Alpha Phi Omega Philippines, Inc.
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WE, the members of the Alpha Phi Omega International (Philippines), Incorporated, in the exercise of our supreme authority and imploring the aid of the Supreme Being, in order to secure for ourselves the blessings that come from the Scout Oath and Law, to develop leadership, to promote friendship, and to deliver a program of service to our fellowmen, do hereby ordain, promulgate and establish the Code of By-Laws.
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Article I
NAME, PURPOSE AND DOMICILE
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SECTION 1. Name. - This organization shall be known as the Alpha Phi Omega International (Philippines), Incorporated.
SECTION 2. Nature and Purpose. - The Alpha Phi Omega International (Philippines), Incorporated shall be a voluntary, non-profit and non-stock fraternal organization formed for the mutual benefit of the members and for the purpose of developing leadership, promoting friendship and rendering service to the university/college and faculty, to the community, and the Nation as fully participating citizens as guided by the principles of the Scouting movement.
SECTION 3. Domicile. - The principal office of the organization, to be referred to as the National Office, shall be in the National Capital Administrative Region as its territory is herein or may hereafter be defined.
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SECTION 1. Open Membership. - Membership in this organization shall be open to all qualified men and women who, regardless of race, color, creed or political beliefs, subscribe to and uphold the cardinal principles of leadership, friendship and service as well as the tenets of the scouting movement.
SECTION 2. Membership Categories and Qualifications. -
(a) Collegiate. A collegiate member is one who has satisfactorily fulfilled the membership requirements and is currently enrolled in any college where a collegiate chapter exists and registered as such with the Board of Directors; Provided, however, that a collegiate member who leaves the college without graduating therefrom may maintain his status as such only upon re-enrollment in any college where a local collegiate chapter exists. A collegiate member who transfers to another college shall be deemed a member of the local collegiate chapter existing and operating in the said educational institution as affiliate collegiate member, unless the said member expresses in writing his intention to remain a member of the chapter through which he was admitted into the organization. Members who are enrolled in post-graduate courses shall be collegiate members, unless they express in writing their intention to be considered as alumni members. To be eligible, the applicant must:
[1] Be of good moral character and must not have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude;
[2] Be enrolled in an educational institution where a duly chartered chapter exists. For purposes of this Code of By-Laws, the terms "educational institution" or "college" shall refer to institutions of higher learning, including universities and trade schools where the preliminary requirement for admission is graduation from high school or secondary education;
[3] Be, or has been, involved in the Scouting movement, or otherwise affirm in his application for membership the commitment to the scouting ideals; and,
[4] Have satisfactorily undergone pledgeship, as defined hereunder. No applicant shall be eligible for membership unless he has first been previously registered in the records of the Commission on Membership as a pledge and has duly paid the dues and assessments incident thereto.
(b) Pledge.
[1] Pledgeship is the process whereby an applicant for membership undergoes a period of orientation, training and education in the ideals, principles, purposes and policies of the organization, and confirmation conducted in accordance with its official rituals. The extent and duration of the pledgeship
period shall be determined by the chapter: Provided, however, that such policy shall not be in conflict with the Articles of Incorporation, the Code of By-Laws and other duly adopted policies, rules and regulations of transnational and local application as well as all laws, rules and regulations promulgated by duly constituted authorities pertinent thereto.
[2] Pledge membership is conferred upon enrolled students of an institution of higher learning where a chartered or petitioning collegiate chapter exists.
[3] All pledge applications must be submitted to the Regional Director having jurisdiction over the chapter and the elevation of such members to either collegiate or provisional membership shall be approved by the Regional Director upon the recommendation of the chapter where membership is applied for.
(c) Alumni. Alumni members are former collegiate members who have since completed their basic college courses, or, if not, whose original class has already graduated. Members pursuing post-graduate education may opt for a collegiate member status, in which case, they shall remain in the immediately preceding category during the period of their enrollment. Alumni of collegiate chapters shall be automatically members of the chapter's alumni association. Alumni members shall also be eligible for membership in registered community, sectoral, professional, and institutional or any other alumni associations: Provided, however, that they meet the qualifications prescribed by the organizational unit concerned.
(d) Life. Life membership is conferred upon any member who, in the collective opinion of the General Assembly, upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors and in accordance with the criteria as the latter may hereafter set forth, had exemplified the cardinal principles of leadership, friendship and service.
(e) Honorary. An honorary member is a natural person, not heretofore a member but who had exemplified the cardinal principles of leadership, friendship and service, and has been conferred that status by the General Assembly, upon the recommendation of the Board of Directors, after investigation and endorsement by the Regional Directorate on the advice of either a collegiate chapter or alumni association. No honorary membership shall be conferred unless the matter thereof has been specifically included in the agenda of the General Assembly, the qualifications of the conferee shall have been duly deliberated upon, and that he has received basic orientation in accordance with the rules of the organization.
(f) Associate.
[1] The following persons, not otherwise falling under any of the above classifications of membership, who subscribe to the cardinal principles of leadership, friendship and service, upon endorsement by a basic organizational unit after undergoing orientation, may be conferred Associate Membership by the Board of Directors under such guidelines as may be established by the General Assembly:
[aa] A person who is a member of any national organization of Alpha Phi Omega in foreign countries;
[bb] A person who has actively and consistently cooperated and participated in the activities of the Alpha Phi Omega;
[cc] The spouse of a member in good standing who had participated and cooperated in the activities and projects of any organizational unit;
[dd] The children of parents, both of whom are members in good standing.
[2] An associate member may convert his membership to collegiate under the guidelines as may be prescribed by the General Assembly, as formulated by the Commission on Membership and approved by the Board of Directors.
[3] Any person who has failed to complete his pledgeship without justifiable cause or has been expelled shall not be eligible for associate membership.
(g) Provisional. Provisional Membership shall be conferred upon enrolled students of any college in which a Petitioning Group is being organized. The classification of such membership shall cease upon approval of the charter of the chapter or, in the event that such charter is not granted, the organizing chapter shall extend regular membership to the provisional member: Provided, however, that the said provisional member prior to conferment shall not have committed any act in violation of the Code of By-Laws and the rules of the organization; and, Provided, finally, that in the event that there are two or more organizing chapters willing to extend regular membership, the provisional member shall have the option as to which chapter he shall become a member.
SECTION 3. Status. -
(a) Membership in Good Standing. A member in good standing shall refer to a member falling
under any membership category who has paid the membership dues and other assessments, actively participated in the activities of the organizational unit of affiliation, and has not been suspended by the Council of Arbitrators or declared delinquent by the Regional Director in a particular year.
(b) Delinquent Membership. Delinquent membership shall refer to a member, regardless of membership classification, who has not paid his membership dues and other assessments for five (5) years and/or who has otherwise been suspended by the Adjudicatory Council or had been declared as such by the Regional Director.
SECTION 4. Rights. - Members shall have the following rights and privileges:
(a) By Category
[1] Collegiate Members shall be entitled to attend or participate in the affairs and activities of the organization at all levels, to attend and participate in the proceedings of the General Assembly, to vote and be voted on, and to all the rights and privileges which are conferred by the Code of By-Laws and to all other rights and privileges as may be presently or hereafter be available to members;
[2] Provisional Members shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges of collegiate members except the right to vote and be voted on;
[3] Alumni members are entitled to the same rights and privileges as collegiate members;
[4] Life members shall, in addition to enjoyment of the rights and privileges of full membership, be exempt from the payment of membership dues;
[5] Honorary and associate members are entitled to the same rights and privileges as the first three (3) categories of membership and to all other rights and privileges as may hereafter be granted to members of such status: Provided, however, that they shall not be qualified to become regular or official delegates of the General Assembly and the Regional Conference nor be eligible for any elective or appointive office, except in an advisory capacity; and,
[6] Pledge members are entitled to the protection of the provisions of the Code of By-Laws and other rules and regulations pertinent to their training and preparation for membership.
(b) By Status -
[1] Members in good standing shall be entitled to the rights and privileges incident to their membership category;
[2] Delinquent members shall have no rights and privileges.
(c) A member who has lost his active status may regain the same only upon compliance with the requirements as provided in the Code of By-Laws or by direct action of the General Assembly.
SECTION 5. Duties and Responsibilities. - It shall be the duty and responsibility of every member to uphold the ideals, purposes and principles of the organization; to participate actively in its local, regional, national and international activities; to pay all dues, except life members, assessments and fees authorized by the Code of By-Laws or by the General Assembly; to comply with and obey the directives, rules and regulations of the organization; to promote and protect the name and image thereof; and to maintain loyalty thereto.
SECTION 6. Grounds for Termination of Membership. - Membership may be terminated on the following grounds:
(a) Resignation;
(b) Renunciation;
(c) Gross misconduct, gross dishonesty or serious violation of the Code of By-Laws, or other rules and regulations of the organization;
(d) Commission of an act involving moral turpitude or other grave offenses committed against the organization or another member which renders the member unworthy of continued membership;
(e) Abetting, encouraging and inciting another member or third party to commit a grave offense against the organization or any member thereof;
(f) Sexual harassment and discrimination as defined by existing laws; and,
(g) Engaging in or committing acts inimical to the interest of the organization, or contrary to its ideals, purposes and principles.
SECTION 7. Grounds for Suspension of Membership. - Membership may be suspended on the following grounds:
(a) Failure to participate in the affairs and activities of the organization, or any local organizational unit, for a period of five (5) consecutive years;
(b) Non-payments of dues, fees and other assessments for a period of five (5) consecutive years;
(c) All other acts involving the commission of the offenses in the next immediately preceding Section committed through negligence or lack of intent to commit so grave a wrong.
SECTION 8. Procedure for Termination and/or Suspension of Membership. -
(a) The procedure for the suspension and revocation of membership shall be in accordance with such rules as may be promulgated by the Supreme Adjudicatory Council to insure the protection of the rights of the member to due process.
(b) The member charged may be placed under preventive suspension by the Adjudicatory Councils for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days in cases where the continued exercise by the member of his rights and privileges constitute a clear and present danger to the honor and integrity of the organization or when the integrity of the evidence would be prejudiced thereby.
SECTION 9. Reinstatement of Membership. -
(a) Suspension. A suspended member shall be considered as having ipso facto reacquired membership upon the expiration of the period of his suspension: Provided, however, that in case of suspension for non-payment of dues, fees and other assessments, membership shall only be reinstated upon the full payment thereof; and, Provided, finally, that the suspended member shall be reinstated only upon full compliance with the requirements of the rule or regulation which was the cause of the suspension with reparations for the damage done, if applicable.
(b) Termination. An expelled member may, after reparations have been made, if applicable, reacquire his former status by filing a petition for that purpose with the Board of Directors after one (1) year from the imposition by the Supreme Adjudicatory Council of the penalty. Upon receipt of the petition, the Board of Directors shall forward the same to the Regional Adjudicatory Council, which imposed the sanction in the first instance and shall follow the procedure as may be promulgated by the Supreme Adjudicatory Council. The judgment of the Regional Adjudicatory Council shall be automatically elevated for review by the Supreme Adjudicatory Council and the concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members thereof shall be required for reinstatement.
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