Women's Student Association Constitution 2011

Women’s Student Association

Constitution

Preamble

The Women's Student Association at Indiana University is dedicated to supporting women through activism, conscious raising, and education within the IU community.

In addition, WSA provides an atmosphere for personal growth and social networking for people of all genders. WSA recognizes, and works to eliminate, the multiple levels of oppression that are acting in society. These include racism, sexism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, and classism.

In addition, WSA understands their fundamental relationship to the unequal distribution of power.

Article I - Name

The Women's Student Association (WSA)

Article II - Membership

Membership shall be open to all University students, faculty and staff, men and women of any race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, ability, class, age or gender identity and expression in accordance with University policy.

Article III - Directors

There will be four Director positions that will be filled on a volunteer basis and approved by the executive board. They will serve a term of one academic year. These Director positions include: Director of Activism, Director of Social Programming, Director of Educational Programming, and Director of Outreach.

Each Director has clearly defined responsibilities that they are to fulfill.

Article IV - Executive Board

The Executive Board will be made up of the four following officers that will serve a term of one academic year: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Herstorian. They will be appointed by the election of the general membership.

Article V - Meetings

Meetings will be held weekly for a general. WSA will aim to include social events two times per month.

Article VI - Amendments to the Constitution

Adoption of new amendments requires previous notification and three-fourths affirmative vote of the mass membership present for voting.

Bylaws

I. General membership has voting power. The Executive Board can override a general membership decision by a unanimous vote. An executive veto can be overridden by a 3/4 vote of the general membership.

II. Director of Activism is responsible for:

1. Keeping the campus community, both members of WSA and non-members, informed about both national and local events and issues.
2. Getting students, both members and non-members, involved in activities of other organizations that support women's issues and agendas.
3. Creating and executing WSA activism projects such as protests, marches and demonstrations on both the local and national level.
4. Creating committees, made up of WSA members, when necessary for the completion of a program\event.
5. Activism events should include multicultural women's issues.
6. Develop activism programs ideally for: Hispanic Heritage Month, Asian-American Heritage Month, Black History Month, Women's History Month, Pride Week, and any other additional relevant events.

III. Director of Social Programming is responsible for:

1. Creating and executing social programs such as gatherings, parties, and receptions for both members of WSA and non-members.
2. Creating committees, made up of WSA members, when necessary for the completion of a program\event.
3. Developing social programs ideally for: Hispanic Heritage Month, Asian-American Heritage Month, Black History Month, Women's History Month, Pride Week, and any other additional relevant events.

IV. Director of Educational Programming is responsible for:

1. Creating and executing educational programs such as lectures, speakers, debates, and open forum discussions that address women's issues.
2. Contributes to conferences or to the creation of conferences that address women's issues for both members of WSA and non-members.
3. Creating intellectual discussion during meetings about the following: Hispanic Heritage Month, Asian-American Heritage Month, Black History Month, Women's History Month, Pride Week, and any other additional relevant events.

V. Director of Outreach is responsible for:

1. Communicating with philanthropic, volunteer, and student organizations to create opportunities for WSA to participates in, both action oriented and for fund raising purpose
2. Organizing the maintenance of the WSA Facebook page, blog, and MyInvolvement.
3. Creating and distributing WSA pamphlets.