Officer Duties & Symbols

President: Gavel

          The duties vested in me by my office are to preside at regular and special meetings of
          this organization and to promote the cooperation in carrying out the activities and work
          of our organization.

Vice President: Star

It is the duty of my office to see that we always have a strong membership, a good
work program, and are alert to the welfare of our chapter.

Secretary: Pen

It is my responsibility to see that accurate and proper records are kept of all business
and correspondence of this association.

Treasurer: Balance Budget

It is the duty of my office to keep accurate records of all funds and to see that our
financial obligations are met promptly.

Reporter: Beacon Tower

It is my duty to see that our school, community, state, and national association have a
complete report of our organization's activities.

Sergeant-At-Arms: Hearty Handshake

It is the responsibility to see that the assembly is comfortable and properly welcomed.
It is also my duty to serve as doorkeeper for this organization.

Parliamentary Procedure	Use During A Meeting
Main motion	Present business for action
Postpone indefinitely	Kill the motion
Lay on the table	Set matter aside for an emergency reason
Amend	Change or modify
Commit or refer to a committee	Let a few members attend to the matter
Previous question	Stop a debate and amendments and order an immediate vote
Suspend the rules	Do something contrary to the rules
Withdraw a motion	Prevent a motion from being voted on
Objection to consideration	Determine whether a question is in accord with bylaws
Adjourn	Dismiss members from meeting
Fix the time to which to adjourn	Set a time for next meeting
Reconsider	Provide an opportunity to vote a second time on a matter
Parliamentary inquiry	Ask question relating to parliamentary procedure
Point of order	Call attention to procedural error
Appeal	Allow a member to question the decision of the chair
Take from the table	Take up an item that was laid on the table
Limit debate	Establish length of time for discussion
Postpone definitely	Defer a matter to a specified time
Rescind	Cancel action taken by chapter
Division of the assembly	Question the chair's decision on a voice vote

One Tap:	A main motion has been passed or rejected.
	OR Members sit down
	OR The meeting is adjourned
Two Taps:	Calls the meeting to order
Three Taps:	All members stand during the opening and closing ceremonies