Preamble

We, the members of the Anteater Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary, in order to honor and recognize outstanding members of the undergraduate student housing communities, and to promote a higher quality and standard of involvement and interaction in the four undergraduate communities do hereby establish and uphold this constitution.

Article I

Section 1 ­ Institution’s Name

The location of this organization shall be at the University of California, Irvine.

Section 2 ­ Chapter’s Name

The name of this organization shall be the Anteater Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary at the University of California, Irvine.

Article II

Section 1 ­ Purpose

The purpose of this organization shall be to provide recognition, leadership development, and community service involvement. This organization understands the hard work employed by professional and student staff and residents and thus will focus part of its efforts in writing OTM nominations. Leadership development is also an important aspect for personal growth and professional development, thus a program will be developed to facilitate residents’ growth. Community service is a great opportunity to extend the values embodied by UCI’s housing department to the surrounding community. Therefore, NRHH will work on providing such opportunities to residents.

Section 2 – NRHH Values

1. NRHH is a leadership­based honorary comprised of exemplary residential students who value recognition and service.

Article III ­ Membership Section 1 – General Membership Requirements

1. Individuals shall have lived in one of the four undergraduate communities during the year prior to induction.

2. Individuals shall have exhibited outstanding leadership and service to the residential community system.

3. Individuals shall have a grade point average of at least 2.4 on a 4.0 scale.

4. Individuals shall demonstrate at least 1 full quarter of commitment prior to induction.

5. Must submit a three Of the Months (OTM’s) per month

Section 2 – Active Membership

In addition to the general membership requirements (Article II, Section 1), the following requirements must be met to become an active member of NRHH: Anteater Chapter:

1. Currently living in on­campus housing

2. Be a student of the college or university with which the chapter is affiliated, with student defined

   by the University of California, Irvine, including but not limited to students pursuing

   undergraduate, graduate, or professional degrees.

3. Have lived in on­campus housing for at least 1 academic quarter

*Temporary leaves from on­campus housing such as, but not limited to, co­ops, internships, or study abroad, will not affect the individual’s active status of NRHH. In the case of a temporary leave, the NRHH members should notify the chapter executive chair in writing detailing the reason for and duration of the temporary leave.

Section 3 – Early Alumni Membership

An Early Alumni of an NRHH Chapter is a member that is still living on campus but can no longer meet the chapter membership expectations. These members do not count toward the 1% membership cap.

In addition to the general membership requirements (Article II, Section 1), the following requirements must be met to become an Early Alumni of NRHH: Anteater Chapter:

1. A member that is still living on campus but can no longer meet the chapter membership expectations.

2. Must complete the early alumni membership application which shall include the signatures of the Chapter Executive Chair, Chapter Advisor, and chapter member for whom the form is being completed. The form must then be submitted to the PACURH AD­NRHH for approval.

3. Early alumni members shall not count toward the 1% membership cap.

4. The number of early alumni members a chapter shall be granted per academic year will not

   exceed 15 percent of the chapter’s membership cap, being 8 members.

5. The PACURH AD­NRHH has the right to deny any request. If in the case the chapter and

   member would like to appeal, the issue can be brought to the entire NNB whom will have the final decision.

Section 4 – Alumni Membership

In addition to the general membership requirements (Article II, Section 1), the following requirements must be met to become an Alumni of NRHH: Anteater Chapter:

1. An active member of a chapter that is not living in the residence hall system or is no longer a student

2. Must submit a letter to the chapter stating whether the leave is temporary or permanent. (If temporary, please refer to Article III Section 2)

*If a member who has submitted a notice of permanent leave returns to the residence halls and the chapter membership cap has been reached, the chapter shall contact the NAN to request a temporary increase in their capacity until the next membership drive, at which time the chapter size must return to its correct membership capacity. In this case, the returning member will not receive voting rights until a position becomes available within the chapter.

Section 5 – Honorary Membership

In addition to the general membership requirements (Article II, Section 1), the following requirements must be met to become an honorary member of NRHH: Anteater Chapter:

1. Inducted into the NRHH chapter and is not a student but offers support to the on­campus community and the student affairs profession

2. The number of honorary members a chapter shall be able to induct per academic year will not exceed ten percent of the chapter’s membership cap.

*Individuals who could qualify for active membership with the exception of graduating seniors, cannot be inducted as an honorary member.

Section 6 – NRHH Member for Life

Once an individual has shown dedication and commitment to NRHH according to their chapter’s standards, they will become a NRHH member for life.

Section 7 – Membership Capacity

A total active membership of a chapter may include up to, but no more than, 1% of the total residence hall population that year. Therefore the Anteater chapter should have no more than 50 members. This does not include alumni, early alumni, and honorary members.

Section 8 – NRHH Member Removal Policy

The removal policy may be enacted if an active member can no longer meet the chapter membership expectations. If an active member is removed, they no longer count toward the 1% membership cap. The following guidelines apply to the procedure for the removal of an active member:

1. The member and/or chapter must complete the NRHH Member removal Application.

2. This form can be obtained from the PACURH AD­NRHH.

3. The form must include the electronic signatures of the chapter Executive Chair and Chapter

   Advisor.

4. This form must be submitted electronically.

5. The completed form will then be submitted to the PACURH AD­NRHH for approval.

The amount of members for removal is up to the discretion of the chapter. It is the right of the region to deny requests. If the member and or chapter wish to appeal the decision, they may appeal to the PACURH AD­NRHH through written request as to why the Candidate deserves to continue as a member of NRHH.

Section 9. NRHH Membership Transfer Policy

1. The NRHH: Anteater Chapter allows transferring confirmed NRHH­recognized members of any educational level ­ including incoming undergraduate students, incoming graduate students, and incoming doctoral students ­ to apply their NRHH membership transfer from their latest outgoing institution to NRHH: Anteater Chapter.

2. The NRHH: Anteater Chapter reserves the right to accept/reject transfer members at the chapter’s own discretion. Should the transfers be accepted, the member(s) shall be active members subject to Article III section 2. The membership approval process is as followed:

   1. The student applying to transfer must provides legal proof, includes but not limited to emails, roll calls, and letters, of NRHH membership at previous institution denoting their membership.

   2. The student applying to transfer their membership must be a full time student at the University of California, Irvine.

   3. The student applying to transfer must contact the Anteater chapter Executive Chair and GUSH advisor in an “Approval” essay which contains the following elements:

      1. A list of previous services and their significances to the community.

      2. Reasons as to join the NRHH: Anteater chapter

      3. Expectations the transfer student will uphold if accepted as a member.

3. Once membership is approved, either the student applying to transfer or NRHH: Anteater Chapter must complete the membership transfer application.

   1. The application can be from the PACURH’s AD­NRHH

   2. The application needs all of the following signatures:

      1. The incoming NRHH: Anteater President

      2. The incoming NRHH chapter advisor

      3. The student applying to transfer

   3. Afterwards, the completed application shall be submitted to the PACURH’s AD­NRHH

1. The AD­NRHH has the right to deny requests for any reasons.

IV. Should either the Anteater Chapter and/or member wish to appeal the decision of the PACURH’s AD­NRHH, they may appeal to the entire NNB. The decision of the NNB shall be final. In the event of the appeal to the NNB:

1. Each AD­NRHH shall have one vote.

2. A simple majority shall be necessary, with tie­breaking vote when necessary.

Article IV ­ Selection Process Section 1 – Fall recruitment

I. Applications will be made available starting week 0 of every Fall quarter. All residents and paraprofessional staff meeting the minimum requirements to become a member (See Article III, Section 1) will be eligible to apply. Chairs will be selected by week 5 of every Fall quarter. General member applications will be open year round until all 50 spots are filled. Applications will be reviewed by the Executive Chair and Advisor.

A. Applications will be provided by Executive Chair

Section 2 – Executive Chair Selection

I. NRHH Executive Chair will be selected via selection process/ appointment by the current Government of Undergraduate Student Housing, here as known as GUSH Executive Board and the current NRHH Executive Chair with a recommendation from the incoming GUSH Executive Board.

A. Should the NRHH Executive Chair reapply for the Chair position, they shall be excluded from the selection process/ appointment.

II. Should the position be vacant due to circumstances, the position will be appointed to the President of GUSH.

Section 3 – Other Chairs Selections

I. Any other NRHH chair positions will be selected via application process during Spring/Fall Recruitment (See Article IV, Section 1). The applications will be reviewed by the Executive chair and approved by the NRHH Chapter Advisor.

Section 4 – Induction

I. Members who have met the requirements to become an active member will participate in the induction ceremony. Induction will occur once at the end of every quarter at the discretion of the NRHH chapter board.

Article V ­ Officer Section 1 – Executive Chair (EC) Responsibilities

The Executive Chair is responsible for developing the structure of the NRHH chapter. The Chair will have monthly meetings with the other chairs to ensure the chapter is working synchronously. The Executive Chair has the final say on all projects in the chapter. If the Chair deems project unnecessary or not consistent to the NRHH values, the Chair can stop the project. The Executive Chair must also support all the chairs in their on­going projects with advice and administrative tasks. Executive Chair shall work collaboratively with the NCC with the induction process of NRHH.

Section 2 – Regional Representative (RR) Responsibilities

The Regional Representative is a temporary chair while the Anteater chapter is in its initial stages of development. When the chapter has reached a stable structure, the responsibilities of the Regional Representative will be absorbed into the Executive Chair. The regional representative is expected to attend all regional and national conferences as the NRHH representative for UCI. The Regional Representative is also expected to attend all Web chats held by the region to maintain communications with the region and network with other chapters. All information received from these meetings will be communicated back to the board. The Regional Representative will also work on membership status for all members.

Section 3 – Recognition Chair (RC) Responsibilities

The Recognition Chair will be responsible for organizing two main methods of recognition: Shining Stars and Carma Bear’s Community of the Year Race. The Shining Stars program is the campus level recognition program where nominations can be selected for recognition and can be submitted to regional OTM nominations. Carma Bear’s Community of the Year Race is a friendly competition between the 4 main housing communities of UCI to promote resident participation within their own community as well as participation with GUSH and NRHH. The RC will be responsible for holding any necessary meetings outside of GUSH coordinating board meetings.

Section 1: Chart

Section 4 – Service Chair (SC) Responsibilities

The Service Chair will be responsible for organizing community service projects suggested by the region and coordinate the event with all 4 housing communities. The SC will be responsible for holding any necessary meetings outside of GUSH Coordinating board meetings.

Section 5 – Advisor Responsibilities

The Advisor is expected to meet with the NRHH Executive chair bi­weekly to give recommendations on the development of NRHH as well as offer advice on on­going projects.

Section 6 ­ Officers Selection Process

1. Executive chair: See Article IV Section 2

2. Other Chairs: See Article IV Section 3

Section 8: Process for removing individuals from Executive(s)

Falls under the discretion of the GUSH Executive Board and the NRHH Officers with support from the NRHH Advisor/ GUSH Advisor

Section 9: Vacancy of Office

See Article IV Section 2

Section 10 ­ Qualification for officers

See Article III Section 1

Section 1 – Dues

Article VI ­ Fees and Dues

There will be no due required by any member or chair of NRHH: Anteater Chapter.

Section 2 – Fees

Once members have been inducted as a member of NRHH, they will be eligible to purchase NRHH merchandise such as pins and cords for graduation.

Section 3 – Regional Finances

The NRHH: Anteater chapter will maintain a good standing with the region and NACURH/NACURH Offices.

Section 4 – Project Funding

Since the NRHH: Anteater chapter will fall under GUSH as a committee, funding for project will come from GUSH and its resources.

Article VII ­ Meetings

Section 1: General Meetings

Since the NRHH: Anteater chapter will fall under GUSH as a committee, meeting times are the same as GUSH’s Council board meetings.

Section 2: Emergency Meetings

Should the executive chair can call a meeting to discuss further business with NRHH members with at least one GUSH executive member or advisor present.

Article VIII ­ Amendment Process Section 1 – Passing Amendments and Bylaws

Amendments and bylaws must pass by a simple majority of 50%+1 vote of active members present at any given meeting.

Article VIII – Enactment Section 1 – List of current members in favor of enactment

The following is a list of current members on the founding committee and their vote for enacting the constitution:

Robert Dunn Kevin Lien Socorro Cumbero Julie Phan