Constitution of Pre-Pharmacy Society
Adopted originally on October 9, 1999
By Victor W. Yee
Revised February 9, 2005

Article I. Name
The name of this organization shall be the Pre-Pharmacy Society

Article II. Purpose
The purposes of this association are:

1. To coordinate and promote communications between pre-pharmacy students.
2. To stimulate interest in matters pertaining to pharmacy through guest speakers, demonstrations, and tours.
3. To prepare its members for admission to the College of Pharmacy.

Article III. Members

Section 1. Active Members shall be enrolled students at Oregon State University who have paid the membership fee adopted by the President and shall remain in effect for the remainder of the current academic year with the year starting in September.
Section 2. Annual dues, which will be adopted by the President, shall be paid by the fourth formal meeting of each year, after which a member will be dropped for nonpayment of dues.
Section 3. All voting members and officers of Pre-Pharmacy Society must be currently enrolled for at least 6 credits at Oregon State University and pay student fees.
Section 4. Membership shall not be denied to any student on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.

Article IV. Officers

Section 1. The officers of the association shall be President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. These officers shall perform the duties prescribed by the constitution and bylaws and by the parliamentary authority adopted by the association.
Section 2. Officers shall be nominated at the first meeting of Spring Term each academic year. Elections shall be by secret ballot and the candidates receiving the most votes shall be named to their respective offices.
Section 3. Officers shall be elected to serve for one year. The elected successors’ terms of office shall begin at the close of the last spring meeting at which they are elected in that year.
Section 4. Officers shall have earned at least 6 credit hours in their most recently completed term. This requirement does not apply to first-term freshman or first-term transfer students.
Section 5. Officers shall be registered for at least 6 hours currently.
Section 6. Officers shall not be on disciplinary probation.
Section 7. Officers shall have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 and not have been on academic probation for the most recently completed term prior to the term of election.
Section 8. A graduate student must pay student fees and meet the same requirements as an undergraduate student with the exception that full time status shall be a minimum of 6 hours with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.
Section 9. The description of each officer is as follows:

President:
- Introduce guest speakers at meetings.
- Contact correct personnel to confirm dates are correct for trips/major events and meetings.
- Keep the Advisor up-to-date on club activities.
- Contact potential guest speakers.
- In charge of organizing committees if applicable.
- Responsible for maintaining the web page.
- Contact members on the Pre-Pharmacy listserv.

Vice-President:
- Be in charge when the President is not available.
- Oversee advertisement of meetings.
- Schedules room time for meetings with whoever is responsible.
- In charge of keeping the Pre-Pharmacy News Board up-to-date on the Pharmacy Landing.
- Along with President, maintain and update the Pre-Pharmacy society website

Secretary:
- Take minutes at meeting to be posted on the Pre-Pharmacy News Board and to be placed on the web page.
- Keeps file on members - active members.
- Liaison for potential club sponsors.
- Email minutes to Executive Committee.

Treasurer:
- Collect club dues.
- Responsible for giving receipts out.
- Maintains the club’s money.
- Buys food/drinks for meetings and activities.
- Pick up mail in the Pre-Pharmacy mailbox located in Student Involvement.
- Coordinate community service activities.

Article V. Meetings

Section 1. Regular meetings of the society shall be held at a frequency determined by the President.
Section 2. Meetings will be held at a designated place determined by the President. Notice of meetings shall be given in writing and posted at designated places and/or by electronic email at least 5 days prior to the meeting and shall specify the time and place and, when practicable, the business to be transacted at the meeting.
Section 3 . The last regular meeting of the spring term shall be known as the annual meeting and shall be for the purpose of receiving reports of officers and committees and for any other business that may arise.
Section 4. Special meetings of the members may be called by the President at any time on the President’s own initiative. Special meetings may also be called as is necessary to accommodate a guest speaker or demonstration. Notice of such meetings shall be given as described in ARTICLE V, Section 2 of these By-Laws and at such special meeting there shall be considered only such business as is specified in the notice of the meeting.
Section 5 . At all meetings of the society, either regular or special, the numbers in good standing that shall constitute a quorum, shall be 25%.
Section 6. Meetings of the officers shall be called by the President on the President’s own initiate whenever, in the President’s judgment, it may be deemed necessary, or by the any of the other officers. Three days written electronically and/or oral notice shall be given to all officers and shall be deemed sufficient notice of such meetings.

Article VI. Relationship
Pre-Pharmacy Society shall have no relationship or be controlled by any other local, state, or national organization.

Article VII. Activities
The association shall hold regular business meeting with invited speakers on topics of interest and any other activities the President deems fit.

Article VIII.

Section 1. The executive Committee shall include the officers of the association. They shall supervise affairs of the association between its meetings and make recommendations to the association. The Executive Committee shall be subject to the orders of the association and none of its actions shall conflict with actions taken by the association.
Section 2. The President may appoint such committees as it deems necessary and may select a chairperson for that committee. There shall be no standing of permanent committees until the need for such shall arise. The timeline for such committees shall coincide with officer tenure being September 1 to August 31. Each member owes to the society the duty of active participation of its affairs to the best of their ability.

Article IX. Advisor
A faculty member at the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University will be each year as the Advisor of the Pre-Pharmacy Society.

Article X. Parliamentary Authority
The rules contained in the current edition of Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the association in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the constitution, bylaws, and special rules of order the association may adopt.

Article XI. Amendments
This constitution may be amended at any regular meeting of the association by two-thirds vote, provided that the amendment has been submitted in writing at the previous regular meeting. The Student Activities Committee must approve all amendments.