bad Standing the following term. See [[Attendance][Article IV, Section 10]]
+   for definitions of Alpha and Chi events.
+F. A Brother in Bad Standing for reasons not relating to payment of house bills
+   or academic probation may be removed from Bad Standing by a majority vote of
+   either the Executive Council or Chapter Council.
 ** General
 A. Secretarial notes shall be kept on file for ten years. No one shall be allowed
    to see the minutes of Chapter Council with the exception of Brothers, members
@@ -1154,9 +1165,9 @@ I. The use or possession of all drugs and alcohol shall be under the jurisdictio
 J. There shall be unlimited parietal hours.
 * Glossary
 - Bad Standing :: The status of Brothers deemed undeserving of the full
-  privileges of Brotherhood on the basis of academic performance or financial
-  responsibility; Specific criteria stated in Article IV, Section 5, Subsections
-  C & D
+  privileges of Brotherhood on the basis of academic performance, financial
+  responsibility, attendance, or other standards set forth by the Brotherhood;
+  Specific criteria stated in Article IV, Section 5, Subsections C, D, and E.
 - The Board of Directors :: The Board of Directors of the Delta Sigma Phi
  Building Association of Alpha Chi Rho
 - Cash Box :: A secure container possessed by the Comptroller; It shall
@@ -1198,6 +1209,7 @@ UPDATED 10/01/2003 - R. TROTTE
 UPDATED 02/20/2005 - J. ROGERS
 UPDATED 04/09/2015 - A. DAVIS
 UPDATED 08/16/2017 - J. REMZ
+UPDATED 2021-09-28 - R. SIEGEL
 #+end_example
 
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