UVM OPT
Drug & Alcohol Free OPTions

 
CONSTITUTION

 

  • Article I: Name of Club: OPT

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  • Article II: Mission Statement and Purpose: Opt is a group which has been formed by students who wish to utilize current, and initiate future, drug and alcohol free activities concentrating mainly on weekends. Opt recognizes the lack of substance free activities occurring on campus and will work towards filling that void. Through Opt, students will have the ability to meet other non, or low risk, users and to find enjoyable and substance free ways to spend their free time.

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  • Article III: Expectation of Members · Each member interested in planning events will attend monthly planning sessions. · each is encouraged to participate in OPT sponsored or recognized events · Members are not to be under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs while participating in OPT events · Each individual is expected to complete the tasks or duties delegated.

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  • Article IV: Officers and Their Duties: The Planning Council is composed of: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Public relations (internal), Public Relations (external), and three Programming Co-chairs. · President: The President will oversee the duties of the executives and provide leadership and will take initiative. · Vice President: The Vice President will supervise the programming chairs and will substitute when the President is absent. · Treasurer: The Treasurer will keep a balanced budget and will handle all monetary matters. · Public Relations (internal): PR (internal) will publicize the group’s sponsored events and will work to recruit new members. · Public Relations (external): PR (external) will stay in constant communication with committees and clubs that we are working with. (ie. Faculty Senate Student Affairs Committee and the Robert Wood Johnson Grant Steering Committee) · Programming Co-chairs: The Programming Co-chairs will oversee the planning of OPT events and the recognition of OPT recognized events. They will also address funding needs in conjunction with the treasurer.

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  • Article V: Meetings and Quorum: · Monthly open forums will be held for all OPT participants as a utensil for OPT members to communicate their interests and concerns to the Council. · Semi-Monthly meetings will be held by the Executive Council. The Majority of the Council must be present for business to be conducted. · The constitution may be amended with no less than 2/3 of the executive council’s vote.

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  • Article VI: General Provisions and By-Laws: · All OPT events are to be open to all UVM students regardless of membership. · No alcohol or illicit drugs are to be used previous to or during OPT events. · Participants may partake in OPT events upon their own interest, there are no binding agreements related to their drinking or drug habits outside of such events. · Notification of OPT events will be through e-mail, the OPT home page on the WWW, and flyers.


    • Goals

    We would like to provide a way for students that are looking for alternatives to the "Drinking Culture" to get together an have fun doing what they would like to do. Over time we would like to see higher attendance and involvement in activities on campus that do not involve drinking. We would like to have events or activities going on every weekend throughout the year so that students can meet other students and have fun!

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