Club Sports Council Constitution

Campus Recreational Services
Binghamton University
PO Box 6000, East Gym
Binghamton, NY 13902
CLUB SPORTS COUNCIL

CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I - NAME
The official name of this organization shall be the Club Sports Council of Binghamton University, hereafter
referred to as the Club Sports Council.
ARTICLE II - PURPOSE
The purpose of the Club Sports Council shall be to provide a vehicle for the administration of the Club
Sports Program according to its Constitution and Bylaws and according to the rules and regulations of
Binghamton University, Division of Student Affairs, Student Association and Campus Recreational Services.
It exists to promote participation in the Club Sports programs and has as its primary objective to provide a
forum for the exchange of club sports information.
ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP

The Club Sports Council shall be comprised of the elected student representative (Club Presidents)
from each of the Club Sports formally sponsored by the Office of Campus Recreation.
Any matriculated undergraduate student at Binghamton University shall be eligible to be a representative to

the Club Sports Council. The Club Sports Program shall not discriminate against anyone on the basis of
race, color, sex or sexual preference, handicap, national origin, or religious affiliation or belief.
Only matriculated undergraduate students at Binghamton University shall be eligible to represent the club
as a member of the club Executive Board.
ARTICLE IV - MEETINGS
The Club Sports Council shall have regularly scheduled meetings in September, October, November,
December, February, March, April, and May. At least one week's advance notice of all meetings will be
made in writing to the membership. The President of the Club Sports Council, the Assistant
Director/Program Coordinator of Campus Recreational Services, the Director of Campus Recreational
Services, or the Vice President of Student Affairs may call special meetings. Any member may petition the
President of the Club Sports Council to convene for a special meeting.
ARTICLE V - OFFICERS
The Club Sports Council will have the following officers:
1. President
2. Vice-President
The Assistant Director/Program Coordinator of Campus Recreational Services will serve as the advisor and
as ex-officio member in a non-voting capacity.
The Director/Associate Director of Campus Recreational Services shall serve as an advisor and as ex-officio
member in a non-voting capacity.
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ARTICLE VI - COMMITTEES
The standing committees shall be the Finance Committee, and the Review Committee. The membership
shall elect members of the standing committees (volunteers accepted). The elected members must be a
current club president or elected club president from the same academic year. The Assistant
Director/Program Coordinator of Campus Recreational Services may appoint additional committees as the
need arises.
ARTICLE VII - ELECTIONS

Election of officers shall take place annually at the regularly scheduled meeting in September. All members
must be sent a written list of the slate of officers at least two weeks in advance of the September meeting.
Election of standing committees shall take place annually at the regularly scheduled meeting in September.
In the event that no one is nominated to serve on a committee, the Assistant Director/Program
Coordinator of Campus Recreational Services will appoint him or her.
ARTICLE VIII - FUNDS

The Binghamton University Student Association funds Club Sports. Additional money to support the goals
of the club may be raised through fundraising and/or individual expenses that have been first approved
through Campus Recreational Services and Club Sports. Each club in conjunction with the Assistant
Director/Program Coordinator of Campus Recreational Services administers all budget matters separately.
ARTICLE IX - RATIFICATION
The Constitution will be approved at the first regularly scheduled Club Sports Council meeting by a two-
thirds vote of a quorum of the membership. Note: Since club sports fall under the auspices of Campus
Recreational Services, the Club Sports Administration reserves the right to review, agree and/or modify
decisions made by the voting members within a given year.
ARTICLE X - AMENDMENTS
All amendments to the Constitution shall be by a two-thirds vote of a quorum of the membership. The
amendments shall be proposed at a regularly scheduled meeting and debated and voted upon at the next
regularly scheduled Club Sports Council meeting.
ARTICLE XI - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

All parliamentary questions not determined by the Constitution or Roberts Rules of Order shall decide
Bylaws.
ARTICLE XII - BYLAWS

Bylaws changes for the Club Sports Council must be passed by a majority vote of members present at any
regularly scheduled meeting. Every member must be mailed a written copy of proposed Bylaw changes at
least one week prior to the meeting.

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CLUB SPORTS COUNCIL

ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP

Any matriculated undergraduate student at Binghamton University shall be eligible to be a representative to

ARTICLE VII - ELECTIONS

ARTICLE VIII - FUNDS

ARTICLE XI - PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

ARTICLE XII - BYLAWS

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