procedure: housing: Require Member-at-Large to live on housing.

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@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ 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.
@@ -705,7 +706,7 @@ E. The stipulations detailed in Article II, Section 1 also apply to committee
    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
+A. Formal elections shall be held twice a year: once in B-term and once in
    D-term.
 B. Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of all undergraduate Brothers
    present and not currently in Bad Standing as defined by these bylaws.
@@ -713,7 +714,7 @@ C. Prerequisites for office holders shall be as follows
    1. No office holder may be on academic probation.
    2. All office holders must be Brothers not in Bad Standing.
 D. Nominations for the following elected offices shall be opened the last
-   regularly scheduled Chapter Council of B-term in the following order:
+   regularly scheduled Chapter Council of A-term in the following order:
    1. President
    2. Vice President
    3. Ritual officer
@@ -728,11 +729,11 @@ D. Nominations for the following elected offices shall be opened the last
    12. Risk Management officer
    13. Chapter Correspondent
 E. The second period of nominations shall consist of the first and second
-   regularly scheduled Chapter Councils of C-term, and elections shall take place
+   regularly scheduled Chapter Councils of B-term, and elections shall take place
    the following week in Chapter Council.
-F. The C-term elections shall be conducted in the order in which they were
+F. The B-term elections shall be conducted in the order in which they were
    brought up for nomination.
-G. Officers elected during the C-term elections shall be installed during the
+G. Officers elected during the B-term elections shall be installed during the
    last regularly scheduled House Meeting of C-term.
 H. A meeting of both the old and new Executive Councils shall be held prior to
    the installation of the new Executive Council.
@@ -752,11 +753,8 @@ M. Nominations or appointments to replace officers must take place at the next
 A. Room, board, and dues for members shall be set by the Executive Council upon
    recommendation from the treasurer and approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of
    the Brotherhood and the Board of Directors.
-B. Full-time graduate students and un-enrolled Brothers not living in Chapter
-   housing who generally take part in undergraduate activities shall be assessed
-   dues at one-half (1/2) of the undergraduate rate.
-C. All approved monetary fines are to be included on the Brothers' house bills.
-D. Payment of house bills:
+B. All approved monetary fines are to be included on the Brothers' house bills.
+C. Payment of house bills:
    1. Each house bill shall consist of all expenses incurred by a Brother,
       Postulant, or boarder.
    2. Payment plans for paying a house bill may be made with the treasurer in
@@ -864,8 +862,8 @@ S. All Brothers shall give their full and undivided attention to all proceedings
 A. The following Brothers are required to live in the 8 Boynton St. house the
    academic year following their election or in the case of Comptroller,
    appointment:
-   1. President, Treasurer, House Manager, Steward, and Comptroller. These officers
-     may not petition to be excused from Chapter housing.
+   1. President, Treasurer, House Manager, Steward, and Comptroller. These
+      officers may not petition to be excused from Chapter housing.
    2. Newly Initiated Brothers. If there are more Newly Initiated Brothers than
       available rooms, they must fill all spaces according to ascending scroll
       number, and the remainder will live in alternative housing provided by the
@@ -876,36 +874,40 @@ B. When there is secondary Chapter housing the following Brothers are required
    will not be allowed to petition off of housing:
    1. Vice President
    2. Secretary
-C. The following order shall be used for individual house selection:
+C. The following Brothers are required to live in either the 8 Boynton St. house
+   or any secondary housing the academic year following their election and will
+   not be allowed to petition off of housing:
+   1. Member-at-Large
+D. The following order shall be used for individual house selection:
    1. President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, House Manager, Steward,
      Comptroller.
    2. Newly initiated Brothers by ascending scroll order.
    3. Risk Management Officer, Sergeant-at-Arms, Social Officer, Ritual Officer,
       Chaplain, Member-at-Large, Chapter Correspondent, Postulant Leader.
    4. Remaining Brothers by ascending scroll number.
-D. The following order shall be used for individual room selection:
+E. The following order shall be used for individual room selection:
    1. President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, House Manager, Steward.
    2. Remaining officers by rank of election followed by Comptroller.
    3. Remaining Brothers by ascending scroll number.
-E. In the case that there are more Brothers than beds available in Chapter
+F. In the case that there are more Brothers than beds available in Chapter
    housing, any Brother not signing his housing contract for more than a
    semester or any Brother who has lived in Chapter housing for three years,
    will not be guaranteed housing for the following year.
-F. The minimum academic progress required for a Brother to be eligible to live in
+G. The minimum academic progress required for a Brother to be eligible to live in
    Alpha Chi Rho housing are as follows:
    1. Newly initiated Brothers must pass 6 out of 9 classes in the academic year in
      which they are initiated.
    2. All other Brothers must pass a minimum of 8 out of 12 classes in terms D
       through C, or 10 out of 15 including E term.
    3. Special cases may be approved by the Executive Council.
-G. Any Brother who has an outstanding balance on his house bill at the time of
+H. Any Brother who has an outstanding balance on his house bill at the time of
    room picks forfeits his pick, unless he is currently on and maintaining an
    approved payment plan. Said Brother will only become re-eligible for a spot
    in Chapter housing once his debt has been paid in full, or a payment plan
    has been brought current; however, his room pick will follow all Brothers
    who were eligible and signed housing contracts at the time of room picks,
    regardless of said Brother’s elected office or scroll number.
-H. Any Brother that has backed out of or otherwise not fulfilled a signed
+I. Any Brother that has backed out of or otherwise not fulfilled a signed
    Membership, Housing, or Board contract for any prior year, will not be allowed
    to sign a Membership, Housing, or Board Contract for any future year without
    meeting the following requirements:
@@ -916,13 +918,20 @@ H. Any Brother that has backed out of or otherwise not fulfilled a signed
 A. Any Brother no longer enrolled or pursuing an undergraduate degree at WPI will
    be considered to be on graduate status.
 B. Any Brother may petition the Executive Council to be placed on Graduate
-   Status.
+   Status, after fulfilling any National requirements that may apply.
 C. A Brother who has not paid his house bill or has not signed a payment plan
    approved by the treasurer shall first be placed on social probation. Then
    after a period of time to be set by the Executive Council, that Brother shall
    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
@@ -1157,9 +1166,9 @@ 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
@@ -1201,6 +1210,7 @@ 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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