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a.

Election of new Chapter members shall be held once a Program Year
during the months of January through April of each year.

b.

In order to obtain membership in the Chapter, a prospective member
must receive a favorable 2/3 of the votes cast by the Members
present. A Quorum is required.

c.

Votes cast for the election of new members shall be cast by secret
ballot.

Revised Section 3(C)(2)(a) on 9/17/13. Revised Section 3(C)(1)(d) on 10/15/13.
D.

Legacy Status Intake: Legacy Status (“Legacy”) is granted to each Child (male or
female) (y) who graduates from the Chapter and whose mother is a Member in Good
Standing at the time of the Child’s graduation (or granted immediate Legacy status
due to the death of their mother who completed her tenure in Good Standing) from
the Chapter; or (z) who obtains the status pursuant to Article III, Section
2(A)(6)(g) hereof. In such cases, the female Child or the female spouse of a male
Child of that mother shall be entitled to automatically become a member of the
Chapter (if she lives within the required territorial boundaries as defined in Article
III, Section 1(A) hereof) upon submission of an application and payment of any
required monies to the Organization under the following conditions:
1.

Each Legacy (male or female) shall attain membership through this
process/status only once. If Legacy status was granted to the first spouse of a
male child, any subsequent spouse must seek membership pursuant to the
Member-Sponsored Intake process as outlined above.

2.

Legacy members shall submit an application for legacy membership to the
National Corresponding Secretary by the deadline established in the NPP.

3.

Prospective members joining the Chapter under this classification shall be in
addition to the Chapter quota and shall be initiated annually.

4.

Members joining the Chapter under this classification shall be oriented and
initiated on the same timetable as other incoming members

5.

Members entering the Chapter under this classification are expected to fulfill
the requirements of membership as established by the Chapter and the
National Organization.

6.

Members entering under this classification who do not fulfill the obligations
of membership are subject to the same process of Involuntary Termination
as outlined in Article III, Section 4(B).

7.

Terminated members may not re-apply for membership under this
classification.
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