UNF Gaming Club Constitution
Last Ammended: April 5, 2002
- Purpose
To provide a place for gamers to get together. We will play pretty much anything
there is interest in, but not including video and computer games. Our primary
types of games are wargames (Warhammer, MageKnight), CCGs (Magic), RPGs (D&D,
GURPS, WhiteWolf), and board games (Risk, Chess, Checkers).
- Membership
- Members: Any currently enrolled UNF student may be a member of the club.
They will be considered regular members and may hold office and vote as
well as game. Members should remain in good standing.
- Guests: People not currently enrolled at UNF may attending Gaming Sessions.
Per UNF club rules, they may not hold office or vote and may be restricted
from special club activities or events as deemed proper.
- Good Standing: Members are considered in good standing if they attend
at least two consecutive meetings. Once in good standing, they remain as
such unless they miss two consecutive meetings. They also need to have paid
dues, if applicable. Members not in good standing may be restricted from
special club events, removed from office (if they hold one), and/or limited
in or barred from voting as deemed neccesary by the club.
- Banishment: Any person, student or otherwise, which is deemed a major
disturbance may be banned from the club, including any tournaments sponorsed
by the club. Grounds for banishment include but are not limited to stealing
from the club or its members and proof of repeated cheating in club gaming
events including tournaments. Per UNF's Non-Discriminatory Policy, a person
may NOT be banned for any of the following reasons - race, sex, religion,
age, national origin, personal creed, or disability. A person must be banned
by an affirmative vote by 75% of present members, with a Quorum of at least
2/3 of members in Good Standing present at the vote.
- Officers
- President
- Term of Office: 1 Year.
- Selection: Yearly election.
- Duties: Responsible for running meetings and sending out any announcements
of meetings, tournaments, etc. Also responsible for organizing or appointing
an organizer for any special events, tournaments, etc. Presidents should
be very open to suggestions, ideas, and requests from members.
- Vice President
- Term of Office: 1 Year
- Selection: Yearly election.
- Duties: Will take over for the President when the President is not
present at a meeting or otherwise unable to preform their regular duties.
- Treasurer
- Term of Office: 1 Year.
- Selection: Yearly election.
- Duties: Keeping track of club funds, both from UNF and any dues as
applicable. Additionaly, should both the president and vice president
be unavailable they will assume the duties of the President.
- Webmaster
- Term of Office: Until they cease to be enrolled at UNF, resign, or
are replaced by the President.
- Selection: Appointed by the President. He may appoint a new Webmaster
at any time he feels that the current one is not serving their duties.
- Duties: Maintaining the club's website.
- Additional Posistions: The President may create additional posistions
and appoint committees as needed.
- Elections: Elections will be held every year in September. If three or
more people run for a single posistion, there will be two votes - the first
to narrow the candidates down to two and the second to deciede which of
the top two wins the posistion.
- Replacement of Officers
- Removal: Officers which fail to attend at least one meeting per month
and/or are voted by at least 75% of the club members to be failing to
preform their duties may be removed from office. A vote will be held
at the next possible meeting to elect a new officer.
- Resignations: Officers which feel they are no longer able to preform
the duties expected of them may resign their posistion. A vote will
be held at the next possible meeting to elect a new officer.
- Dues
Currently no dues are required for members. Tournaments or other special events
may include an entry fee.
- Meetings
- Gaming Sessions
The club shall normally hold a meeting once per week at the time most
agreeable to the largest number of members, except during special periods
such as holidays in which the weekly meeting may be rescheduled or cancelled
entirely. This meeting will discuss old business and new business followed
by a period of several hours for gaming amongst members (and any guests).
- Tournaments
Tournaments shall be held as desired by the club. Rules, restrictions,
entry fees, and prizes for the tournament will be decieded by the club
as a whole or an appointed committee. Non-members may enter tournaments
and they will be advertised around campus and possibly at appropriate
game stores in Jacksonville. The club shall hold at least one tourament
per semester, but not more than one per month. Dates and locations for
tournaments must be decieded at least one month in advance.
- Other Meetings
The club shall holding other meetings as deemed neccesary.
- Rules for Ammending the Constitution
- Quorum: A quorum of at least 2/3 of members in Good Standing must be present
at a meeting for any additions or changes to the constitution to be made.
Members not present at such meeting
- Additions: Additions to the Constitution may be proposed at any meeting
and must be seconded. The addition will be discussed as needed then put
to a vote, being approved if more than 50% of the club vote affirmative.
Additions are defined as anything which does not conflict with any existing
part of the Constitution.
- Changes: Changes to the Constitution may be proposed at any meeting and
must be seconded. The change will be discussed as needed then put to a vote,
being approved if more than 2/3 of the club vote affirmative. Changes are
defined as anything which changes or removes any part of the constituion
or otherwise conflicts with any existing part of the Constitution.