I.   MOTIVATION

The three amendments voted on May 2004 were motivated by communication
with the ASA in Jan-Feb 2004.  At their initiation, they discovered that,
while our constitutional language met ASA requirements in the past, there
have been some new requirements instated within the past few years and
our constitution needed to be brought up to date.  None of these changes
seemed to be negative, so the MITACF Exec Team drafted these amendments
to renew compliance per Article VIII.


II.  VOTING RECORDS

Amendment I - Addition of Non-discrimination Clause: Article IV, Section 1
        Approved Fri 5/14/2004
                 36 Yes (97.3%)
                 1 No
                 1 Abstentions
                 38 voting members present
        [required: 2/3 approval.  quorum = 1/3 of voting members]

Amendment II - Addition of Hardship Clause: Article IV, Section 4
        Approved Fri 5/14/2004
                 37 Yes (100%)
                 0 No
                 1 Abstentions
                 38 voting members present
        [required: 2/3 approval.  quorum = 1/3 of voting members]

Amendment III - Change in ASA Clause ("committee" -> "board"): Article VIII
        Approved Fri 5/14/2004
                 34 Yes (94.4%)
                 2 No
                 2 Abstentions
                 38 voting members present
        [required: 2/3 approval.  quorum = 1/3 of voting members]


III. TOTAL CHANGES

The sum changes made to the constitution by these three amendments are 
available below in diff/patch form (output of "diff -arc3"):


*** archive/constitution-mitacf-2001_04.txt	Sun May 20 20:40:56 2001
--- archive/constitution-mitacf-2004.txt	Mon May 17 12:21:46 2004
***************
*** 47,57 ****
  ARTICLE IV. Membership
    Section 1. Any member of the MIT community who attends at least 50% of the 
      large group meetings, the prayer meetings, or the meetings of a small 
!     group is eligible to be a member of this organization.
    Section 2. The membership of this organization will at all times contain 
      at least 5 MIT students and will be more than 50% MIT students.
    Section 3. Any member who subscribes to the Statement of Faith and Purpose 
      of this organization is eligible to be a voting member.
  
  ARTICLE V. Officers
    Section 1. The officers of this organization will comprise the Executive 
--- 47,63 ----
  ARTICLE IV. Membership
    Section 1. Any member of the MIT community who attends at least 50% of the 
      large group meetings, the prayer meetings, or the meetings of a small 
!     group is eligible to be a member of this organization.  MITACF accepts
!     membership of anyone, regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, 
!     gender identity, religion, disability, age, veteran status, ancestry, or 
!     national or ethnic origin.
    Section 2. The membership of this organization will at all times contain 
      at least 5 MIT students and will be more than 50% MIT students.
    Section 3. Any member who subscribes to the Statement of Faith and Purpose 
      of this organization is eligible to be a voting member.
+   Section 4. If this organization charges any monetary dues, there will be 
+     exceptions made for students that cannot afford these dues. 
+ 
  
  ARTICLE V. Officers
    Section 1. The officers of this organization will comprise the Executive 
***************
*** 136,142 ****
  ARTICLE VIII. ASA Clause
    The MIT Asian Christian Fellowship agrees to abide by the rules and 
  regulations of the Association of Student Activities, and its executive 
! committee.  This constitution, amendments to it, and the bylaws of this 
! organization shall be subject to review by the ASA Executive Committee to 
  insure that they are in accordance with the aforementioned rules and 
  regulations.
--- 142,148 ----
  ARTICLE VIII. ASA Clause
    The MIT Asian Christian Fellowship agrees to abide by the rules and 
  regulations of the Association of Student Activities, and its executive 
! board.  This constitution, amendments to it, and the bylaws of this 
! organization shall be subject to review by the ASA Executive Board to 
  insure that they are in accordance with the aforementioned rules and 
  regulations.