ARTICLE I: Title The name of this organization shall be the K Pop Dance Club of Carnegie Mellon University.

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1 The Constitution of the K Pop Dance Club 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA ARTICLE I: Title The name of this organization shall be the K Pop Dance Club of Carnegie Mellon University. ARTICLE II. Purpose To provide a supportive and culturally engaging environment in the interest of Korean Pop culture and dance To fund and provide social interactions and activities for the members of this organization To enhance public exposure and understanding of K Pop dance To provide all members of the Carnegie Mellon community opportunities to learn dances through open classes To promote cultural awareness of pop culture from Korea with the community ARTICLE III. Membership Membership is open to all students, faculty, and staff associated with Carnegie Mellon University and abides by the CMU Statement of Assurance New members may join all year round Members may participate in any event or activity sponsored or hosted by the K Pop Dance organization Members are expected and encouraged to contribute to the involvement and functioning of this organization Those who satisfy the following criteria are considered active members for the semester: 1. The member attends at least one dance practice or social activity per month. 2. The member attends at least half of all general meetings for the semester. Active members have Electoral Rights with the nomination and voting process. Active members have the right to run for an officer position ARTICLE IV. Executive Board SECTION A: List of Officers The Executive Board of the K Pop Dance Club will consist of the following elected positions:

2 1. President 2. Vice President 3. Main Dance Coordinator 4. Secretary 5. Treasurer 6. Public Relation Head (s) 7. Media/Design Chair 8. Social Chair Officers are expected to attend all officer meetings and general body meetings. With unanimous approval of the executive board, the board may add any other positions deemed necessary. SECTION B: Terms of Office All officers of the executive board serve a one year term from January to December. New officers will be inaugurated in January. Graduating officers that have stepped down for the spring semester are encouraged and expected to give advice to new officers. SECTION C: Nomination of Officers A student who is nominated must be an undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon University who is considered an active member of the organization Nominations begin at the end of November of each year. All students have the right to decline a nomination before the election process All nominations are conducted through the current Secretary SECTION D: Election Process All members running for office must adhere to the following: 1. Be an undergraduate student who has been nominated 2. Accept the nomination before the election Any member of this organization is permitted to vote at the election. Officers may be reelected for the same position as long as he or she fulfills the criteria for nomination and election. Elections are held in May at the end of each Academic Year. All nominees are required to state his or her qualifications for the position with a speech not exceeding 5 minutes at the Election. Nominees not present at the Election cannot be elected into office.

3 Voting is conducted by secret ballot. New officers must receive the majority of all votes. Close ties for a position can be reversed, and another closed vote is conducted by only the current Executive Board. The Election Order is the reverse order of those positions listed in Section A If a member is elected for more than two positions, he or she must pick the preferred position and give the other position to the runner up. If there is no one to hold the other position, the member may hold two positions. SECTION E: Removal and Resignation of Officers An officer may be removed in the extreme case that the officer does not fulfill his or her duties. The rest of the Executive Board must have a private meeting, and all of the Executive Board excluding the officer must vote unanimously to remove the officer. The organization will function as if the officer resigned. To resign, the officer must compose a written letter of resignation with reasons for resignation to the rest of the Executive Board. The Executive Board will then decide if a new election is needed for the vacant position. In the event of that new election, current officers may not run for the vacant position. ARTICLE V: Meetings General meetings are set at a certain date and time every month, as decided by the Executive Board. Officer meetings are held once a month or as many times as needed. ARTICLE VI: Dance Instructors and Classes Dance instructors are considered leaders of the organization. They may also be officers of the organization. To be a dance instructor, one must perform at least 30 counts of the dance he or she wishes to teach in front of the Executive Board. At least two thirds of the Executive Board must vote for the approval of the dance and dance instructor. Open classes will be taught once a week.

4 Dance instructors may choose dedicated members to perform if given the chance to perform, and those members will be required to attend weekly practices (absences may be excused or pre arranged as approved by the Vice President or Main Dance Coordinator) ARTICLE VII. Officer Duties President: 1. Preside over all meetings and events. 2. Keep an agenda for the club. 3. Responsible for scheduling officer meetings. 4. Oversee all other officers and take disciplinary action when necessary. 5. Act as the official spokesperson for the organization in the campus community. 6. Setting and fulfilling long term and short term goals for the organization. 7. Maintain good relations within the club as well as with other organizations on campus. 8. Approve all decisions made by other officers. Vice President: 1. Act as a main representative for the K Pop Dance Club to the community. 2. Provide support and advice to the President 3. Preside over general body meetings when the President is absent. 4. Assign duties and provide help to the PR Heads and Treasurer when needed, and carry out duties at meetings in their absence. 5. Assists the president with keeping and forming relations with other organizations in the community. 6. Providing support and guidance to all dance instructors. Main Dance Coordinator: 1. Manage dance groups and practices 2. Provide support and advice to the president 3. Preside over officer meetings when the president is absent 4. Responsible for reserving space and deciding meeting locations. 5. Providing support and guidance to all dance instructors of K Pop dances Secretary:

5 1. Act as a main representative for the K Pop Dance Club in the community. 2. Responsible for scheduling and reserving space for general body meetings. 3. Record all minutes at meetings. 4. Send out informative e mails of the minutes of general body meetings. 5. Keep a roster of data of all members 6. Hold all official records excluding financial records. 7. Keep an organized calendar of all events and open class times for the club 8. Helps dance instructors reserve space for open classes. 9. Create Doodleforms or polls for any necessary tabling or just general polling of activities for the members. Treasurer: 1. Act as a main representative for the K Pop Dance Club in the community. 2. Maintain official financial records 3. Collect any money from members (ie. T shirt money) 4. Prepare an annual budget that is approved by the President. 5. May request funds when needed from the Student Affairs office. 6. Oversee any fundraising. Public Relations Head(s): 1. Act as the main representatives for the K Pop Dance Club in the community. 2. Promote interest in Korean pop culture and dance on campus and recruit new members. 3. Create Facebook event pages for all events available to the public and hosted by the organization. 4. Work with the Treasurer to help fundraise and budget for social events and activities hosted by the club. 5. Carry out all publicity for the club, including social media, tabling, flyers, etc. Media/Design Chair: 1. Act as a main representative for the K Pop Dance Club in the community. 2. Design logos and posters for club branding and promotion

6 3. Take photos at all events. 4. Edit and upload photos to Facebook or other social media sites. Social Chair: 1. In charge of planning all social events 2. Coordinate with external organizations for supplies for events when necessary 3. Keep track of attendance at General Body Meetings and open classes 4. Create google docs or other forms of sign up sheets for events ARTICLE VIII: Amendments Any member of the organization may submit a written amendment to the President. Amendments must be beneficial to the members of the club and the club as a whole, and all amendments must be approved by at least two thirds of all active members of the club.