Constitution
GEORGIA PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
CONSTITUTION
Art. I.
Name. The name of this association shall be “The Georgia Philosophical Society.”
Art. II.
Purpose. The purpose of this Society shall be to encourage and promote philosophy.
Art. III.
Memberships.
Membership shall be open to all those interested in philosophy. There shall be four classes of
members: 1) Persons holding regular academic appointments in philosophy or a related field
or holding a graduate degree in philosophy and such other persons as the Society may elect for
their interest and competence in philosophy shall be accorded Regular Membership. 2) Persons
registered in an undergraduate, graduate, or professional school in philosophy or a related field
shall be accorded Student Membership. 3) Persons who are retired from active academic
appointment may, upon application to and certification by the Secretary, be accorded Emeritus
Membership. 4) The Society may appoint such persons as it deems fit to Honorary Membership.
The membership of the Society shall consist of all persons who are members at the time of the
adoption of this Constitution and such other persons as the Society may subsequently designate
under the provisions of this article.
Art. IV.
Officers and Terms of Office.
1) The officers of this Society shall be a President, a Vice-President, and a Secretary-Treasurer.
2) The President and the Vice-President shall be elected for terms of one year, and the
Secretary-Treasurer for a term of three years.
Art. V.
Duties of Officers.
A) The President shall preside at all meetings of the Society and perform such other duties as
are customary for the office including the appointment of such special committees as are
deemed appropriate for the work of the Society. B) The Vice-President shall preside in the
absence of the president, shall be responsible for planning programs of the Society, and shall
succeed the President upon the expiration of the President's term of office. C) The Secretary-
Treasurer shall keep minutes [CONCERNING BUSINESS CONDUCTED AT] of the Society's
meetings and shall notify the members in writing of these meetings no later than four weeks
prior to a given meeting; the secretary-treasurer shall also maintain an accurate roll of the
members of the Society, records of the Society's financial transactions and such other records
as are necessary for the Society's work; shall receive [ANY] membership dues and other monies
of the Society, deposit them in a secure place, and pay from them to discharge the financial
obligations of the Society; shall present financial reports at the Society's meetings, including
an annual report at the spring meeting that has been audited by the Executive Committee under
the direction of the President.
Art. VI.
Meetings.
The Society shall ordinarily meet once during the Fall, once during the Winter, and once during
the Spring in varying locations to serve the distribution of members of the Society.
Art. VII.
Standing Committees.
There shall be the following Standing Committees of the Society: A) The Executive Committee
shall Consist of the officers of the Society and those persons who are current members in good
standing of the Society who have held the Office of President in the Society during the
preceding three years. The President of the Society shall serve, ex-officio as Chairman of the
Executive Committee. B) The Program Committee shall consist of the Vice-President who
shall serve ex-officio as Chairman and such other members of the Society as he or she shall deem it
appropriate to appoint C) The society may establish such other standing committees as it deems
appropriate.
Art. VIII.
Nominations and Elections.
Prior to the Spring meeting, the Executive Committee shall serve as a nominating committee
to prepare a slate of nominees. Upon presentation of the slate, the floor shall be open for
nominations. All elections shall be decided by simple majority. Those elected shall assume
office at the close of the Spring meeting. In the event that the office of Vice-President or
Secretary-Treasurer should become vacant, the President shall appoint a successor to act in the
officer's stead until the next business meeting of the society at which time an election shall be
held to fill the vacancy.
Art. IX.
Amendments.
The Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any business
meeting of the Society provided that the proposed amendment has been submitted in writing
to the members at least two weeks prior to the meeting. By-laws may be changed by simple
majority of those present at any business meeting and prior notice is not required.
Art. X.
Parliamentary Authority.
The Society shall be governed by the most current edition of Robert's' Rules of Order in all
cases in which they are applicable, unless contra-indicated.
Art. XI.
This Constitution shall take effect upon passage by a two-thirds majority of those present.
BY-LAWS
1. Place of Meeting
There shall be at least one meeting per year. The place of the meeting shall be determined by the Program Committee.