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(b) New associations may be founded at the discretion of the General Board]
by any five members living in the same neighborhood who find it easier to meet 1
otherwise than provided for by existing groups.
(c) Each group shall be managed by its own officers, consisting of chairman,!
secretary, treasurer, and any other officers it may deem necessary for its purposes.
These officers shall be elected by each group and shall have such duties as generally ]
pertain to such offices and as many may be further specified in these by-laws. I n ]
case of a vacancy in any of these offices except that of chairman, the chairman shall j
have the power to appoint a successor. In case of a vacancy in the offices of chair- j
man, the group shall elect a successor. The term of office shall be two years and
shall begin May 1 of the spring preceding the stated meeting of Grand Council. The j
chairman shall serve as a member of the governing board of the general chapter.

(d) The membership of the various groups shall be composed of all JA O u
members residing within the limits of the association and those who for personal j
reasons prefer to be affiliated with some particular group.

(e) Each association shall hold at least six meetings a year besides the generall
meetings. No group meeting shall interfere with the stated general meetings. All
group meetings shall be held at such times as best meet the desires of the individual
group. - J
(f) Each association shall be free to develop its ideas of the purpose of A O I I j
in any manner it sees fit so long as they do not conflict with the aims and purposes j
set forth in these by-laws.

Governing Board

This chapter shall be directed by a governing board composed of general officers;!
to wit, president, vice president, secretary (combined with offices of historian and!
editor of To DRAGMA) , treasurer, and the chairman of all associations, all of whom J
shall hold office for two years.

(a) This general president shall be chosen by the outgoing board in t u r M
from each existing group having a paid up membership of ten, and can not at the!
same time act as chairman of any group. The general officers shall be chosen^by]
the outgoing board from the existing groups having a paid up membership of tenia
Not more than two general officers from one group shall be elected to hold officfll
during the same term. The presidency shall rotate as follows: North Shore, Central
and West Side with any new groups added in turn as they may be formed. A groupi
may elect to forfeit its right to the office of president at the discretion of the board-
The method of election shall be as follows: (1) The chairman of the group whose;
turn it is to have the presidency shall ascertain by a straw vote, in February pre-
ceding the election, the candidate of the group. (To be eligible for this office^
candidates must have been paid up members of the group for at least the twoj
preceding years.) The board shall have the power to suggest any other candidates;
from the group in question that it seems advisable. A committee to nominated
candidates for the other general offices shall be appointed from the board. These;
nominees shall be acted upon by the board before April 1. A majority vote of;
the board shall elect.

Duties of Governing Board

I n general the duties of the principal officers shall be as follows:
(a) The president shall preside over the meetings of the board' and over t h i
stated general meetings, she shall attend at least one meeting of each group and
more if possible; she shall attend and report the stated Grand Council meetings
she shall make such reports as are required by the National organization; she shall
serve as ex-officio chairman of all committees; she shall perform such other dutifil
as naturally appertain to this office.
(b) The vice president shall have as her special care the social service worH
of the chapter; she shall perform such other duties as naturally appertain to this
office.
(c) The secretary shall keep a record of the minutes of the general board!
she shall keep on file a list of all alumna; living in Chicago or vicinity, classified int<J|