A Multicultural Greek Council committee recently completed rewriting its constitution and bylaws and will meet tonight to finalize the changes before presenting it to the MGC Presidents Council for approval.
Members of the MGC felt the need to have a revised edition of the constitution and bylaws to better accommodate the growth of the organization, MGC Parliamentarian Margaret Schiller said.
Some of the major changes made in the constitution are clarifying the difference between an associate member and a probationary member, said Christina Ridgway, MGC vice president and head of the Constitution Committee.
"The terms 'associate member' and 'probationary member' were used interchangeably with the old constitution," Ridgway said.
In the new constitution, the associate member refers to an organization under research of becoming a member of the MGC, while a probationary member refers to one that is already an active organization on a probationary period due to misconduct.
Another change in the constitution is a revision to the MGC mission statement to include three more goals.
"We want our purpose to cover all of our objectives in terms of what we believe in and what our organization stands for," Ridgway said.
Other changes proposed in the new constitution pertain to the leadership positions and the voting procedure.
The new constitution establishes a one-year term for executive board members and a semester term for chair positions. Positions affected by this change include historian and Greek liaison.
The historian will become a chair position while the Greek liason will be added onto the executive board, Ridgway said.
"The historian is not a vital position for the executive board, but the Greek liaison is because it ensures the communication between the Inter-Greek Council and the MGC," Ridgway said.
"All the presidents were welcome to propose or oppose any changes, so I do not see any kind of controversies that might arise in getting the new constitution and bylaws approved," MGC President Julie Chung said.
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