Chicago Chapter · Amended and Restated Bylaws

These amendments dated 20 August 2024, shall supersede all previously adopted provisions within the current bylaws dated May 2023. They shall apply at all times to matters and members of the Chicago Chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi unless they in some way conflict with the constitution of the international fraternity.


The following section Active Membership shall be updated as follows: 

  1. Active Membership.

    1. Active membership requires (i) attendance at half of the standard meetings over a given quarter, rounded up, (ii) attendance at half of the standard work sessions over a given quarter, rounded up, (iii) attendance at each quarter’s Black Supper event, (iv) attendance at each quarter’s initiation, and (v) the payment of both national and chapter dues. Attendance at a meeting requires being present no later than 15 minutes after the singing of Kaire and the signing that closes the meeting. Attendance at work sessions, Black Supper, and initiation requires being present no later than 15 minutes after the start of the session or event. 

    2. If a brother fails to (i) complete and comply with any of the above terms and (ii) attend initiation, they will be considered inactive for the proceeding quarter. 

    3. Each brother is allotted one inactive quarter per academic year. If a brother is deemed inactive for more than one quarter, they will be immediately socially suspended for the following quarter. 

The following position will be added to Officers: 

  1. Deputy Treasurer

    1. The Deputy Treasurer shall preside over all rule enforcement duties. He shall inform, follow up, track, and enforce due payments, as well as ensure compliance with the brother activity standard. He will report non-compliance to both the Treasurer and President. 

The following is added as a new section: 

  1. Meeting procedures 

    1. Standard meetings of the Alpha Delta Phi, Chicago Chapter brothers shall be carried out according to tradition, except as specified herein. 

    2. Standard meetings will be no more than 1 hour long. 

    3. The President shall publish a meeting agenda no later than 48 hours before each scheduled meeting. Agendas will contain the expected meeting talking points.

    4. All new business will be communicated to the President before the meeting agenda is published. 

    5. All suggested amendments to the (i) blacklist and (ii) current pledge class and motions for (a) social suspension, (b) de-brotherment, or (c) bids shall be listed in the meeting agenda or will be otherwise prohibited from discussion or voting action during the proceeding meeting. 

    6. Motions to (i) blacklist, (ii) drop a pledge, (iii) socially suspend a brother member, or (iv) de-brother a brother member will require a special meeting to resolve the issue at a date and time determined by the President. 

    7. Bid voting may occur either during a standard meeting or during a special meeting, but the date of such meetings must be communicated to the brotherhood at least 48 hours in advance.

The following is added as a new section supplementary to Elections:

  1. Voting Procedures

    1. Any vote otherwise unspecified herein shall require a ⅔ majority vote during a standard meeting. 

    2. Votes to amend the standing blacklist shall not be conducted during standard meetings unless listed on the meeting agenda. Blacklist votes shall require a majority vote during a standard meeting. 

    3. Votes to (i) socially suspend a brother member and (ii) de-brother a brother member shall not be conducted during standard meetings unless listed on the meeting agenda. Votes to socially suspend a brother member shall require a ⅔ majority during a standard meeting. Votes to de-brother a brother member shall require a 9/10 majority, rounded up. 

    4. Bid votes shall not be conducted unless listed in the meeting agenda. The sitting VP Rush and Rush Chair will mutually decide the voting procedure to offer bids.