Preamble
Article I: Name
Article II: Purpose
Article III: Membership
Article IV: Officers
Article V: Committees
Article VI: Faculty Advisor & Director
Article VII: Meetings
Article VIII: Amendments
By-Laws

The official name of the organization shall be the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Drama Club. Its official motto shall be "Integrating the Fine Arts".

All registered students and faculty, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sexual orientation, or physical body shall be eligible for membership within the Drama Club.

 
SECTION 2

All members of the Drama Club shall be entitled to full voting privileges and shall be eligible for office.

 
SECTION 3

To become a member, all those eligible must fulfill the following requirement of six Drama Club points. Voting members include those individuals with at least six DC points, with at least three of those points having been earned in the current or previous two semesters. Drama Club points shall be awarded in the following way: one point for every meeting attended, three points for participation in any form on any Drama Club production, (e.g. their name appears in the program). Points are awarded at the completion of the meeting/production/etc. If there is any question as to whether someone's participation counts, (e.g. his or her name was excluded from the program,) the President shall determine the validity.

The officers of the SDSM&T Drama Club shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Historian, Publicist/Program Editor, and Student Production Manager/Technical Director.

 
SECTION 2

The terms of these offices shall be one year, from January to January, for all offices.

 
SECTION 3

No officer shall be elected who cannot fulfill his or her duties for an entire term. In the event that an officer cannot complete his or her term, the President can either appoint a replacement or hold elections.

 
SECTION 4-IMPEACHMENT PROCESS

If the President feels that another officer is not fulfilling the responsibilities of the office, impeachment proceedings can begin immediately, with a vote of the majority of Drama Club members required for impeachment. Additionally, a majority of Drama Club members may bring about a vote for impeachment. Should that happen, the highest-ranking officer not in question would handle the impeachment proceedings. If a two-thirds margin of all Drama Club members is reached, then a formal meeting shall be called to determine the fault of the officer in question. At this meeting, the officer in question will be allowed to defend the accusations against them. At the conclusion of the meeting, another vote will be taken. If at this time, a two-thirds margin is reached, the officer will then be removed from office and the President shall fill that position.

 
SECTION 5

Officer elections shall be conducted by the President at a meeting called for that specific purpose. At the start of the meeting the President shall appoint an election official to count all the votes. The official members of Drama Club may nominate individuals to run for any one office. The election order is at the discretion of the President. Majority vote of those present is necessary to elect a new officer.

 
SECTION 6-OFFICER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

The President shall be chief student executive of the SDSM&T Drama Club. He or she shall have the power to call any meetings and to preside over such meetings. The President shall also have the power to form any committees needed for specific tasks not covered by the standing committees. He or she shall serve as Executive Committee Chair. Additionally, the President serves as a liaison between the Director/Advisor and the executive council, and also represents the organization as a whole.

The President also is responsible for overseeing that all executive board members meet their production responsibilities.

The Vice President is responsible for organizing and conducting all social events sponsored by Drama Club. Standing social events include a freshman orientation event and an awards banquet at the end of the school year. The Vice-President shall also serve as a house manager.

The Treasurer shall be responsible for all Drama Club financial responsibilities including billing (accounts receivable), financial reports, all funding issues (SA meetings, etc.), budgets (club and productions), accounts payable, box office receipts, petty cash, box office change, and program ad sales.

The Secretary shall be responsible for all meeting minutes. He/she is also responsible for all club correspondences, including official invitations, and ordering printed material (scripts). This officer is also responsible for recording all DC points for the purpose of membership.

Production responsibility includes chairing the play-reading committee and doing corresponding research.

The Historian shall be responsible for the keeping and obtaining of all Drama Club historical records. These records include an Alumni list, and a history of production (prompt books, posters, programs, video records), maintain script and reference library, and a scrapbook of all news releases.

The Publicist/Program Editor is responsible for program design (artwork), ticket design, layout of programs, program editing, and creating a mock-up of advertising layout.

The Production Manager/Technical Director shall serve as a liaison between director, stage manager, and all crew heads (set, lights, costumes, props, carpenter, scenic artist, sound designer, make-up, video-master).

All Drama Club members and perspective members must serve upon at least one committee. The President shall have the power to keep the number of people in each committee to an equal level. The committees may be divided into subcommittees as that committee's Chair sees fit. All Chairs are responsible for their committees and are empowered to run them in an orderly and efficient manner. All Chairs must report to the President on at least a biweekly basis.

 
SECTION 2-THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The SDSM&T Executive Committee shall consist solely of Drama Club officers and/or the Director and shall be presided over by the President.

 
SECTION 3-THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE

The purpose of the Social Committee shall be to sustain and promote membership through social events. Budget permitting, the committee is responsible for scheduling at least two such events per year.

The faculty advisor and/or director shall be hired by the administration of SDSM&T.

 
SECTION 2

The Director shall select, produce, and direct at least one major dramatic production each semester, and will rely on Drama Club for assistance in those efforts.

 
SECTION 3

The Director will advise the Executive Committee.

 
SECTION 4

The Director has sole responsibility and oversight of the Theatre Activities Account.

Meetings shall be held at the discretion of the President or Drama Director, or by a two-thirds majority of the membership, with a minimum of six meetings per year.

 
SECTION 2

The President shall be responsible for setting the meeting place, time, and announcement of all meetings.

The Constitution of the SDSM&T Drama Club may be amended by a three-quarters vote of a majority of Drama Club members, provided the amendment is proposed in written form at a meeting at which it is being voted upon.

1. Robert's Rules of Order must be followed at all meetings.
2. Casting shall be done at the discretion of the Director.
3. The President will settle any questions of constitutionality.