Here at Columbia University, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund prides itself on being one of the top organizations on campus. As such, the Executive Board follows its constitution to the core in order to effectively push the organization forward. You can find the basis on which HSF thrives below: the HSF Constitution.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund-Scholar Chapter at Columbia University
Constitution
Constitution
Article I: Name
The official name of the organization shall be The Hispanic Scholarship Fund -Scholar Chapter at Columbia University. The name will be abbreviated as the HSF Scholar Chapter at Columbia University.
Article II: Purpose
The HSF Scholar Chapter exists to promote academic success and professional preparation among college students, while encouraging them to serve as role models and leaders in their communities. The Scholar Chapter at Columbia University is a part of the 32 Hispanic Scholarship Fund- Scholar Chapters across the nation. The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading Hispanic scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community more college scholarships and outreach support than any other organization in the country. HSF’s mission is to strengthen America by advancing the college education of Hispanic Americans. HSF will achieve this mission by increasing the rate of Hispanics earning a college degree.
Article III: Membership
Membership in this organization is open to all undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and alumnae. The Scholar Chapter will not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, religion, creed, color, handicap, disability, veteran status, national origin, ancestry or sexual orientation. Members have the freedom to discontinue membership at any time.
Section 1: Who is considered a member?
A Scholar Chapter member is defined as student who attends a minimum of two meetings throughout the academic year. In order to be considered an active Scholar Chapter member, a student must attend at least half of the events each semester. There is no minimum quorum of students required for each meeting. Meetings are not compulsory for members, but attendance at meetings is necessary for club benefits. Only active members may vote or hold office.
Section 2: Benefits
Club members who have attended the requisite meetings as determined by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund are eligible for the HSF outreach material, the national HSF Community E-Newsletter, and HSF Alumni Mentorship Program.
Article IV: Executive Board
Section 1: Eligibility for Executive Board
The Executive Board will serve as the leadership team and represent the Chapter. The membership of the Executive Board shall include a Coordinator, Vice Coordinator, Treasurer, Secretary, Mentoring Chairs, Tutoring Chair, Academic Events Chairs, Publicity Chairs, Webmaster, Historian, First Year Representatives, Social Events Chairs and if applicable, Senior Advisor(s).
Section 2: Coordinator*
The Scholar Chapter Student Coordinator, also known as President, shall be the main liaison between the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the Columbia Scholar Chapter.
The duties of the Coordinator include the following:
- Maintain regular communication with the Chapter supervisor and appropriate HSF staff.
- Enter all Chapter events and programs into the HSF National correspondence database.
- Submit mini-grant applications and follow-up reports to conduct HSF approved programs to the Chapter supervisor and appropriate HSF staff.
- Write an agenda for each E-Board meeting.
- Provide guidance and delegate responsibilities to the Executive Board.
- Participate in the Coordinator recruitment and selection process as directed by HSF staff and ensure a smooth transition to the successive Scholar Chapter Coordinator by arranging at least one meeting with the incoming Coordinator before completion of the current term.
- Write an End-Of-Year Report and submit it by the deadline.
- Attend all scheduled event reviews and if not must make sure Vice Coordinator can do so.
- Oversee that there are transitional meetings between incoming and outgoing chairs.
*As of 2011 the coordinator will not receive monetary compensation
Section 3: Vice Coordinator
The Vice Coordinator, also known as the Vice President, shall serve as a HSF Scholar Chapter representative in case that the Scholar Chapter Student Coordinator is not present. The Vice President must be present at all the meetings and events.
The duties of the Vice Coordinator include the following:
- Maintain constant dialogue with the Coordinator and the rest of the executive board.
- Assist the Coordinator with agendas and as well as with the End-Of-Year Report.
- Assist the Coordinator with delegating responsibilities.
- Work in collaboration with regional Chapter Coordinators; i.e. NYU, Yale, and Harvard.
- Maintain relations with campus organizations in order to facilitate co-sponsorships.
- Maintain external relations: Reach out to alumni, campus organizations and administration for support regarding specific events.
- Confirm scheduled dates of events and reserve appropriate space in a timely manner.
- Organize at least one board bonding or retreat event for the Board each semester.
Section 4: Treasurer
The Treasurer shall manage the Chapter’s budget as outlined by the Student Government Association at Barnard College and Columbia University. The Treasurer shall also provide updates on the budget at each Executive Board meeting and work with all of the Chairs to come up with an outlined budget for their respective events at least two weeks prior to the scheduled event.
The duties of the Treasurer include the following:
- Manage the Chapter’s budget as outlined by the Student Government Association at Barnard College and Student Development and Activities at Columbia.
- Submit monthly budget reports to SGA and SDA as required.
- Keep track of all receipts including those that pertain to mini grants.
- Provide updates on the budget at each Executive Board meeting.
- Work with all the Chairs to come up with an outlined budget for the respective events.
- Present written or electronic budget report to board members every week .
- Attend all scheduled event reviews along with Events Chairs and Coordinator or Vice Coordinator.
Section 5: Secretary
The Secretary shall be responsible for taking minutes at meetings and emailing them to the Executive Board, emailing the blurbs of upcoming events to members, promoting events in other list-serves, and generating sign-in sheets for meetings and non-mentoring events.
The duties of the Secretary include the following:
- Take minutes at Executive Board meetings.
- Email meeting minutes to the Executive Board after every executive board meeting.
- Email general body members regarding upcoming events.
- Generate and manage sign in sheets for each meeting.
- Keep track of attendance of executive board and members for all events and meetings via the sign in sheets.
- Generate and update active member lists based on attendance.
- Update the Executive Board Google Calendar weekly, which will display confirmed events and spaces.
- Update and organize the [email protected] and contact list.
Section 6: Mentoring Chairs
There shall be two Mentoring Chairs in charge of the HSF/Children’s Arts and Science Workshop (CASW) Mentoring Program and/or any other mentoring partnership hereto established.
The duties of the Mentoring Chairs include the following:
- Plan, budget, and implement a minimum of 3 relevant high school workshops per semester.
- Establish an outline of potential workshops at the beginning of the school year.
- Lead a meeting with a representative of the established partnership program at the beginning of each semester to discuss goals of the program.
- Maintain constant communication with with the established partnership program to ensure high school student interest and involvement.
- Actively recruit volunteers.
- Ensure any volunteer who works with minors signs the Volunteer Form.
- Complete an assessment of each workshop including details about the activity, number of volunteers, number of students reached and an overall evaluation of the event by the students.
- Ensure Coordinator enters assessment into the national HSF Scholar Chapter Network database and keeps a copy in the Mentoring Chair resource binder.
- Hold at least two transitional meetings between outgoing and incoming mentoring chairs.
Section 7: Events Chairs
There shall be three Events Chairs.
The duties of the Events Chairs include the following:
- Plan, budget, and implement a minimum of 2 academic events/workshops per semester which promote academic success.
- Plan, budget, and implement a minimum of 1 social event per semester, which encourages and promotes recruitment for the Scholar Chapter.
- Provide necessary information regarding events, including blurbs, to Secretary and Publicity Chairs two weeks prior to the event date in order to ensure event blurb and details are relayed to members of the general body.
- Collaborate with campus resources such as the Academic Success Program, Fellowship Office, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Career Center, etc.
- Collaborate with other student organization that have similar goals.
- Complete an assessment of each event including details about the activity, number of students reached and an overall evaluation of the event by the participants.
- Ensure Coordinator enters assessment into the national HSF Scholar Chapter Network database and keeps a copy in the Events Chair resource binder.
- Attend all scheduled event reviews along with Treasurer and Coordinator or Vice Coordinator.
Section 8: Publicity Chairs
There shall be two Publicity Chairs preferably one from Columbia and one from Barnard but this is subject to variation.
The duties of the Publicity Chairs include the following:
- Conduct publicity campaigns on campus to attract student members, which include (but is not limited to) information tables during NSOP and activities fairs on campus and flyers.
- Update and maintain Facebook page.
- Organize flyer committees prior to big events.
- Keep copies of fliers for the Historian to use in scrapbook as well as to include in the Publicity Chair resource binder.
- Send out event blurbs created by events chairs to list-serves after they have been reviewed by the Coordinator and Vice Coordinator.
Section 9: Webmaster
There shall be one Webmaster in charge of creating and updating on a regular basis a website for the Scholar Chapter. The Webmaster shall be in charge of Columbia Club sites such as LionLink and any other online presence governing boards may roll out for recognized student club and activities. The Webmaster, with the help of the Historian, will also compose an end of semester newsletter highlighting the Chapter’s events and email the newsletter to all the members with the approval of the Coordinator.
Section 10: Historian
The Historian must attend all meeting and events and take pictures. S/he shall compose and budget for an end of the school year scrapbook and compose a newsletter highlighting all chapter events.
Section 11: Senior Advisors
There shall be one or two senior advisors when a Coordinator or Vice Coordinator steps down from his or her position before his or her senior year and wishes to help with the transition and development of the executive board. The board can decide whether this is helpful and though the senior advisors are voting members, this is subject to variation. Together duties shall include any miscellaneous tasks they wish to take on or board member need help with.
Section 12: Tutoring Chairs
There shall be two Tutoring Chairs. The tutoring chairs are responsible for overseeing the operations and success of the tutoring program. This requires great organizational and leadership skills. The tutoring chairs have to be able to diligently handle tutoring related issues within a reasonable amount of time.
The duties of the tutoring chairs include, but are not limited to the following:
- Coordinating the program to provide supplementary educational services to high school students in Washington Heights.
- Recruiting a sufficient amount university-level tutors through outreach initiatives such as emails promoting the program and informational sessions.
- Planning and coordinating training sessions for the tutors.
- Providing the tutors with material related to the subjects they will be tutoring in, so that they can refresh their memory of the subject.
- Providing the tutors with the necessary information that they will need to tutor each week (where to meet to receive the metro card, where to meet to give back the metro card, what subjects they are tutoring, etc.).
- Maintaining contact with the Children’s Arts and Science Workshop organization discussing program logistics such as metro cards for the tutors, what subjects the students need help with, taking pictures of the tutoring sessions, etc.
- Maintaining an organized archive of which tutors attended which sessions.
- Monitoring the progress and success of the program through regular meetings with the tutors.
- Receiving and implementing feedback from the tutors, students, and C.A.S.W.
- Coming up with solutions to any difficulties that may arise and risk the success of the tutoring program.
- Evaluate the efficiency of the program and initiate changes the will improve the overall success of the program.
Section 13: Resource Binder
Each E-Board member shall maintain a resource binder. Each officer must also complete an “End-of-Year” Report that outlines the officer’s thoughts about the position and any recommendations and advice. The resource binder shall help with record keeping and ensure a smooth transition of leadership. Each E-Board member is also responsible for copying the Chapter Coordinator and/or Vice Coordinator on all correspondences to ensure that the board is aware of completed duties and correspondences.
Section 14: Officer Selection
At the end of each school year elections, will be held for existing positions. Any new positions as determined by the board will be filled through application and interview process. The coordinator and past Executive Board members must attend the interview of potential officers.
Section 15: Terms of Office
The Coordinator shall be chosen at the end of the spring semester and hold office for a year. The remainder of the board shall be chosen at the beginning of the fall semester and serve a year.
Section 16: Officer Replacement/Removal
Officers may be replaced or removed as requested by a minimum of six Scholar Chapter members. Petitions for replacement must be submitted in writing to the Executive Board. The E-Board is responsible for assessing the situation and call for a majority vote on the matter. The Scholar Chapter Student Coordinator is subject to the contract signed with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.
Article V: Meetings
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund requires that the Scholar Chapter Coordinator and the Executive Board plan a minimum of eight meetings over the course of the academic year.
These meetings must meet the following expectations:
I. Introductory meeting
II. Meetings focused on on-campus academic support
III. On-campus programs focused on career development or graduate school preparation
IV. Outreach programs focused on HSF and community scholarships
V. Outreach programs focused on Latino youth in preparation for college
VI. Outreach programs focused on on-campus college student retention
Article VI: Dues
The Scholar Chapter will not charge dues.
Article VII: Amendments to By-Laws
Any active member may propose an amendment to the constitution. Members must provide written notice of the proposed amendments to the Executive Board to analyze and review. Furthermore, members will be informed of the proposed amendments. In order to pass an amendment, a quorum of active members must be present to vote and the amendment must pass by a two-thirds majority.
Article VIII: Agreement to abide by university policies
The Scholar Chapter agrees to abide by the policies of Columbia University, Barnard College, as well as all federal, state and local laws.
The official name of the organization shall be The Hispanic Scholarship Fund -Scholar Chapter at Columbia University. The name will be abbreviated as the HSF Scholar Chapter at Columbia University.
Article II: Purpose
The HSF Scholar Chapter exists to promote academic success and professional preparation among college students, while encouraging them to serve as role models and leaders in their communities. The Scholar Chapter at Columbia University is a part of the 32 Hispanic Scholarship Fund- Scholar Chapters across the nation. The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading Hispanic scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community more college scholarships and outreach support than any other organization in the country. HSF’s mission is to strengthen America by advancing the college education of Hispanic Americans. HSF will achieve this mission by increasing the rate of Hispanics earning a college degree.
Article III: Membership
Membership in this organization is open to all undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and alumnae. The Scholar Chapter will not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, religion, creed, color, handicap, disability, veteran status, national origin, ancestry or sexual orientation. Members have the freedom to discontinue membership at any time.
Section 1: Who is considered a member?
A Scholar Chapter member is defined as student who attends a minimum of two meetings throughout the academic year. In order to be considered an active Scholar Chapter member, a student must attend at least half of the events each semester. There is no minimum quorum of students required for each meeting. Meetings are not compulsory for members, but attendance at meetings is necessary for club benefits. Only active members may vote or hold office.
Section 2: Benefits
Club members who have attended the requisite meetings as determined by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund are eligible for the HSF outreach material, the national HSF Community E-Newsletter, and HSF Alumni Mentorship Program.
Article IV: Executive Board
Section 1: Eligibility for Executive Board
The Executive Board will serve as the leadership team and represent the Chapter. The membership of the Executive Board shall include a Coordinator, Vice Coordinator, Treasurer, Secretary, Mentoring Chairs, Tutoring Chair, Academic Events Chairs, Publicity Chairs, Webmaster, Historian, First Year Representatives, Social Events Chairs and if applicable, Senior Advisor(s).
Section 2: Coordinator*
The Scholar Chapter Student Coordinator, also known as President, shall be the main liaison between the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the Columbia Scholar Chapter.
The duties of the Coordinator include the following:
- Maintain regular communication with the Chapter supervisor and appropriate HSF staff.
- Enter all Chapter events and programs into the HSF National correspondence database.
- Submit mini-grant applications and follow-up reports to conduct HSF approved programs to the Chapter supervisor and appropriate HSF staff.
- Write an agenda for each E-Board meeting.
- Provide guidance and delegate responsibilities to the Executive Board.
- Participate in the Coordinator recruitment and selection process as directed by HSF staff and ensure a smooth transition to the successive Scholar Chapter Coordinator by arranging at least one meeting with the incoming Coordinator before completion of the current term.
- Write an End-Of-Year Report and submit it by the deadline.
- Attend all scheduled event reviews and if not must make sure Vice Coordinator can do so.
- Oversee that there are transitional meetings between incoming and outgoing chairs.
*As of 2011 the coordinator will not receive monetary compensation
Section 3: Vice Coordinator
The Vice Coordinator, also known as the Vice President, shall serve as a HSF Scholar Chapter representative in case that the Scholar Chapter Student Coordinator is not present. The Vice President must be present at all the meetings and events.
The duties of the Vice Coordinator include the following:
- Maintain constant dialogue with the Coordinator and the rest of the executive board.
- Assist the Coordinator with agendas and as well as with the End-Of-Year Report.
- Assist the Coordinator with delegating responsibilities.
- Work in collaboration with regional Chapter Coordinators; i.e. NYU, Yale, and Harvard.
- Maintain relations with campus organizations in order to facilitate co-sponsorships.
- Maintain external relations: Reach out to alumni, campus organizations and administration for support regarding specific events.
- Confirm scheduled dates of events and reserve appropriate space in a timely manner.
- Organize at least one board bonding or retreat event for the Board each semester.
Section 4: Treasurer
The Treasurer shall manage the Chapter’s budget as outlined by the Student Government Association at Barnard College and Columbia University. The Treasurer shall also provide updates on the budget at each Executive Board meeting and work with all of the Chairs to come up with an outlined budget for their respective events at least two weeks prior to the scheduled event.
The duties of the Treasurer include the following:
- Manage the Chapter’s budget as outlined by the Student Government Association at Barnard College and Student Development and Activities at Columbia.
- Submit monthly budget reports to SGA and SDA as required.
- Keep track of all receipts including those that pertain to mini grants.
- Provide updates on the budget at each Executive Board meeting.
- Work with all the Chairs to come up with an outlined budget for the respective events.
- Present written or electronic budget report to board members every week .
- Attend all scheduled event reviews along with Events Chairs and Coordinator or Vice Coordinator.
Section 5: Secretary
The Secretary shall be responsible for taking minutes at meetings and emailing them to the Executive Board, emailing the blurbs of upcoming events to members, promoting events in other list-serves, and generating sign-in sheets for meetings and non-mentoring events.
The duties of the Secretary include the following:
- Take minutes at Executive Board meetings.
- Email meeting minutes to the Executive Board after every executive board meeting.
- Email general body members regarding upcoming events.
- Generate and manage sign in sheets for each meeting.
- Keep track of attendance of executive board and members for all events and meetings via the sign in sheets.
- Generate and update active member lists based on attendance.
- Update the Executive Board Google Calendar weekly, which will display confirmed events and spaces.
- Update and organize the [email protected] and contact list.
Section 6: Mentoring Chairs
There shall be two Mentoring Chairs in charge of the HSF/Children’s Arts and Science Workshop (CASW) Mentoring Program and/or any other mentoring partnership hereto established.
The duties of the Mentoring Chairs include the following:
- Plan, budget, and implement a minimum of 3 relevant high school workshops per semester.
- Establish an outline of potential workshops at the beginning of the school year.
- Lead a meeting with a representative of the established partnership program at the beginning of each semester to discuss goals of the program.
- Maintain constant communication with with the established partnership program to ensure high school student interest and involvement.
- Actively recruit volunteers.
- Ensure any volunteer who works with minors signs the Volunteer Form.
- Complete an assessment of each workshop including details about the activity, number of volunteers, number of students reached and an overall evaluation of the event by the students.
- Ensure Coordinator enters assessment into the national HSF Scholar Chapter Network database and keeps a copy in the Mentoring Chair resource binder.
- Hold at least two transitional meetings between outgoing and incoming mentoring chairs.
Section 7: Events Chairs
There shall be three Events Chairs.
The duties of the Events Chairs include the following:
- Plan, budget, and implement a minimum of 2 academic events/workshops per semester which promote academic success.
- Plan, budget, and implement a minimum of 1 social event per semester, which encourages and promotes recruitment for the Scholar Chapter.
- Provide necessary information regarding events, including blurbs, to Secretary and Publicity Chairs two weeks prior to the event date in order to ensure event blurb and details are relayed to members of the general body.
- Collaborate with campus resources such as the Academic Success Program, Fellowship Office, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Career Center, etc.
- Collaborate with other student organization that have similar goals.
- Complete an assessment of each event including details about the activity, number of students reached and an overall evaluation of the event by the participants.
- Ensure Coordinator enters assessment into the national HSF Scholar Chapter Network database and keeps a copy in the Events Chair resource binder.
- Attend all scheduled event reviews along with Treasurer and Coordinator or Vice Coordinator.
Section 8: Publicity Chairs
There shall be two Publicity Chairs preferably one from Columbia and one from Barnard but this is subject to variation.
The duties of the Publicity Chairs include the following:
- Conduct publicity campaigns on campus to attract student members, which include (but is not limited to) information tables during NSOP and activities fairs on campus and flyers.
- Update and maintain Facebook page.
- Organize flyer committees prior to big events.
- Keep copies of fliers for the Historian to use in scrapbook as well as to include in the Publicity Chair resource binder.
- Send out event blurbs created by events chairs to list-serves after they have been reviewed by the Coordinator and Vice Coordinator.
Section 9: Webmaster
There shall be one Webmaster in charge of creating and updating on a regular basis a website for the Scholar Chapter. The Webmaster shall be in charge of Columbia Club sites such as LionLink and any other online presence governing boards may roll out for recognized student club and activities. The Webmaster, with the help of the Historian, will also compose an end of semester newsletter highlighting the Chapter’s events and email the newsletter to all the members with the approval of the Coordinator.
Section 10: Historian
The Historian must attend all meeting and events and take pictures. S/he shall compose and budget for an end of the school year scrapbook and compose a newsletter highlighting all chapter events.
Section 11: Senior Advisors
There shall be one or two senior advisors when a Coordinator or Vice Coordinator steps down from his or her position before his or her senior year and wishes to help with the transition and development of the executive board. The board can decide whether this is helpful and though the senior advisors are voting members, this is subject to variation. Together duties shall include any miscellaneous tasks they wish to take on or board member need help with.
Section 12: Tutoring Chairs
There shall be two Tutoring Chairs. The tutoring chairs are responsible for overseeing the operations and success of the tutoring program. This requires great organizational and leadership skills. The tutoring chairs have to be able to diligently handle tutoring related issues within a reasonable amount of time.
The duties of the tutoring chairs include, but are not limited to the following:
- Coordinating the program to provide supplementary educational services to high school students in Washington Heights.
- Recruiting a sufficient amount university-level tutors through outreach initiatives such as emails promoting the program and informational sessions.
- Planning and coordinating training sessions for the tutors.
- Providing the tutors with material related to the subjects they will be tutoring in, so that they can refresh their memory of the subject.
- Providing the tutors with the necessary information that they will need to tutor each week (where to meet to receive the metro card, where to meet to give back the metro card, what subjects they are tutoring, etc.).
- Maintaining contact with the Children’s Arts and Science Workshop organization discussing program logistics such as metro cards for the tutors, what subjects the students need help with, taking pictures of the tutoring sessions, etc.
- Maintaining an organized archive of which tutors attended which sessions.
- Monitoring the progress and success of the program through regular meetings with the tutors.
- Receiving and implementing feedback from the tutors, students, and C.A.S.W.
- Coming up with solutions to any difficulties that may arise and risk the success of the tutoring program.
- Evaluate the efficiency of the program and initiate changes the will improve the overall success of the program.
Section 13: Resource Binder
Each E-Board member shall maintain a resource binder. Each officer must also complete an “End-of-Year” Report that outlines the officer’s thoughts about the position and any recommendations and advice. The resource binder shall help with record keeping and ensure a smooth transition of leadership. Each E-Board member is also responsible for copying the Chapter Coordinator and/or Vice Coordinator on all correspondences to ensure that the board is aware of completed duties and correspondences.
Section 14: Officer Selection
At the end of each school year elections, will be held for existing positions. Any new positions as determined by the board will be filled through application and interview process. The coordinator and past Executive Board members must attend the interview of potential officers.
Section 15: Terms of Office
The Coordinator shall be chosen at the end of the spring semester and hold office for a year. The remainder of the board shall be chosen at the beginning of the fall semester and serve a year.
Section 16: Officer Replacement/Removal
Officers may be replaced or removed as requested by a minimum of six Scholar Chapter members. Petitions for replacement must be submitted in writing to the Executive Board. The E-Board is responsible for assessing the situation and call for a majority vote on the matter. The Scholar Chapter Student Coordinator is subject to the contract signed with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.
Article V: Meetings
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund requires that the Scholar Chapter Coordinator and the Executive Board plan a minimum of eight meetings over the course of the academic year.
These meetings must meet the following expectations:
I. Introductory meeting
II. Meetings focused on on-campus academic support
III. On-campus programs focused on career development or graduate school preparation
IV. Outreach programs focused on HSF and community scholarships
V. Outreach programs focused on Latino youth in preparation for college
VI. Outreach programs focused on on-campus college student retention
Article VI: Dues
The Scholar Chapter will not charge dues.
Article VII: Amendments to By-Laws
Any active member may propose an amendment to the constitution. Members must provide written notice of the proposed amendments to the Executive Board to analyze and review. Furthermore, members will be informed of the proposed amendments. In order to pass an amendment, a quorum of active members must be present to vote and the amendment must pass by a two-thirds majority.
Article VIII: Agreement to abide by university policies
The Scholar Chapter agrees to abide by the policies of Columbia University, Barnard College, as well as all federal, state and local laws.