Article 1. Purpose
Section 1. The purpose of this organization is to
promote scholarship in, and enjoyment and understanding of,
mathematics among high school (or two-year college) students.
Article 2. Name
Section 1. The name of this chapter shall be the chapter of Mu Alpha Theta.
Article 3. Sponsor
Section 1. The organization shall at all times have a designated sponsor.
Section 2. The national Secretary-Treasurer must be kept informed
of the current sponsor's name and email address.
Article 4. Membership
Section 1. Members are classified as Full or Associate members (for high schools).
(Colleges usually just have Full members.)
Section 2. Full members are high school students in grades 9
through 12, at the school where their permanent record resides, who have
completed four semesters of college preparatory mathematics and have completed
or are enrolled in a fifth semester of mathematics, provided that this work
has been done with distinction. On the 4-point grading scale, this shall mean
at least a 3.0 grade point average, although individual chapters may impose
higher standards. Two-year college students who were members of Mu Alpha Theta
in high school are eligible for membership in their college's chapter. Students
are also eligible if they have had at least one mathematics course at or above
the College Algebra/Precalculus level, and a 3.0 GPA overall in all two-year college
mathematics courses at or above the College Algebra/Precalculus level.
Section 3. Associate members are high school students in grades 9 through 12,
at the school where their permanent record resides, who have completed two
semesters of algebra or their equivalent with distinction and who have completed,
or are enrolled in, a semester of geometry or second-year algebra. Associate
members do not pay the initiation fee. They are entitled to attend and be heard
at meetings of the chapter, but are not entitled to vote on questions of national
policy. Associate members planning to attend the National Convention or compete in national competitions must be
registered with the National Office.
Section 4. Members shall demonstrate ability to work with others and to
conduct independent research, and shall possess qualities of industry, initiative,
and reliability. No student will be denied memership on account of race, religion,
color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual preference and/or physical disability.
Section 5. Candidates for membership shall have spent at least one
semester in High School (or their Two-Year College). However this
requirement shall be waived for students who were members in good
standing of a Mu Alpha Theta chapter in another school.
Section 6. Selection of members shall be made by the Admissions
Committee (See Article 7) composed of the sponsor and the officers of the chapter.
(NOTE: The chapter may also include a section specifying attendance
requirements for continued membership in good standing. Certainly it is intended
that all members take an active part in the chapter. Because of the
difficulties in record keeping, however, the National Office does not
drop the names of students once they have been elected to membership.)
Article 5. Meetings
Section 1. The chapter shall meet regularly at a specified time that is
agreeable to both the Admissions Committee and the school administration.
Section 2. Meetings are open to all interested persons.
Section 3. At regular meetings, the program shall consist of a
mathematical presentation (e.g., talk, film, etc.), mathematical
enrichment and recreational topics, as well as conducting any necessary chapter business.
Section 4. In all matters of conduct not specifically addressed
in this constitution, the chapter shall be guided by Robert's Rules of Order.
Article 6. Officers
Section 1. The chapter officers shall be the following: president,
vice-president, secretary, and the treasurer.
Section 2. Election of officers shall take place during the final regular Spring meeting.
Section 3. The term of office is one school year.
Section 4. An officer may not hold the same office for more than one year.
Article 7. Duties of Officers
Section 1. The President shall be the chief executive officer of
the chapter. He or she shall preside at all business sessions, and it
shall be the duty of the president to direct the activities of the organization.
Section 2. The Vice-President shall perform the duties of the President
at times when the President is absent, and shall also serve as Program Chairman
Section 3. The Secretary shall keep an accurate record of all proceedings.
He or she shall, with the approval of the sponsor, certify the names of new
members, forwarding these (together with initiation fees) to the national office before the initiation.
Section 4. The Treasurer shall handle all money belonging to the Chapter
and shall maintain an accurate record of financial transactions.
(NOTE: There are no national dues other than the original $10.00 initiation
fee. Each chapter is free to assess local dues if desired.)
Section 5. The officers shall serve with the sponsors as the
Admissions Committee and Executive Committee, having authority to
transact all routine business and to select new members of the chapter.
Article 8. Emblems
Section 1. Each member of this chapter shall be entitled to wear
the Mu Alpha Theta insignia (buttons, pins, charms, shoulder patches,
medallions, or t-shirts) available from the National Office.
(Price lists and descriptions of items can be found online at our website.)
Article 9. Constitution
Section 1. Concurrence of two-thirds of the full members shall be required to accept this constitution.
Section 2. Any amendment to this constitution must be presented by a
Full member in the form of a motion during a business meeting. It must
then be placed on the table until the following meeting, at which time it will
become effective provided it is passed by a two-thirds majority of the Full members.
Section 3. The local chapter constitution must not violate any stipulation of the national constitution.
(NOTE: The National Constitution is printed in Chapter XI of the Handbook for Sponsors.)
Section 4. By-laws may be adopted to amplify the constitution and to take care of details.