PCEP
Anime Club Constitution
P-CEP
Anime Club Constitution
Note
– Throughout this constitution, the pronouns he and his are
used for simplicity’s sake.
The anime club shall in no way discriminate against
females or any other person for any reason.
Purpose
The
purpose of the P-CEP Anime Club is to spread knowledge and
appreciation of Japanese Culture through the art form of
Japanese Animation.
This will be accomplished through free screenings, open
discussion forums, and regular newsletters to inform all those
interested.
The club will enable students to explore a wider range
of individual interests than are available in the District’s
courses of study and will operate as an extra-curricular
activity not directly linked to a particular course of study.
We believe Japanese Animation helps students learn
about another culture and develop tolerance towards other sets
of beliefs. (ref: Board Policy 2131, District Exit Outcomes D
& E)
Article
1 - Members
The
anime club members shall be divided into two groups: the
council and the viewers.
The
council shall be a select group of members that will run the
club.
The council shall elect a President, Vice-President,
and Secretary from the current council members.
A person can become a member of the council by gaining
the sponsorship of one existing member, and then being voted
in by a majority of the existing members.
The
role of the council is to organize the screenings and other
club activities and to vote on decisions affecting the anime
club.
Council members shall volunteer for designated jobs
relating to any of the club’s sponsored activities.
Each council member has one vote in all issues.
Council members shall hold their position until they
resign, graduate, or are impeached.
Amendment
I: 2/24/00
Size of council limitation: Including the three primary
officers (President, Vice President, Secretary), the size of
the council must not exceed 12 members.
Elections
for President, Vice-President, and Secretary of the council
shall take place around the middle of the 4th
Marking Period to take effect the next school year.
Once elected, the President, Vice-President, and
Secretary shall serve for the rest of their high school career
unless they resign or are impeached.
If the position of President is about to become vacant,
the Vice-President shall become President, the Secretary shall
become Vice-President, and a person shall be elected to
Secretary.
Should two or three positions be needed, the candidate
with the most votes shall receive the highest office, the
second most shall fill the next office, and third most shall
receive the lowest position.
In order to run for President, Vice-President, or
Secretary, the candidate must have been a council member for
one whole year.
Consequentially, all candidates will be sophomores or
juniors.
The
President’s role is to be the leader of the anime club.
He will have the final say in split decisions, is
responsible for the anime shown and the smooth running of the
screenings.
The President shall conduct council meetings, be in
overall charge of all activities sponsored by the Anime club,
and will have one one double weighted
vote in all issues.
The
Vice-President’s main role is to be the President’s
backup.
Should the President need help in any of his duties,
the Vice-President will help out.
If the President is absent, the Vice-President shall
take on all of his responsibilities for that meeting.
The Vice-President has one one double
weighted vote in all issues, and will
be in charge of the Anime club newsletter.
The
Secretary’s role is to work out scheduling and screenings
with the President.
He shall be responsible for publishing information
about the anime club, such as fliers and playbills.
The secretary shall take over as Vice-President, should
the Vice-President be absent.
The Secretary has one one double
weighted vote in all matters.
Amendment
II: 2/29/00
Votes by the three primary officers (i.e. President, Vice
President, Secretary) on a single issue count for
twice as much as a regular council member in all matters.
Impeachment
of any council member or officer shall only be implemented if
two other council members move to impeach, and 2/3 of the
total number of votes by council members support the claim that the person in question is not living
up to the responsibilities of his position.
The vote will take place at a council meeting after a
full hearing of the issues.
Viewers
shall simply be any people who come to the screenings and
other club activities.
There is no restriction on viewer membership.
However, viewers must accept the following
responsibilities:
1.
Recognize that attendance is voluntary.
2.
Leave if content is personally offensive for any
reason.
3.
Provide feedback on anime shown and club functions.
4.
Follow guidelines for screening etiquette.
Viewer opinion will affect the anime to be shown and
activities that will be held, however final decisions will be
made by the council.
Article
2 - Guidelines
The
anime club’s council shall pick out the anime to be shown at
screenings based on quality, availability and viewer opinion.
The anime will then be rated by the Sponsor, two
officers, and a council member according to the rating chart
attached to this constitution.
This rating will be announced before the anime is
screened and will be in the newsletter the month before.
Any problems should be reported to a council member; if
necessary, the president, sponsor and administration will meet
to resolve it.
This club will operate within the administrative
Guidelines put forth by the Superintendent regarding
district-sponsored clubs, and keep community standards in mind
while rating anime.
The council will show mostly subtitled anime, as it
preserves the original voice acting and emotions the anime
tries to convey.
Screening
etiquette shall be consistent with a classroom or movie
theater environment.
The council members may develop a list of specific
rules, as they are needed.
Rules shall be proposed by council members and adopted
by majority vote.
The current set of rules will be kept by the secretary
and will be available at every anime club function.
Discussion
meetings will immediately follow the screenings and consist of
discussions over the anime just shown and anime-related news.
Ideas may be presented and commented on by anyone.
Viewers can also propose other functions not listed in
this constitution, like drawing contests, fan-fiction
contests, etc. to be sponsored by the anime club.
Other possible discussion topics could include Japanese
cultural notes, other news around Japan, and any other
anime-related topics that may come up.
Article
3 - Constitution Revision
The
constitution may be revised by the council members should 2/3
of the council vote for any proposed change.
This
constitution lays out the basic guidelines for the P-CEP Anime
Club. The club is
not limited to only the activities set by this constitution.
In fact, the anime club is encouraged to provide as
many anime-related activities as possible for the interested
members.
This
Constitution was last revised: 2/29/2000
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