Difference between revisions of "First Vice President"
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Being "In Charge of Fellowship" means, at a bare minimum, compelling new people at [[meetings]] to [[introduce yourself|introduce themselves]]. A loose interpretation of the text would seem to indicate that the 1st VP also has the responsibility of actively recruiting new members, though this rarely occurs in practice. | Being "In Charge of Fellowship" means, at a bare minimum, compelling new people at [[meetings]] to [[introduce yourself|introduce themselves]]. A loose interpretation of the text would seem to indicate that the 1st VP also has the responsibility of actively recruiting new members, though this rarely occurs in practice. | ||
| − | Because the 1st VP has a dearth of real responsibilities, it is often a retirement position, where officers find themselves when they have outlived their usefulness, but not their popularity. | + | Because the 1st VP has a dearth of real responsibilities, it is often a retirement position, where officers find themselves when they have outlived their usefulness, but not their popularity. Conversely, the post has sometimes been used as a 'waiting room', in cases where the organization sees two well-qualified presidential candidates in an election: the more senior (often literally) of the two will be elected President, while the one with more time left to serve at [[CMU|C (no hyphen) M (no U)]] will get to remain on Exec while waiting to move up to the top spot the following year. |
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| + | Astute students of [[democracy]] will realize that the latter approach is not without its hazards. | ||
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Revision as of 14:43, 1 April 2007
The First Vice President assumes all powers and privileges of the President in the event of the President's timely demise. The 1st VP's charter in the Bylaws is as follows:
The First Vice-President shall be in charge of fellowship and shall actively recruit new members.
Being "In Charge of Fellowship" means, at a bare minimum, compelling new people at meetings to introduce themselves. A loose interpretation of the text would seem to indicate that the 1st VP also has the responsibility of actively recruiting new members, though this rarely occurs in practice.
Because the 1st VP has a dearth of real responsibilities, it is often a retirement position, where officers find themselves when they have outlived their usefulness, but not their popularity. Conversely, the post has sometimes been used as a 'waiting room', in cases where the organization sees two well-qualified presidential candidates in an election: the more senior (often literally) of the two will be elected President, while the one with more time left to serve at C (no hyphen) M (no U) will get to remain on Exec while waiting to move up to the top spot the following year.
Astute students of democracy will realize that the latter approach is not without its hazards.
President | First Vice President | Second Vice President | Corresponding Secretary | Recording Secretary | Treasurer | Sergeant at Arms
