operating under Non-Status Sanctions and currently meets the minimum expectations outlined in Section II of this Article.
○ Poor Standing: A Member Fraternity shall be deemed to be in Poor Standing if the Member Fraternity has been placed under Suspension by the IFC or has currently failed to meet the minimum expectations outlined in Section II of this Article.
Section V. Individual Member Definitions For the purpose of this Constitution and the IFC Bylaws, and with an understanding that each Member Fraternity may have its own terminology for internal use, individuals will be defined as follows:
○ Active Member: An Active Member shall be defined as any man who has been initiated into any fraternity at Lawrence Technological University.
○ New Member: A New Member shall be defined as any man who has accepted a bid to join a fraternity at Lawrence Technological University, but has not been initiated into that fraternity.
○ Potential New Member: A Potential New Member shall be defined as any man who has not accepted a bid from any fraternity at Lawrence Technological University.
Section VI. IFC Affirmation and Adoption of NIC Standards The IFC affirms and adopts the NIC Standards, and each Member Fraternity shall be required to meet the following in order to maintain IFC membership:
○ Each Member Fraternity shall communicate its values through its Ritual at least annually or as prescribed by its policies; and
○ Each Member Fraternity shall regularly communicate the importance of its Active Members and New Members participating in educational programming covering the following topics: academic achievement, alcohol consumption, career preparation, civic engagement, hazing, leadership development, sexual assault / abuse, and values and ethics.
○ Each Member Fraternity shall have policies addressing the following: A policy requiring any Potential New Member to meet the following minimum educational standards in order to be offered a bid to join:
■ For first semester freshmen, a minimum high school GPA of 2.30.
■ For any student with an established college GPA, a minimum college GPA of 2.25 or be at / or above the institution’ s all-men’ s average.
○ A policy requiring the Member Fraternity to maintain an annual cumulative GPA requirement of at least a 2.50 or be at / or above the institution’ s allmen’ s average.
○ A policy requiring its New Member education program be no longer than twelve weeks.
○ Risk management policies covering alcohol use, fire safety, hazing, and sexual assault / abuse.
○ A policy requiring the Member Fraternity to support open recruitment and open expansion practices.
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