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Article I
Section 1. Membership
The membership of the Association shall be limited to individuals who have been admitted members of the Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity, of the U.P. College of Law, and are no longer enrolled in the University. Members shall be called Alphans.
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Article II
Meetings
Section 1. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Alphans shall be held at the principal office of the Association in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on the first Saturday of the month of May of each year at 10:00 o'clock in the morning or at such time as the Board of Trustees may fix.
The Annual Meeting may for valid reasons be postponed by the Board of Trustees upon notice to the Alphans and the Securities and Exchange Commission, but the new date therefore must be set not later than sixty (60) days from the date fixed therein which shall also be on a Saturday.

Section 2. Special Meeting
Special meetings may be called by the Board of Trustees or upon petition by at least (10%) percent of the Alphans registered in the directory. Notice and purpose of the special meeting shall be served to all Alphans at least three (3) days prior to the meeting.

Section 3. Notices
Notice to the time and place of the annual and special meetings of the Alphans shall be given either personally or by mail addressed to each Alphan of record at the official address left by such member with the Secretary of the Association or at last known post-office address at least one (1) week before set date for such meeting. The notice of special meeting shall state briefly the purpose of the meeting, and no other business shall be acted upon at such meeting, except by a majority vote of all the Alphans present constituting a quorum.

Section 4. Quorum
A quorum for any meeting of the Alphans shall consists of a majority of the Alphans, and a majority of such quorum shall decide any question at the meeting, save and except in those matters where the Corporation Cide requires the affirmative vote of a greater proportion.

Section 5. Order of Business
The order of Business at the annual meeting of the Alphan members shall be as follows:
(1) Proof of the required notice of the meeting;
(2) Proof of the presence of a quorum;
(3) Reading of the minutes of previous meeting and action taken thereon;
(4) Unfinished business;
(5) New business, as may be applicable;
(6) Election of Trustees every two years.

The order of business at any meeting may be changed by a vote of a majority of the Alphans present.

Section 6. Proxy
An Alphan may authorize another Alphan to cast a ballot or vote by proxy in the form prescribed by the Board of Trustees to be presented on or before the scheduled meeting of the Secretary General.

Section 7. Voting by Mail
Voting by mail shall be permitted subject to such rules and regulations as the Board of Trustees prescribe in respect to actions or items in the Agenda for Annual or Special Meetings of the Association. In case of election of the Board of Trustees, the Commission on Elections shall prescribe the form and the rules and regulations applicable to the same.

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