Student Handbook

Article XI- Chartered Clubs

Section 1. Yearly Updates:

  1. All chartered organizations shall submit their updated Constitution and Constitutional Analysis each academic year.
  2. No moneys shall be allocated to a club until the 2nd Vice President has received their updated Constitution and Constitutional Analysis for the current academic year.

Section 2. New Clubs and Organizations

  1. Potential clubs or organizations shall establish a written constitution and by-laws that is not in violation of the current ASNJC Constitution. This Constitution and By-Laws shall be submitted for approval to the ASG officers before CAB and Senate can take any chartering action.
  2. Potential clubs or organizations shall establish a worthy purpose to benefit students and Northeastern.
  3. Potential clubs or organizations shall secure an on-campus sponsor from the staff of Northeastern.
  4. Potential clubs or organizations shall establish an active membership of at least five members.
  5. Items in Article XI Section 2 A, B, C, and D must be documented on a completed Constitutional Analysis Form and turned in to the ASG 2nd Vice President at the same time as the clubs constitution and by-laws.
  6. Potential clubs or organizations shall schedule and hold regular meetings.
  7. Potential clubs or organizations shall make an oral presentation to the CAB and Senate at a regular meeting.
  8. Clubs shall be granted a charter by a 2/3 vote of CAB’s voting membership and then a 2/3 concurrence vote by Senate.

Section 3. Formerly Charter Clubs

  1. Formerly chartered clubs that have been inactive for two years or more shall be reinstated as new clubs by fulfilling the requirements of Article XI Sections 2.
  2. Formerly chartered clubs that have withdrawn themselves from CAB in the past two years or less, shall be reinstated as a new club by fulfilling the requirements in Article XI, Section 2, except for the following requirements:
    1. Attend 10 concurrent CAB meetings without receiving financial assistance from CAB.
    2. Submit to CAB a written request containing cause, consideration of reinstatement of the privileges of CAB. The request shall be accepted or denied as per a vote of a majority of the quorum present at the next CAB meeting following the last meeting of the 16-week period.
    3. Organization or club shall have no voice, nor voting rights during the meeting of CAB. Voice privileges shall be allowed upon approval of a 2/3 majority of the quorum present.
    4. If any club ends the school year before they have been reinstated as a club, they must reapply to be a voting club at CAB for the following year.
    5. As per Article X, Section 2.