CONSTITUTION OF 
AFFILIATED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF THE NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
IN THE WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE AREA

Fu-Chung Alumni Association in DC Area (FCAADC) www.fc-dc.org

大華府師大附中校友會

ARTICLE I - Name and Objectives

1.1

The name of this organization shall be Affiliated Senior High School of the National Taiwan Normal University Alumni Association in the Washington-Baltimore Area, and, in short, Fu-Chung Alumni Association in DC Area, or FCAADC.

1.2

Objectives

a.

To promote understanding and to enhance cooperation among members through social contacts.

b.

To facilitate the interaction between the Fu-Chung alumni and current students and to provide assistance to current students through scholarship, study grant and other means.

1.3

The Association shall be a non-political and non-profit making organization.

ARTICLE II - Membership

2.1

All alumni and staff of the Fu-Chung shall be eligible for membership in the Association.

2.2

A member who paid annual dues in full shall be eligible to vote and to be elected to the office.

ARTICLE III - Control and Amendments

3.1

Basic control of the Association resides with the voting members whose rights and obligations are defined in this Constitution. This control is manifested through the election of the Directors, and through the approval or disapproval of proposed amendments to this Constitution.

3.2

The Board or any ten (10) voting members may submit an amendment or amendments to this Constitution. The amendments shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of this Constitution when ratified by two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members of the Associations.

ARTICLE IV - Board of Directors

4.1

Organization

a.

Determination of policy and overall direction of the affairs of the Association shall be the responsibility of the Board of Directors, the number of which shall be seven (7).

b.

All the Directors shall be elected directly by the members and shall have equal authority and responsibility in meetings of the Board.

4.2

 Tenure

a.

Four (4) Directors shall be elected to serve a two-year term and three Directors to serve a one-year term for the first Board.

b.

All Directors elected thereafter for the succeeding Boards shall serve a two-year term.

c.

All Directors shall be limited to serve one two-year term. One may be re-elected after an intermission.

d.

The Board may recommend a special election to elect a successor to fill the vacancy of a Director for the unexpired terms.

4.3

Duties

a.

The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Association and shall preside all meetings.

b.

The Vice-President shall assist the President, and shall perform all duties of the President in the latter's absence or inability to act.

c.

The Secretary shall be responsible for drafting and keeping a complete record of all minutes, proceedings, correspondence, news release, notice or communications.

d.

The Treasurer shall be responsible for the finance of the Association; and he shall annually submit a written report of the treasury to the Association.

e.

The Activity Director shall be responsible for the planning and coordination of all the social activities.

f.

The Membership Director shall be responsible for maintaining and publication of a directory of the members in good standing.

g.

The Communication Director shall be responsible for arranging all internal and external communications.

ARTICLE V-Due and Remuneration

5.1

The amount of annual dues shall be decided by the Board of Directors.

5.2

The Directors shall serve without pay.

ARTICLE VI-Meetings & Social Activities

6.1

The Board shall plan and organize all meetings and social activities.

6.2

There shall be at least one plenary meeting of the Association every year. The President shall make an annual report to the member on the state of the Association. The Treasurer shall make an annual financial report of the Association.

ARTICLE VII-Dissolution

7.1

When there are no activities for two year, this organization will be dissolved by member's votes.

7.2

Upon dissolution of the organization, all the organization assets will be donated to the scholarship and study grant of current Fu-Chung Students.