Article I. Name of Group:

Student Water Resources Group of Portland State University,
A Student Chapter of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) and American Institute of Hydrology (AIH)

Article II. Objectives:

The objectives of the Chapter are:
1. Collecting, organizing, and disseminating ideas and information in the field of water resources.
2. Providing a means of interaction within the water resources community.
3. Representation of membership in the campus community.
4. Providing information about the Chapter to incoming students.
5. Promote regionally and locally the objectives of the Association.
6. Encourage membership in the Association.
7. Arrange such regional and local conferences or seminars as deemed valuable.
8. Make recommendations to the Board of Directors on the conduct of the affairs of the Association.

Article III. Membership:

1. Any registered student of Portland State University is eligible for membership.
2. No membership fees are required; however national membership in AWRA is strongly encouraged.

Article IV. Meetings:

An organizational meeting will be held during the first month of each quarter (excluding Summer) of the academic year. Additional meetings will be held if needed.

Article V. Officers:

1. There will be four elected officers: Academic Activities Director, Social Activities Director, Volunteer and Campus Activities Director, and the Correspondence Director.
2. The officers will constitute the Executive Committee, with duties defined in Article VI.
3. There will be two advisors, both members of AWRA and at least one a faculty member of Portland State University.
4. All Chapter officers must be student members of the National AWRA

Article VI. Responsibilities:

1. The Executive Committee members are the official representatives of the Chapter and are responsible for organizing and presiding over meetings.

2. The Academic Activities Director is responsible for organizing and disseminating information to the group regarding conferences, workshops, symposia and other academic opportunities for SWRG representation and participation.

3. The Social Activities Director is responsible for organizing and disseminating information to the group regarding social activities including field trips.

4. The Volunteer and Campus Activities Director is responsible for organizing and disseminating information to the group regarding opportunities for volunteering with watershed councils, school groups, and other potential activities.

5. The Correspondence Director administers correspondence and posts minutes of the meetings to the web site and keeps the National AWRA informed about the Student Chapter activities. It will also be the responsibility of the Correspondence Director to maintain the SWRG web page.

6. All members of the Executive Committee will be responsible for monetary transactions of the Chapter and will perform the duties of the other members of the committee when the one is absent.

7. The Executive Committee, by a majority vote:
a. designs the policy of the Chapter;
b. initiates the activities of the Chapter;
c. appoints committees, contingent upon acceptance of the appointees;
d. informs the Chapter on policy intentions at each meeting. Authority to implement policy is contingent upon majority approval by Chapter members present at the meeting.

Article VII. Elections:

1. The outgoing Executive Committee (or the advisors if no Executive Committee at the time) will conduct secret ballot elections one month before the end of each fall term. The term of all officers is one year beginning immediately after the results of the election are confirmed.
2. The remaining officers will conduct special elections for vacated offices.

Article VIII. Dissolution:

1. The Chapter may be dissolved by a majority vote of the total membership, or by the Board of Directors of the National AWRA for just cause or if the Chapter becomes inactive.
2. If dissolution is favorably acted upon, all just debts shall be paid out of funds of the Chapter, and all remaining Chapter funds and other assets, together with all Chapter records and files, shall be transferred to the National AWRA.

Article IX. Amendments:

The By-Laws may be amended at any meeting with at least two-thirds present of the total membership present by a two-thirds majority vote.