St. Lawrence University Ski Club Constitution
Article I
Name
The name of this organization shall be the “Ski Club”. This is the current name for the former Alpine Ski Racing Club, and the former Alpine Ski Club.
Article II
Purpose
The Ski Club shall be made up of three elements: Transportation, Racing, and Freestyle.
First, it provides opportunities for any skier, telemark skier, or snowboarder to get to the mountain. This includes transportation to and from Titus Mountain where we travel weekly; Whiteface, Gore, Jay Peak, and other mountains we travel to on weekend trips. We facilitate transportation for anyone interested in skiing or snowboarding who might not be able to arrange it otherwise. We support any downhill skier, telemark skier, and snowboarder interested in our club.
Second, the club provides opportunities for students who do not make, or do no wish to compete on, the Varsity Alpine Ski Team (which we are in no way affiliated with), a chance to continue their racing careers. Our organization provides students with the unique opportunity to continue racing and training at the collegiate level.
Third, the club provides opportunities for freestyle skiers on campus and at local mountains. Freestyle skiers are able to enjoy large features at many of the mountains we travel to, and also compete in our annual rail-jam on campus.
Article III
Membership
All St. Lawrence students are eligible to become members of the Ski Club. Because we do not specifically provide instruction for beginners, prior experience and/or arrangements for instruction while participating in any of our trips is recommended.
Article IV
Officers
The Ski Club shall consist of the following executive officers.
1. President
2. Executive Vice-President
3. Vice-President of Freestyle Operations
4. Vice-President of Racing and Training operations
5. Vice-President of Transportation
6. Treasurer
7. Secretary
8. Outing Club Liaison
Section 1: The president shall oversee the Ski Club in its entirety and maintain open dialogue with the organization’s officers.
Paragraph A: The President shall administer all meetings and provide current information to the student body and the Ski Club’s members about the trip and event schedules. The President shall be the primary contact person of the Ski Club.
Paragraph B: The President shall oversee the organization of the Ski Club’s event and trip schedule for the spring (winter) semester. This shall be done while working closely with the club’s other executive officers. The President shall be the person responsible for communicating with local ski areas in the event of any incident involving a ski club member occurring at a ski area.
Paragraph C: The President is responsible for overseeing the purchase of supplies and equipment for the club, and will monitor all expenditures.
Section 2: The Executive Vice-President shall assist the President in all duties and work closely with the President to become familiar with the club’s operation. The Executive Vice-President shall oversee, organize, and administer the club in the President’s absence. The Executive Vice-President will also work closely with the President on fundraising projects and event planning. The Executive Vice-President is appointed to his/her post only with the understanding that upon graduation, resignation, or removal of the President they are to assume his/her responsibilities and become the next President of the Ski Club.
Section 3: The Vice-President of Freestyle operations shall be responsible for reaching out to freestyle skiers on campus, and be the primary organizer and promoter of the Rail Jam on campus event.
Section 4: The Vice-President of Racing and Training Operations shall be responsible for all aspects concerning racing and training. This includes, but is not limited to, contacting ski area officials for hill space, organization of transportation (if independent of regular Ski Club transportation), facilitating the payment of dues, racer registration, determining budget needs, maintaining a list of training/racing equipment owned by the club, and determining need for new/replacement equipment.
Section 5: The Vice-President of Transportation shall be responsible for working closely with the club’s other executives to determine transportation needs and scheduling. He/She shall maintain and update the transportation schedule as needed as well as being responsible for filling out all necessary documentation and vehicle requests to facilities and operations during the fall semester.
Section 6: The Treasurer shall assist all other executive officers as needed while maintaining records of expenditures from all club operations. This includes but is not limited to: racing, freestyle, on-campus events, transportation costs, fundraiser costs, and equipment costs.
Section 7: The secretary shall assist all other executive officers as needed, and be responsible for taking minutes at executive board meetings. The secretary shall also be responsible for maintaining an up-to-date list of members and their contact information.
Section 8: The Outing Club Liaison shall be responsible for coordinating possible events and trips between the Outing Club and the Ski Club in order to maximize participation while minimizing needles overlap. This executive officer should be, but does not have to be, a current member of the Outing Club.
Article V
Executive Board
Section 1: The executive board shall be the committee that makes all decisions regarding all matters involving the Ski Club. They shall make decisions regarding meetings, scheduling, travel, equipment, and membership. All decisions that cannot be agreed upon in discussion will go to a simple majority vote, with every executive board member voting minus the President. The President does have the authority to veto any decision that has gone to vote. A unanimous vote is required to overturn the President’s veto.
The executive board shall consist of the executive officers listed in Article IV.
Section 2: Nominations to the executive board will be held at the beginning of each winter. Any member of the executive board may nominate any current member of the club to any position excluding Executive Vice-President, and President. The executive board discusses and votes on nominated candidates in the same manner described above in Article V, Section 1. Only prior members of the executive board may be nominated for the position of Executive Vice-President as they are the successor to the current President.
Paragraph A:Nomination by executive officer is preferable and necessary to ensure continuity of the club in the direction and spirit that is has been designed and operated.
Paragraph B: Nomination and nomination for promotion is based on merit, dedication to the club and its mission, and demonstrated interest in the club.
Section 3: Executive Officer term length and grounds for removal
Paragraph A: The President remains in his/her position until graduation, resignation, or removal. The President shall be subject to removal if the other seven Executive officers, by a simple majority vote, determine it is the necessary action. The Club’s faculty/staff advisor must also approve this action.
Paragraph B: All other members of the executive board shall remain at their position until promotion, resignation, or removal. Any member of the executive board shall be subject to removal if the other seven Executive officers, by a simple majority vote, determine it is the necessary action. The Club’s faculty/staff advisor must also approve this action.
Paragraph C: Grounds for removal are behavior determined to be (by the club’s advisor, student life administrators, or executive officers) inconsistent with the club’s mission or detrimental to the club or university as a whole.
Article VI
Distribution of Funds
The distribution of funds shall be organized and administered by the Executive Board. It shall be discussed and voted on in the manner described in Article V, Section 1.
Article VII
Hazing
The Ski Club fully agrees with the St. Lawrence University policy on hazing.
Article VIII
Supremacy
The constitution and bylaws of the Thelomathesian Society supercede all articles of this constitution.
Amended 12/2/08