Constitution

Northeast Mississippi Community College

Chapter of Delta Epsilon Chi - DECA, a College Division of DECA

August 2005

ARTICLE I - NAME

            The official name of this association shall be Northeast Mississippi Community College Chapter of Delta Epsilon Chi – DECA.

ARTICLE II - PURPOSE

            The purposes of this association are:

·       To assist local chapter members in their growth and development.

·    To further develop a respect for education in marketing and management, which will contribute to educational competence.

·       To promote understanding and appreciation of the responsibilities of citizenship in our free, competitive enterprise system.

ARTICLE III - ORGANIZATION

Section 1:     The Northeast Mississippi Community College Chapter of Delta Epsilon Chi DECA is a chartered member of Mississippi Delta Epsilon Chi - DECA, and is composed of students at Northeast Mississippi Community College majoring in Business Marketing Management Technology, Hotel and Restaurant Management Technology, or any other Northeast MS Community College student who wishes to participate.

Section 2:      The administration of the chapter  is vested in the Chapter Executive Council (chapter officers/lead advisor) and Executive Committee (divisional officers/advisors). Officers shall be elected for a term of one year.

ARTICLE IV- MEMBERSHIP

Active Members-        These shall be students enrolled at Northeast Mississippi Community College. An active member must pay dues established by this association and will be eligible to hold chapter and/or state office; participate in chapter, state or international competitive events program; and if chosen, serve as a voting delegate and represent the chapter in state and international Delta Epsilon Chi - DECA affairs.

            Professional Members-           These persons may be associated with or participating in the professional development of BMMT, HRM, as approved by the association. Such members may include teacher - coordinators, employers and/or training station sponsors of students, advisory - craft committee members and others willing to contribute to the growth and development of our active members. Professional members must pay dues as established by the association, but will be ineligible to serve as a voting delegate, hold office, or otherwise represent the association.

            Alumni Members-       These persons must have been former members of a Delta Epsilon Chi - DECA chapter and must be concerned with the growth and development of Northeast DEC. Alumni members will pay dues as established by the State and National Associations.

            Honorary Life Members-        These shall be leaders in the field of education, in business, or in government and must be approved by the Chapter Executive Committee.

ARTICLE V - VOTING

            The Chapter shall elect voting delegates who shall represent the chapter at the State Leadership Conference.

ARTICLE VI - MEETINGS

            The Chapter Executive Council shall be empowered to call special meetings in addition to the bi-weekly meetings.

ARTICLE VII - OFFICERS

Section 1:        The divisional officers (executive committee) of the organization shall be:

Hotel & Restaurant Management  & Business Marketing Management  :

                                                                2 Vice Presidents, 2 Secretaries, 2 Reporters, and 2 Treasurers

Non-Major Division Vice President

& Divisional Advisors (Non-Voting)

Section 2:      Divisional Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the members   in the majors within the division they represent.

Section 3:     The chapter officers (executive council) of the organization shall be:       President

                                    Chapter Vice President

                                    Chapter Secretary

                                    Historian

                                    Parliamentarian

                                    Lead Advisor (Non-Voting)

Section 4:       Chapter officers shall be elected from among the divisional officers and are selected by a majority vote of the executive committee.

            Section 3:        Officers shall serve a term of one year.

            Section 4:        Voting shall be done by secret ballot.

            Section 5:        Officers shall follow guidelines listed in A Guide for DECA Officers Handbook and attend all meetings. Those officers who the Executive Council feels are not fulfilling their duties will be brought before the chapter for impeachment, which shall require a 2/3 majority vote of chapter members.

            Section 6:        The chapter President or Divisional Vice President may appoint assistant and/or temporary officers, to fulfill the duties if the officer is unable to fulfill all their duties for an acceptable reason and may appoint committees.

ARTICLE VIII - COMMITTEES

            The standing committees of the association shall be: Social, Fundraising, Community Service, and Public Relations/Publicity.

ARTICLE IX - DUES

Section 1:        State dues shall be determined at the State Leadership Conference for the school year which follows ($10.00) and shall be payable by the designated due date. The amount which has been set by the Board of Directors of DECA, Inc. as international dues ($10.00) shall be added to this amount and an additional assessment of $5.00 shall be made for local dues. Total Dues of $25.00.

            Section 2:        The membership year shall be July 1 to June 30.

ARTICLE X - EMBLEMS AND COLORS

            The emblem will be the same as the International DEC emblem.

            The colors shall be the same as International DEC (Blue & Gold).

ARTICLE XI - AMENDMENTS

            The constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the authorized delegates at any regular or special meeting.

ARTICLE XII - AUDITS

            The accounts of the association may be audited at any time by any member, as long as, at least 24 hours notice has been given in order for all materials to be collected.

ARTICLE XIII -

            Section 1:        Such rules, regulations, and by-laws as are deemed necessary for proper conduct of this organization shall be adopted.

            Section 2:        No rules, regulations, or by-laws shall be adopted which are contrary to the Mississippi Delta Epsilon Chi - DECA Constitution.