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The Board of Directors is the policy-making authority when the General Assembly is not in session. The Board of Directors is composed of:
(a) Voting Members.
[1] The members of the Board of Directors voted at large by the Electoral College, from among whom shall be elected the Chair and Vice-Chair: Provided, however, that, to insure proper representation, the official delegates belonging to the fraternity and sorority chapters, and the alumni associations shall each be entitled to elect one from among them;
[2] One (1) representative each from the Administrative Regions elected during their respective Regional Conferences held prior to the General Assembly; and,
[3] The President directly elected by the Electoral College.
(b) Non-voting members. The Immediate Past President and the Executive Director.
The Board of Directors shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To enforce the Articles of Incorporation, Code of By-Laws, Directives, Rules and Regulations of the organization;
(b) To implement the programs and policies of the General Assembly and, when not in session, formulate such other programs and policies not inconsistent therewith;
(c) To administer and control the funds and properties of the organization in accordance with the programs, policies and guidelines as may be set forth by the General Assembly;
(d) To formulate the Standard Code of By-Laws for the basic organizational units;
(e) To define the functions and jurisdictions of all instrumentalities and committees under its jurisdiction;
(f) To approve any special appropriations, requested by the President or any other agency or instrumentality of the organization, specifying the purpose for which it is intended and shall be supported by funds actually available as certified by the Executive Director, or to be raised by a corresponding revenue proposal incorporated therein;
(g) To approve the transfer of appropriations duly permitted by the General Assembly;
(h) To coordinate with the Executive Council to insure that the policies and programs as established by the General Assembly are duly complied with and/or performed within the period and in the manner as stated therein and to do any such act as may be proper and appropriate thereto;
(i) To appoint the Chair and members of the Reference Committees which shall be composed of at least one (1) representative from each of the Administrative Regions for each Reference Committee as may be necessary;
(j) To formulate the agenda of the General Assembly, after obtaining the reports of all Reference Committees, and cause the publication thereof, in such manner as it may deem fit and proper to insure the widest dissemination thereof to all members, at least two (2) months prior to the convening of the General Assembly: Provided, however, that if no such agenda is fixed, the agenda of the previous session shall be considered as reproduced;
(k) To confirm the venue of the General Assembly and, for such purpose, shall have full power and authority to obtain the assistance of any agency or instrumentality of the organization in the preparations therefor to insure that all guidelines and criteria established by the General Assembly have been fully complied with;
(l) To confirm the appointment of any elective officer for purposes of filling up any vacancy after the rules of succession as stated in the Code of By-Laws have been applied;
(m) To exercise all such inherent and residual powers not contrary to law, the provisions of the Code of By-Laws and the directives of the General Assembly to effectively carry out the affairs of the organization and to serve its best interest and that of its members.
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