M.I.T. Guild of Bell Ringers
                              The Constitution
 
 I.   Name and purpose
           A.   The organization shall be called the M.I.T. Guild
                of Bell Ringers.
           B.   The purpose of the Guild is to provide an
                opportunity for its members to participate in the
                group ringing of tower bells and hand bells, and to
                help disseminate and perpetuate the art of bell
                ringing.
           C.   The Guild will abide by the rules and regulations
                of the Association of Student Activities, the
                Executive Committee, and the Finance Board.
 
 II.  Membership
           A.   Membership will be open to all members of the
                M.I.T. community.
           B.   The Guild will consist of full members, associate
                members, and apprentice members.
                1.   Full members are those who can ring a method
                     on a tower bell, or a method on two handbells,
                     or who have reached a comparable level of
                     proficiency in tune ringing on handbells.
                2.   Associate members are those who can ring
                     rounds on a tower bell.
                3.   Apprentice members are those who have not yet
                     learned to ring either type of bell.
                The ringing master has final authority in deciding
                which category a member belongs in.
 
 III. Officers

           A.   The officers of the Guild will be a president,
                ringing master, a steeple keeper, a handbell keeper 
                and a secretary/treasurer.
           B.   The duties of the president are to hold the annual
                meeting, to contact members in an official capacity,
                to organize publicity such as the Midway, and to
                check on the duties of the other officers. The 
                president must be an undergraduate M.I.T. student.
           C.   The duties of the ringing master are to take care
                of the technical aspects of the ringing:  to see to
                the instruction of new members, to lead the tower
                bell ringing, to call regular meetings of the
                Guild, etc.
           D.   The duties of the handbell keeper are to acquire a
                set of handbells for the Guild, and to take care of
                them after that acquisition.
           E.   The duties of the steeple keeper are to find a home
                tower for the Guild, and afterward to see to the
                condition of that tower.
           F.   The duties of the secretary/treasurer are to handle
                the correspondence of the Guild, to be responsible
                for the Guild library, to call business meetings of
                the Guild and to handle the financial matters. 
                Since the secretary/treasurer is responsible for
                dealing with the Finance Board, he/she must be an
                undergraduate M.I.T. student.
           G.   All regular officers must be active members of the
                Guild.
           H.   All officers are to be elected at the end of the
                spring term, and take office the following fall. 
                If an office becomes vacant, and qualified members
                exist to fill the office, a special election shall
                be held, and the new officer shall assume office as
                soon as possible.
           I.   In addition to the regular officers, the Guild will
                choose a Chairman of the Guild, who is also elected
                at the end of the spring term.  The title of
                Chairman is honorary, and carries no duties.
           J.   Each active member has one vote, and all elections
                are carried by simple majority.
 
 IV.  Methods
           A.   Regular meetings will be in the form of ringing
                sessions. Tower ringing sessions will take place
                at least once a week, as is convenient for the
                ringers, the instructor, and the owners of the
                tower.  Handbell sessions will take place at least
                once a week, as is convenient for the ringers and
                the instructor.
           B.   An annual election meeting will take place at the
                end of the spring term.  In addition, there may be
                other business meetings during the year to discuss
                matters requiring the attention of the Guild.
           C.   At all business meetings, a quorum will be 2/3 of
                all active members.
 
 V.   Amendments
           A.   Amendments to this constitution must be approved by
                2/3 the active members, and there must be a two
                week delay between the announcement of an amending 
                meeting and voting.  The constitution and bylaws, as
                amended, shall be subject to the review of the ASA
                Executive Committee to insure consistency with the
                ASA and Finance policies.  
           B.   Amendments to the Constitution
                The following amendments were approved by 2/3 of
                the active members of the Guild, on April 25, 1976,
                at the spring meeting of the Guild. 
                1.   Amendment to article IIIC:  In addition to his
                     or her other duties, the handbell keeper will
                     be responsible for the organization of the
                     handbell sessions.
                2.   Amendment to article IIIC:  Newly elected
                     officers are to take office immediately after
                     the spring election.
                3.   Amendment to article IVC:  At all business
                     meetings, a quorum will be 1/2 of all active
                     members.