officers: Allow officers to form committees as necessary.

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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
@@ -206,8 +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 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.
@@ -336,9 +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
@@ -402,15 +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
+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.
-11. He shall be responsible for obtaining a list of all Brothers on meal plan
+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.
@@ -423,10 +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.
@@ -706,7 +709,7 @@ 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.
@@ -714,7 +717,7 @@ 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
@@ -729,11 +732,11 @@ 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.
@@ -753,11 +756,8 @@ 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
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ 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
@@ -928,9 +928,7 @@ 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 may be considered in Bad Standing upon a majority vote of both the
-   Executive Council and Chapter Council.
-G. A Brother in Bad Standing for reasons not relating to payment of house bills
+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
@@ -971,6 +969,19 @@ 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
@@ -1131,9 +1142,10 @@ 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
@@ -1165,13 +1177,6 @@ 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
@@ -1204,6 +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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