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ARTICLE I

Name

Section 1. This Fraternity shall be officially known as Alpha Eta Rho, Inc.

ARTICLE II

Organization and Government

Section 1. The units of organization of this Fraternity shall be the Narional Board of Directors, the Regions, and the Undergraduate Chapeters.
Section 2. LAWS. The laws of this Fraternity shall consist of the ritual of Alpha Eta Rho, the Articles of Incorporation Bylaws and any additional regulations which may be added in accordance with the Bylaws. Each chapter shall have the power to make any necessary laws for its own government, so long as they are not inconsistent with the laws and purposes of the Fraternity.

Section 3. INCORPORATION. This Fraternity shall be represented legally as Alpha Eta Rho, Inc. a fraternity organized and incorporated ih the State of California as a non-profit organization.

Section 4. ANNUAL MEETING. There shall be an annual meeting of this Fraternity held each fiscal year. The time and place of such meeting shall be decided by the National Board of Directors and notice of such meeting will be sent to each active chapter not less than thirty days in advance of the meeting.

Section 5. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be the duly elected National Officers of the Fraternity.

Section 6. THE REGIONS. The Board of Directors shall establish, alter, or change regions as sub-divisions of the organization which in their discretion shall best serve the interests of the Fraternity. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as limiting the power to establish regions or other sub-divisions of the Fraternity beyond the continental limits of the United States.

Section 7. UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS. An undergraduate chapter shall be an organization duly chartered pursuant of Article VIII of these bylaws. Each chapter shall be a sub-division of the region within which boundaries the chapter is located.

Section 8. PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The National Office, until otherwise prescribed by the Board of Directors, shall be located at Palomar College, San Marcos, California, 92069-1487.

Section 9. QUORUM. A quorum for the transaction of business of the Board of Directors shall be not less than one third of the membership.

ARTICLE III

National Officers, Their Powers and Duties

Section 1. The Board of Directors shall be eight in number. Any change in the foregoing number of Directors shall be made in compliance with Section 9400 of the California Corporation Code.

Section 2. The Directors named in the Articles of Incorporation shall serve until their death, resignation, dismissal, or other withdrawal from this office. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled by a vote of the remaining Directors, but no candidate may be elected with less than 3 votes.

Section 3. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be elected by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Governors. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors.

.Section 4. THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT. The National President shall be the chief executive officer of this fraternity, and shall be elected by the Board of Directors from its membership. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board he/she shall preside over-all meetings of the Board of Directors. He/she shall preside over all other national meetings of the Fraternity. It shall be his/her duty to see that all national officers discharge their duties faithfully and promptly and to appoint all committees which may he deemed advisable at any time for carrying out the work of the Fraternity. He/she shall have such further powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Section 5. THE NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT. The National Vice President shall be elected by the Board of Directors from its membership. It shall be the duty of the Vice President to perform all of the duties of the President in his/her absence. In case of death, dismissal, or resignation of the President, the Vice President shall succeed in that office and hold same for the time necessary for the Board of Directors to hold a meeting and elect a President.

Section 6. THE NATIONAL SECRETARY TREASURER. The National Secretary Treasurer shall keep the official minutes of all annual meetings and all of the meetings of the Board of Directors. This person shall have charge of all official communications of the National Office of the Fraternity and shall have supervision over all correspondence concerning groups petitioning this Fraternity for charters. The Secretary Treasurer shall have custody over all funds of the National Office of the Fraternity and shall have authority to pay all debts of the National Office and shall further keep a record of all financial transactions of the Fraternity which are reported to the National Secretary Treasurer by each chapter treasurer at least annually or as requested by the National Secretary Treasurer. This office shall have such further powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV

Regional Officers, Committees, and Their Duties

Section 1. REGIONAL GOVERNOR. There shall be a regional Governor for each Region appointed by the Board of Directors. The Regional Governor shall be the Executive Officer in the Region under the direction of the board of Directors.

Section 2. DUTIES. The Regional Governor shall be responsible for all requests for items of business originating from local chapters within that region. He/she shall be responsible for the promotion of the Fraternity within that region. Other duties, responsibilities and authority of Regional Officers shall be as provided for by the Board of Directors.

Section 3. COMMITTEES. Committees shall be appointed as necessary by the Board of Governors.

ARTICLE V

Membership and Initiation

Section 1. QUALIFICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP. The membership of this Fraternity shall consist of Active Members, Associate Members and Alumni Members. The fraternal bonds of this Fraternity shall include men and women of good moral character, who comply with the laws of the Fraternity, who are engaged in or who anticipate being engaged in the profession of aviation, and who are not members of any professional aviation fraternity in direct conflict with Alpha Eta Rho. No persons shall be initiated into this Fraternity except by a vote of the Active Members constituting a quorum present at a regularly called meeting of an Undergraduate Chapter.

Section 2. DEFINITION OF ACTIVE MEMBERS. Active Members shall be duly initiated male and female students pursuing regular courses in the college or university and having served a pledge period as prescribed by the Bylaws of the Undergraduate Chapter, and also students who have been regularly initiated by another chapter, who are in good standing, and who have regularly affiliated with the chapter.

Section 3. DEFINITION OF ALUMNI MEMBERS. Alumni Members shall be those who were active members in good standing of an Undergraduate Chapter, who have graduated from, or ceased to pursue regular courses in the college or university.

Section 4. DEFINITION OF ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. Associate Members shall be those duly initiated members who are engaged in the profession or study of aviation. Such members shall be chosen for initiation by the Undergraduate Chapter or by the National Office and need not be pursuing university or college courses of aviation.

Section 5. DEFINITION OF HONORARY MEMBERS. The Board of Directors may on its own initiative or upon recommendation from an Undergraduate Chapter designate certain outstanding men or women from the aviation industry as honorary members. No more than three honorary members may be designated during any academic year.

ARTICLE VI

Chapter and Officers

Section 1. UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS. The officers of each Undergraduate chapter shall be members thereof in good standing. These shall be known as follows: Chief Pilot (President), Worthy Navigator (Vice-President), Master of Communications (Secretary), Courier (Treasurer) and Dispatcher (Historian).

Section 2. DUTIES. The duties of these officers shall be as provided in the Ritual and Bylaws of the Undergraduate Chapter of the Fraternity.

Section 3. QUORUM IN UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS. A quorum for the transaction of business in any Undergraduate Chapter shall be such number of members as determined by the constitution or bylaws of the chapter, except that it shall be not less than one third of the active membership of that chapter.

ARTICLE VII

Finances

Section 1. FEES. The initiation fee to be paid by each Undergraduate Chapter for each member initiated shall be an amount as set by the Board of Directors and must be collected from the initiate before his or her initiation. Such initiation fee shall be remitted by the treasurer of the chapter to the National Secretary-Treasurer no later than forty-eight hours after the initiation. Each chapter shall be responsible for the collection of the initiation fees of its members. The initiation fee effective as of July 1, 1990 is set at $15.00 per initiate. Any notice of change of initiation fee shall be presented in writing to every active chapter not less than three months prior to such change.

Section 2. DUES. National dues may be assessed by the Board of Directors. Notice of intent to assess national dues shall be made no less than one year in advance and in no instance shall they exceed three dollars per active member per year.

ARTICLE VIII

New Chapters

Section 1. ELIGIBLE GROUPS. Groups consisting of not less than ten (10) undergraduate students of an accredited university or college in which regular courses in aviation are offered for study shall be eligible to petition the Board of Directors for a charter to establish an Undergraduate Chapter.

Section 2. VOTE-REQUIRED TO ACCEPT PETITION. A majority vote of the Board of Directors shall be necessary to accept a petition and grant a charter for the establishment of an Undergraduate Chapter of the Fraternity.

Section 3. PETITION. The petition shall be in such form and of such description as required by and available from the Board of Directors.

Section 4. INSTALLATION. Upon approval of the application, a National Officer or designee of the Board of Directors shall come to the campus to present the charter and conduct the ritual for the charter members, and shall present the membership certificates.

Section 5. INSTALLATION EXPENSE. The expense of the installation shall be borne by the new chapter.

ARTICLE IX

Official Insignia

Section 1. IDENTIFICATION PIN. The identification pin is a small pair of silver wings with the Greek letters AHP in the center which is presented to each member upon his or her induction into the Fraternity.

Section 2. OFFICIAL PATCH. The official patch of the Fraternity shall be patterned after the crest of the Fraternity.

Section 3. OFFICIAL BADGE. The official badge contains three rubies and two green emeralds placed alternately in the heads of the five cylinders of a radial aircraft engine. All members are entitled to wear the official badge.

Section 4. SENIOR MEMBERSHIP KEY. The senior membership key is a small gold key with the official emblem inscribed on the face and is available to graduating seniors and to associate members.

Section 5. SPECIAL SERVICE KEY. The service and scholarship key may be awarded annually to the outstanding active senior member of each chapter. This award is based on scholarship, service to the Fraternity and interest in aviation. This key is ordered through the National Office only.

Section 6. OFFICIAL COLORS. The Official colors of this Fraternity shall be chrome yellow and black.

ARTICLE X

Amendments to the Bylaws

Section 1. These Bylaws may be amended or suspended in whole or in part by the vote of two thirds (2/3) of those Undergraduate Chapters voting. The vote shall be cast by mail, postmarked within 10 days of the date of notice of vote as set forth in Section 3.

Section 2. As provided in the California Corporation Code, these Bylaws may be amended by the Board of Directors, subject to ratification of two thirds of the voting Undergraduate Chapters.

Section 3. Proposed amendments to the Bylaws shall be submitted to the Undergraduate Chapters not less than two weeks prior to the mailing of the notification for vote on these amendments as provided for in Section 1.

ARTICLE XI

Annulment of Conflicting Laws

Section 1. All Bylaws, or parts of Bylaws heretofore in effect in this Fraternity in conflict herewith, are hereby annulled and repealed.