ARTICLE I: Name

The name of this organization shall be the University of Georgia Unitarian Universalist Young Adult Network. For the purposes of this document it shall be referred to as UGAYAN.

ARTICLE II: Purpose

The purpose of UGAYAN shall be to provide a group for students who consider themselves to be Unitarian Universalists to meet other such students and young adults, and search for their religious identity.

ARTICLE III: Membership

1. Membership shall be limited to regularly enrolled University of Georgia students, faculty, and/or staff members.
2. Membership shall not be denied to any person because of age, race, sex, religion, handicap, sexual orientation, or national origin.

ARTICLE IV: Dues and Payment

There are no regular dues. Fees will be assessed as needed by majority vote.

ARTICLE V: Officers

UGAYAN shall be led by appointed or elected chairs or co-chairs. The number of officers shall be increased as the size of the group warrants. Officers shall be appointed when only one willing candidate exists, or put to a vote if there is competition for the position. A majority vote of members in attendance shall be necessary to elect an officer. Election of officers shall be announced at least one week in advance.

ARTICLE VI: Meetings

Meetings shall be held weekly following service at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, hereafter referred to as UUFA, at a location to be decided each week by those in attendance. Special meetings, if necessary, should be called by the chair. Informal meetings can be called by any member.

ARTICLE VII: Quorum

No quorum is deemed necessary for the election of officers. In the case of any dissent, the election of officers should take place with a majority of the membership. Business shall be transacted by the chairs, and by whatever members who are in attendance and/or express an interest.

ARTICLE VIII: Amendments

Amending the constitution takes a majority vote of the membership in accord with any amendment.

ARTICLE IX: Ratification

This document shall be ratified by a consensus of the officers or by a majority vote.

1. Members have the right to all information on the group, including financial, organizational, and social. A request must be made at least one week in advance to one of the chairs. Duties of members shall be to participate as their schedule permits. There are no attendance rules, and no formal expulsion procedures.
2. Honorary members and associate members include any person in the UUFA who wishes to participate, student or not, and any former member who has left Athens. Honorary members shall have the same rights as members, including voting priviledges, but shall not have control over any funds allocated by the university nor shall they have the responsibility for anything involving the university, such as reserving meeting space.
3. There are no dues. Fees shall be assessed when conditions warrant by majority vote.
4. The executive committee has the responsibility of contacting members in the case of special meetings, or assigning that responsibility to someone else. Due to the combined alliances of UGAYAN to the University of Georgia and to the UUFA, it is preferable that at least one person on the executive board be a member of the UUFA and at least on person be a student at the University of Georgia. Their responsibilities also include but are not limited to:
   1. Registering the group with the University.
   2. Maintaining contact with the board of directors of the UUFA.
   3. Contacting new students in the UGA community with Unitarian Universalist religious preferences.
   4. Organizing greeters for the UUFA.
5. There are no current standing committees. Any member wishing to form a temporary committee for the purpose of fulfilling a specific task is free to do so.
6. Amendment to these by-laws shall require a majority vote of the UGAYAN.

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