Our Constitution

1. The society shall be called the St. Andrews University Mountaineering Club, and shall be affiliated to the Athletic Union of St. Andrews University
2. Its aims shall be:
   • To foster a love of mountains
   • To provide lectures on mountains and mountaineering,
   • To hold climbing meets both during and out of term at suitable centres, and
   • To train novice members to look after themselves and others in mountainous country.¹
3. Membership, with full voting powers, shall be open to all matriculated students and members of staff of the University of St. Andrews.
4. The quorum for a constituted meeting of the club, which must be freely advertised, shall be one quarter of the members of the club including at least one member of committee. Voting at all duly constituted meeting of the club shall be by a simple majority of the members present.
5. The Annual General Meeting of the club shall be held before the end of March each year to elect from amongst its members the committee for the following year. Any ex-members of the committee shall be eligible for re-election. In the event of a committee member resigning before the AGM, a constituted meeting of the club shall be convened to elect another member to the committee.
6. The elected committee shall include three executive positions: President, Secretary and Treasurer. An additional seven members shall be elected to fill the following positions: Safety Officer, Publicity Officer, Gear Officer, Social Secretary, Log Editor, Wall Officer and Web Officer². At least one member shall be from the first/Bejant year. It shall be in the power of the committee, on a unanimous decision, to co-opt not more than one other member to the committee.
   Past Presidents, who are still members of the club and are matriculated students of St. Andrews University, shall be ex officio on the committee.
7. It shall be in the power of the Club at a constituted meeting, on a committee proposal, to elect any person who is deemed to have rendered special service to the club, and Honorary Life Member of the Club. Such members shall have no voting rights
8. There may be an Honorary President and Honorary Vice Presidents, who shall be elected at the AGM.
9. The annual subscription shall be fixed by the committee each year.
10. A member of the committee shall be elected by the committee each year to compile a log of the club's activities; when completed this log shall be put in the Club's library or the library of the University of St. Andrews.
11. Minors attending a vacation meet shall do so only with the full knowledge and consent of their parents or guardian.
12. A reasonable number of non-members of the club, who are not matriculated students of St. Andrews University, shall be admitted to club meets on the invitation of a member of the club committee.
13. Alterations to this constitution may be made only at a constituted meeting of the Club and with at least one week's notice.
14. The club shall confirm to regulations for affiliated societies prescribed by the AU. Furthermore, the books of the club shall be kept in a manner set by the AU and shall be submitted to the Athletic Union committee for auditing.

Notes

1. this clause is under reveiw by the committe as we do not currently have the resources to train individuals.
2. the post of club development officer is in place this year, and it will be decided in the 2007 AGM weather or not to make this position permanant.

St Andrews University Mountaineering Club Site
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