Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion which is attractive as a
social institution and as a philosophy in a world with increasing
availability of knowledge to people. Because attending church services
is not mandatory for members, many students entering college lose touch
with their religious roots. We feel that a group to unite these people
and others interested in the religion would be an advantage for both the
religion and the students.
ARTICLE I: NAME OF CLUB OR ORGANIZATION:
The name of this club shall be The Unitarian Universalist Student
Association.
ARTICLE II: PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF CLUB:
The purpose of this club will be to gather together students interested
in Unitarian Universalism. We would like to create a social group for
discussing a variety of social, philosophical, and personal topics. We
would like to be socially active in the community, and help with a
variety of social projects.
ARTICLE III: QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP:
Membership will be open to any interested member of the UB community.
Anyone attending a meeting will be considered a member.
Any member who attends three or more meetings will be considered a
permanent member unless they wish otherwise.
ARTICLE IV: GOVERNMENT:
UUSA will have four officers, President, Vice President, Treasurer and
Secretary.
These positions will be open to permanent members who will be full time
undergraduates at UB for the duration of their time in office.
Elections will be made at the last meeting each spring semester.
Any club member will be eligible to vote.
New officers will take over immediately after the elections.
In the case of the resignation of an officer, the other officers will
work together to fulfill the duties of that officer, and elections to
fill the position will be held as soon as possible.
If an officer is deemed to have taken an action which goes against the basic principles of Unitarian Universalism, or is showing extreme irresponsibility in their duties as an officer, another officer or member may bring this up for discussion at a meeting. The officer in question may be removed by a majority vote (n/2 + 1) of those present and the position will be filled as in the case of resignation above.
ARTICLE V: MEETINGS:
Meetings will be informally held. If necessary, the president can decide
to run the meeting in a more formal manner if a large enough number of
people are present, or more structure is necessary for any other reason.
In order to ament the constitution, a special meeting, or else a special
section of a regular meeting, must be designated and announced at least
one week ahead.