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From PAs p. 1
are each brought to the floor for discussion. Any consent PA can be pulled out and moved onto the ‘floor’ by

anyone at the convention when that PA is up for adoption. The member wishing to discuss a consent PA would
need to go to the microphone and call a ‘hold’ for whatever PA she wants to discuss. That PA would then be
pulled from the consent bundle and discussed separately.
Consent PAs Dealing with Moving Items to GAPP
The acronym GAPP represents Guidelines and Policies/Procedures. Items in GAPP are the “how-we-do-
what-we-do” items that define our existence. The Society currently has items in the Constitution and ISR that
address these operational issues. These items should be in GAPP because they do not serve as descriptors of
the fundamental principles that govern DKG. PA #93 delineates a process for amending GAPP and ensuring that
all changes can be suggested by general members, the AB, or the Executive Board and considered through a

coherent process. Amendments to GAPP could be proposed by a board, committee, state organization, chapter,
or individual. The proposal would then be acted upon by the Administrative and Executive Boards when proposed,
instead of waiting until an international convention for a vote.
For example, if the ISR states that only white roses are to be used at a Ceremony of Remembrance and the
Membership Committee wants to use white and red roses, then the Membership Committee would have to wait
two years until convention to change that guideline. If that guideline were placed in GAPP instead of the ISR,
the committee could instead ask the Boards to amend that guideline when they are planning for the ceremony.

Consent PAs Considered by the AB to be Noncontroversial
The AB reviewed all PAs and considered their importance and impact on the Society. Some of the PAs were
deemed necessary and needed but not controversial in nature. Such PAs were placed in the consent category.
For example, PA #61 strikes the word ‘and’ and replaces it with ‘or’ between the United States and Canada when
describing who is eligible for a World Fellowship. This amendment is necessary and noncontroversial. After all,
women applying for a World Fellowship would not be citizens or permanent residents of both the United States
and Canada. See PAs p.12

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