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2022 Proposed Amendments Mar/Apr 2022 | Vol. 79 No. 2

52 Article III | Membership Striking: “only to a member who Article III | Membership
Section B. Classification is unable to participate fully in the Section B. Classification
Floor 2. Reserve membership shall be activities of the chapter because of 2. Reserve Membership shall be
granted only to a member who is physical disability and/or geo- granted by a chapter.
unable to participate fully in the graphic location.” a. Reserve status shall be
activities of the chapter because granted by a majority vote of
of physical disability and/or geo- Inserting after “granted”: by a the chapter.
graphic location. chapter b. A reserve member, so
a. Reserve status shall be requesting, shall be restored
granted by a majority vote of to active membership.
the chapter.
b. A reserve member, so
requesting, shall be restored
to active membership.
Rationale: The proposed language simplifies the current language in the Constitution while giving chapters who grant reserve sta-
tus the power to determine member needs based on the general guidelines in the Go-To-Guide. Fiscal Impact: Unknown. Submitted
by: Louann Shrader Omega Chapter, PA. Administrative Board Recommendation: not to adopt.
53 Article III | Membership Striking: Section B.3 Article III | Membership
Section B. Classification Section B. Classification
Floor 3. An honorary member shall be Inserting a new:
a woman not eligible for active 3. Honorary Members 3. Honorary Members
membership who has rendered a. A chapter or state organi- a. A chapter or state organi-
notable service to education or to zation honorary member shall zation honorary member shall
women, and is elected to honor- be a woman not eligible for be a woman not eligible for
ary membership in recognition of active membership who has active membership who has
such service. rendered notable service to rendered notable service to
education or to women and education or to women and
is elected to honorary mem- is elected to honorary mem-
bership in recognition of such bership in recognition of such
service. service.
b. An international honorary b. An international honorary
member shall be a woman member shall be a woman
who has rendered notable who has rendered notable
service to education or to service to education or to
women, who is elected to women, who is elected to
honorary membership in honorary membership in
recognition of such service, recognition of such service,
and who is not a current or and who is not a current or
former member of DKG former member of DKG
at the time of election. at the time of election.
Rationale: The amendment would permit the Society to honor a woman who has achieved national or international prominence for her
service to education or to women, notwithstanding she may have instructed during an interim while pursuing a career other than teach-
ing. Fiscal Impact: None. Submitted by: Marjorie Sinclair, Area Representative Canada, 2018-2020 (Submitted on behalf of represen-
tatives of the Canadian Forum and Canadian state organization presidents). Administrative Board Recommendation: to adopt.

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