Proposed constitution

[Darth Fanboy]

The University of St. Andrews Wargaming and Roleplaying Society (GameSoc) Constitution

1. Title
The Society shall be called the University of St. Andrews Wargaming and Roleplaying Society, abbreviated at need to GameSoc (hereafter referred to as “The Society”) and shall be affiliated to the Student’s Association.

2. Aims of The Society
The aim of The Society will be to promote and facilitate interest in wargaming and roleplaying within the University community.

3. Membership
(a) Ordinary membership shall be open to all matriculated students of the University of St Andrews upon payment of a fee (to be decided annually by a General Meeting of The Society.
(b) Associate membership without voting rights at General Meetings shall be open to all members of staff of this University and to others ineligible for ordinary membership upon payment of a fee (to be decided as above)
(c) All membership as in (a) and (b) above shall be for a period of one academic year, excepting life membership, which is available to those eligible for Associate Membership only, upon payment of ten times the annual associate membership fee (at the time of application), and which exists in perpetuity.
(d) Membership and life membership may be disputed by the committee, in which case a simple majority at a General Meeting of The Society will decide the dispute.

4. Offices of The Society
(a) There shall be the following members of The Society
(i) President
(ii) Vice-President
(iii) Secretary
(iv) Treasurer
(b) The holders of the above positions (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) shall form the Executive Committee of The Society.
(c) The Committee may create other posts as it desires, but these will not be Executive Committee Members.
(d) The duties and responsibilities of all committee members shall be in line with those recommended by the Societies Handbook.
(e) The Committee may, at its option, attach additional spurious titles to the above positions, and/or to any other positions it may deign to create. Such titles must be approved by a majority of The Committee.
(f) Any ordinary member may stand for election to any committee position, irrespective of any position(s) he or she has held previously. A member may hold only one Executive Committee position at any given time. Unsuccessful candidates for any post may stand for one other executive post and/or two non-executive posts.


5. The Committee
(a) The affairs of The Society shall be conducted by a committee of at least 4 members who are to be elected at the Annual General Meeting of The Society.
(b) The Committee shall hold a formal meeting at least once every semester, which shall be open to all Ordinary and Associate members of society. Minutes of each meeting shall be available, upon request, from the Secretary.
(c) A Committee Meeting may be called by the President or any two Committee Members able to vote at such a meeting at twenty-four hours notice to all Committee members possible.
(d) The Quorum of a Committee Meeting of The Society shall be at least two-thirds of elected Committee members providing that one of them is either the President or Vice-President.

6. General Meetings
(a) One Annual General Meeting shall be held each academic year, at which a new committee shall be elected.
(b) Extraordinary General Meetings shall be held at need, as decided by The Committee.
(c) Voting at any General Meeting shall be by single transferable vote, unless it is decided by a simple majority of the meeting to suspend this in favor of an alternative method acceptable to the meeting.
(d) Each ordinary member will have one vote. In addition to his deliberative vote, the chairman of the meeting (ordinarily the President) may exercise a casting vote where necessary.
(e) Quorum for a General Meeting shall be one-fifth of The Society’s membership or 10 members, whichever is greater.
(f) Notice of a General Meeting shall be given to all members of The Society at least one week in advance. This includes giving notice to the appropriate University and/or Student Association officers. No member may join The Society within two weeks of a General Meeting.

7. Finance
(a) The finances of The Society shall be dealt with along the lines laid down by the Association Societies’ Committee.
(b) In the event of a deficit this shall be paid off by an equal subscription from all members. The annual subscription shall be reviewed annually by the committee and consequentially approved by the AGM. Where amenable to both a majority of The Committee and the Association Societies’ Committee, this subscription may be replaced with a blood tithe extracted from the member responsible for the deficit.
(c) The duty of ensuring that the signatories for The Society’s bank account(s) is changed with the election of new officers rests with the Treasurer acting as signatory on the most recent mandate.

8. Outside Affiliations
(a) Any proposed outside affiliation must be approved by a meeting of The Committee and reported to the appropriate Students’ Association officials.
(b) All members shall have the option of not contributing to any outside affiliations.
(c) Any Outside Affiliations must be added to the Constitution by an amendment (see below).

9. The Constitution
(a) The nature, after formalisation, of any proposed amendment to this constitution must be given to all members not less than seven days before the General Meeting at which it is to be considered, and requires a two-thirds majority of those present and able to vote to pass.
(b) Amendments to this constitution shall not take place until ratified by the Students’ Representative Council.

10. The Chair
(a) The President shall chair all meetings at which he or she is present, with the exception that the President may vacate The Chair voluntarily or at the request of the meeting. The President retains the casting vote in this case.
(b) Should the president not be present The Chair shall be elected for the meeting in question, a simple majority vote sufficing.

11. Communication
The use of electronic mail to a member’s registered address is confirmed as proper notice of any General Meetings, Committee Meetings and other official business. However, where possible, personal notice should be given at the preceding meeting of The Society. Hardcopies of any relevant documents (such as proposed changes to the constitution) should also be made available at this point where possible.

12. The Catch-All Clause
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Maybe.
(d) Shut Up.
(e) Go Away.

13. Accountability
All office bearers shall be accountable to the President and to The Society for their conduct with regards to the affairs of The Society.

20. Numbering
It is confirmed that sections of the constitution need not be sequential, but no two sections or sub-sections may share the same designation.

31. Extraordinary Need
In times of extraordinary need, The Committee and/or its agents and officers may take such extraordinary action as is required to ensure the security of The Society

42. The Answer
The number forty-two is confirmed as the Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe And Everything.

51. Extraterrestrial Life
Proof and/or evidence of extraterrestrial life shall not be sought or propagated using the resources of The Society.

66. Force Useage
Kill All The Jedi.

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[Jono]

blood tithe?

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[Darth Fanboy]

What of it?

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[Spike]

indeed

[Darth Fanboy]

Any actual objections or comments?

I'm tempted to just try and get 1-13 in as-is under the Union's radar, and then should that succeed shove the amendments through at a later date.

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[Darth Fanboy]

Da University o' St. Andrews Wargamin' an Roleplayin' Society (Gamesoc) Consy-tushun

1. Title
Da Society shall be called da University o' St. Andrews Wargamin' an Roleplayin' Society,
abbreviateded at need ter Gamesoc ('ereafter referreded ter as “Da Society”) an shall be affiliateded ter da
Student’s Associashun.

2. Aims o' Da Society
Da aim o' Da Society will be ter promote an facilitate interest in wargamin' an roleplayin' wivvin
da University community.

3. Membership
(a) Ordinary membership shall be opun ter awl matriculateded students o' da University o' St Andrews
upon paymunt o' a fee (ter be decideded annualey by a Genrul Meetin' o' Da Society.
(b) Associate membership wivvout votin' rights at Genrul Meetin's shall be opun ter awl membaz o'
staff o' this University an ter ovvaz ineligibul fer ordinary membership upon paymunt o' a fee (ter be
decideded as above)
(c) Awl membership as in (a) an (b) above shall be fer a period o' wun academic yeer, exceptin' life
membership, which iz availabul ter dem eligibul fer Associate Membership onlee, upon paymunt o' ten
timz da annuul associate membership fee (at da time o' applicashun), an which exists in perpetuity.
(d) Membership an life membership may be disputeded by da commiddey, in which case a simple
majority atz a Genrul Meetin' o' Da Society will deside da dispute.

4. Officz o' Da Society
(a) There shall be da followin' membaz o' Da Society
(i) Bigg, bigg boss
(ii) Vice-president
(iii) Secretary
(iv) Treasura
(b) Da 'olders o' da above posishunz (i), (ii), (iii) an (iv) shall form da Executiv Commiddey o' Da
Society.
(c) Da Commiddey may makde uvver posts as it desirz, but theyz will nub be Executiv Commiddey
Membaz.
(d) Da dutiss an responsibilitiss o' awl commiddey membaz shall be in line wif dem recommendeded
by da Societiss 'Andbook.
(e) Da Commiddey may, at its opshun, addach additionul spurious titlz ter da above posishunz, an/or ter
any uvver posishunz it may deign ter makde. Such titlz must be approveded by a majority o' Da
Commiddey.
(f) Any ordinary memba may stand fer elecshun ter any commiddey posishun, irrespectiv o' any posishun
(s) ee or she az 'eld per-viously. A memba may 'old onlee wun Executiv Commiddey posishun at any
givun time. Unsuccessful candidatz fer any post may stand fer wun uvver executiv post an/or twuu
non-executiv posts.


5. Da Commiddey
(a) Da affairs o' Da Society shall be conducteded by a commiddey o' at least 4 membaz who are ter be
electeded at da Annuul Genrul Meetin' o' Da Society.
(b) Da Commiddey shall 'old a formul meetin' at least wunce ebry semesta, which shall be opun ter awl
Ordinary an Associate membaz o' society. Minutz o' each meetin' shall be availabul, upon reqwest,
from da Secretary.
(c) A Commiddey Meetin' may be called by da Bigg, bigg boss or any twuu Commiddey Membaz abul ter vote at
such a meetin' at twenty-four 'ours notice ter awl Commiddey membaz possibul.
(d) Da Qworum o' a Commiddey Meetin' o' Da Society shall be at least two-firds o' electeded
Commiddey membaz providin' dat wona dim iz eiver da Bigg, bigg boss or Vice-president. Oww, da bigg wurdz make mi 'ed 'urt!

6. Genrul Meetin's
(a) Wun Annuul Genrul Meetin' shall be 'eld each academic yeer, at which a nyoo commiddey shall be
electeded.
(b) Extraordinary Genrul Meetin's shall be 'eld at need, as decideded by Da Commiddey.
(c) Votin' at any Genrul Meetin' shall be by single transferabul vote, unlez it iz decideded by a simple
majority o' da meetin' ter suspend this in favor o' an alternativ mevvod acceptabul ter da meetin'.
(d) Each ordinary memba will ab wun vote. In addishun ter 'is deliberativ vote, da chairman o' da
meetin' (ordinarilee da Bigg, bigg boss) may wurk a castin' vote werr needid.
(e) Qworum fer a Genrul Meetin' shall be one-fifd o' Da Society’s membership or 10 membaz,
whicheva iz greata.
(f) Notice o' a Genrul Meetin' shall be givun ter awl membaz o' Da Society at least wun week in
advanz. This includz givin' notice ter da roight University an/or Student Associashun officaz.
No memba may join Da Society wivvin twuu weeks o' a Genrul Meetin'.

7. Finanz
(a) Da financz o' Da Society shall be dealt wif along da linz laid down by da Associashun Societiss’
Commiddey.
(b) In da event o' a deficit this shall be paid off by an eqwul subscripshun from awl membaz. Da annuul
subscripshun shall be revieweded annualey by da commiddey an conseqwentialey approveded by da AGM. Oww, da bigg wurdz make mi 'ed 'urt!
Werr amenabul ter bod a majority o' Da Commiddey an da Associashun Societiss’ Commiddey, this
subscripshun may be replaceded wif a blood tivve extracteded from da memba responsibul fer da deficit.
(c) Da duty o' ensurin' dat da signatoriss fer Da Society’s bank account(s) iz changeded wif da
elecshun o' nyoo officaz rests wif da Treasura actin'z signatoary on da most recent mandate.

8. Outside Affiliashunz
(a) Any proposeded outside affiliashun must be approveded by a meetin' o' Da Commiddey an reporteded ter
da roight Students’ Associashun officials.
(b) Awl membaz shall ab da opshun o' nub contributin' ter any outside affiliashunz.
(c) Any Outside Affiliashunz must be added ter da Consy-tushun by an amendmunt (see below).

9. Da Consy-tushun
(a) Da natur, afta formalisashun, o' any proposeded amendmunt ter this consy-tushun must be givun ter awl
membaz nub liss dan sevin days before da Genrul Meetin' at which it iz ter be considereded, an
needz a two-firds majority o' dem per-sent an abul ter vote ter pass.
(b) Amendments ter this consy-tushun shall nub take place until ratifieded by da Students’ Representativ
Council.

10. Da Chair
(a) Da Bigg, bigg boss shall chair awl meetin's at which ee or she iz per-sent, wif da excepshun dat da
Bigg, bigg boss may vacate Da Chair voluntarilee or at da reqwest o' da meetin'. Da Bigg, bigg boss retains da
castin' vote in this case.
(b) Shud da bigg, bigg boss nub be per-sent Da Chair shall be electeded fer da meetin' in qweztun, a simple
majority vote sufficin'.

11. Tellin'
Da use o' zappanic mail ter a memba’s registereded addrez iz confirmeded as propa notice o' any
Genrul Meetin's, Commiddey Meetin's an uvver officiul businez. Owevver, werr possibul, personul
notice shud be givun at da per-ceding meetin' o' Da Society. 'Ardcopies o' any relevant documents
(such as proposeded changz ter da consy-tushun) shud alsa be made availabul at this point werr
possibul.

12. Da Catch-all Clause
(a) Ugh.
(b) No.
(c) Maybe.
(d) Shut Up.
(e) Go Away.

13. Accountability
Awl office bearaz shall be accountabul ter da Bigg, bigg boss an ter Da Society fer their condukt wif regards
ter da affairs o' Da Society.

20. Numberin'
It iz confirmeded dat secshunz o' da consy-tushun need nub be seqwentiul, but no twuu secshunz or sub-
secshunz may share da same designashun.

31. Extraordinary Need
In timz o' extraordinary need, Da Commiddey an/or its agents an officaz may take such
extraordinary acshun as iz neded ter ensur da security o' Da Society

42. Da Answa
Da numba forty-two iz confirmeded as da Ultimate Answa ter Life, Da Oo-nee-verz An Evreefin'.

51. Extraterrestriul Life
Proof an/or evidenns o' extraterrestriul life shall nub be sought or propagateded usin' da resourcz o'
Da Society.

66. Force Usaj
Kills Awl Da Jedi.

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[Telinar]

I see we've already been infiltrated by Section 31 then...*shifty eyes*.

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[Frank]

You have been told of GameSoc; that
shadowy organisation which defends the
Town and the University from the perils
of heresy, possession, alien dominance,
rebellion, beasts and magicks.

You have been told GameSoc are the
ultimate defence against the phantoms
of fear and terror which lurk in the
darkness between the buildings.

You have been told GameSoc are the
bright saviours in an eclipse of evil;
purest and most devoted Students of the
University.

You have been told GameSoc is united in
its cause to rid the surrounds of any
threat, from without or within Fife.

Everything you have been told is a lie!

[Darth Fanboy]

I will light my way with the pyres of burning heretics.

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[Frank]

Heh. As a thought, that Inquisitor 'spin' could easily be adapted for posters/pamphlets/things for the Soc when we need to do a bit of advertising. It'd make a nice wee['uge] poster for the Freshers Fair at any rate...



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[Darth Fanboy]

If you want to have a go, propose the position of Publicity Officer at the AGM. I'll give a hand with it too.

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[Frank]

[Water Caste Member eh?] Seems viable...may as well! It can't hurt...

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"There is only ever one truth. Things are always black or white, there's no such thing as a shade of grey. If you think that something is a shade of grey it simply means that you don't fully understand the situation. The truth is narrow and the path of the pursuit of truth is similarly narrow."

[Telinar]

Quoting Darth Fanboy from 23:06, 22nd Mar 2006
31. Extraordinary Need
In times of extraordinary need, The Committee and/or its agents and officers may take such extraordinary action as is required to ensure the security of The Society

Define security, then define extraordinary actions...I may offer my services.

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[Darth Fanboy]

The point of an Extraordinary Need section is to leave it undefined, so that the committee is not impeded in the future.

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[Jono]

good idea. We don't want silly little things like the law of the land getting in the way of our activities.

Evildoers and No-Goodnicks Beware...!

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I didn't download it guvner. It fell off the back of the Internet!

[Jono]

Hey guys,

This is your President speaking (the new one). Here's the new constitution, so as to keep everyone up-to-date. The only difference is regarding the aims, as passed at the AGM last wednesday.

The University of St. Andrews Wargaming and Roleplaying Society (GameSoc) Constitution

1. Title
The Society shall be called the University of St. Andrews Wargaming and Roleplaying Society, abbreviated at need to GameSoc (hereafter referred to as “The Society”) and shall be affiliated to the Student’s Association.

2. Aims of The Society
The aim of The Society will be to promote and facilitate interest in wargaming, roleplaying and all other forms of hobby-gaming within the University community.

3. Membership
(a) Ordinary membership shall be open to all matriculated students of the University of St Andrews upon payment of a fee (to be decided annually by a General Meeting of The Society.
(b) Associate membership without voting rights at General Meetings shall be open to all members of staff of this University and to others ineligible for ordinary membership upon payment of a fee (to be decided as above)
(c) All membership as in (a) and (b) above shall be for a period of one academic year, excepting life membership, which is available to those eligible for Associate Membership only, upon payment of ten times the annual associate membership fee (at the time of application), and which exists in perpetuity.
(d) Membership and life membership may be disputed by the committee, in which case a simple majority at a General Meeting of The Society will decide the dispute.

4. Offices of The Society
(a) There shall be the following members of The Society
(i) President
(ii) Vice-President
(iii) Secretary
(iv) Treasurer
(b) The holders of the above positions (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) shall form the Executive Committee of The Society.
(c) The Committee may create other posts as it desires, but these will not be Executive Committee Members.
(d) The duties and responsibilities of all committee members shall be in line with those recommended by the Societies Handbook.
(e) The Committee may, at its option, attach additional spurious titles to the above positions, and/or to any other positions it may deign to create. Such titles must be approved by a majority of The Committee.
(f) Any ordinary member may stand for election to any committee position, irrespective of any position(s) he or she has held previously. A member may hold only one Executive Committee position at any given time. Unsuccessful candidates for any post may stand for one other executive post and/or two non-executive posts.

5. The Committee
(a) The affairs of The Society shall be conducted by a committee of at least 4 members who are to be elected at the Annual General Meeting of The Society.
(b) The Committee shall hold a formal meeting at least once every semester, which shall be open to all Ordinary and Associate members of society. Minutes of each meeting shall be available, upon request, from the Secretary.
(c) A Committee Meeting may be called by the President or any two Committee Members able to vote at such a meeting at twenty-four hours notice to all Committee members possible.
(d) The Quorum of a Committee Meeting of The Society shall be at least two-thirds of elected Committee members providing that one of them is either the President or Vice-President.

6. General Meetings
(a) One Annual General Meeting shall be held each academic year, at which a new committee shall be elected.
(b) Extraordinary General Meetings shall be held at need, as decided by The Committee.
(c) Voting at any General Meeting shall be by single transferable vote, unless it is decided by a simple majority of the meeting to suspend this in favour of an alternative method acceptable to the meeting.
(d) Each ordinary member will have one vote. In addition to his deliberative vote, the chairman of the meeting (ordinarily the President) may exercise a casting vote where necessary.
(e) Quorum for a General Meeting shall be one-fifth of The Society’s membership or 10 members, whichever is greater.
(f) Notice of a General Meeting shall be given to all members of The Society at least one week in advance. This includes giving notice to the appropriate University and/or Student Association officers. No member may join The Society within two weeks of a General Meeting.

7. Finance
(a) The finances of The Society shall be dealt with along the lines laid down by the Association Societies’ Committee.
(b) In the event of a deficit this shall be paid off by an equal subscription from all members. The annual subscription shall be reviewed annually by the committee and consequentially approved by the AGM. Where amenable to both a majority of The Committee and the Association Societies’ Committee, this subscription may be replaced with a blood tithe extracted from the member responsible for the deficit.
(c) The duty of ensuring that the signatories for The Society’s bank account(s) is changed with the election of new officers rests with the Treasurer acting as signatory on the most recent mandate.

8. Outside Affiliations
(a) Any proposed outside affiliation must be approved by a meeting of The Committee and reported to the appropriate Students’ Association officials.
(b) All members shall have the option of not contributing to any outside affiliations.
(c) Any Outside Affiliations must be added to the Constitution by an amendment (see below).

9. The Constitution
(a) The nature, after formalisation, of any proposed amendment to this constitution must be given to all members not less than seven days before the General Meeting at which it is to be considered, and requires a two-thirds majority of those present and able to vote to pass.
(b) Amendments to this constitution shall not take place until ratified by the Students’ Representative Council.

10. The Chair
(a) The President shall chair all meetings at which he or she is present, with the exception that the President may vacate The Chair voluntarily or at the request of the meeting. The President retains the casting vote in this case.
(b) Should the president not be present The Chair shall be elected for the meeting in question, a simple majority vote sufficing.

11. Communication
The use of electronic mail to a member’s registered address is confirmed as proper notice of any General Meetings, Committee Meetings and other official business. However, where possible, personal notice should be given at the preceding meeting of The Society. Hardcopies of any relevant documents (such as proposed changes to the constitution) should also be made available at this point where possible.

12. The Catch-All Clause
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Maybe.
(d) Shut Up.
(e) Go Away.

13. Accountability
All office bearers shall be accountable to the President and to The Society for their conduct with regards to the affairs of The Society.

20. Numbering
It is confirmed that sections of the constitution need not be sequential, but no two sections or sub-sections may share the same designation.

31. Extraordinary Need
In times of extraordinary need, The Committee and/or its agents and officers may take such extraordinary action as is required to ensure the security of The Society

42. The Answer
The number forty-two is confirmed as the Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe And Everything.

51. Extraterrestrial Life
Proof and/or evidence of extraterrestrial life shall not be sought or propagated using the resources of The Society.

66. Force Usage
Kill All The Jedi.


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