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

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@@ -206,8 +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 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, 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.
@@ -753,11 +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
@@ -865,8 +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
@@ -877,36 +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:
@@ -917,13 +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
@@ -962,6 +970,19 @@ 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
@@ -1122,9 +1143,10 @@ 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
@@ -1144,9 +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
@@ -1156,13 +1178,6 @@ 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
@@ -1195,6 +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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