handbook 1964-65 michigan state university Name Student Number Campus Address Edited by: Clara Handy, Chairman Barbara Green Marguerite Griggs Lynn Hacola Carolyn Ihlenfeldt · • . . A MESSAGE TO MSU COEDS This handbook has been prepared by officers of the Associated Women Students to assist you in obtaining maximum benefit from your association with Michigan State University. Although membership in A WS is auto matic for a woman upon completion of her registration, the unique benefits of the college experience for a woman student are largely dependent upon her recognition of the roles for education in her life. We hope that the education afforded you by Michigan State University will provide for the increasingly complex and multiple roles you will play in the future. Our University is committed to a philosophy of education which encompasses the total student in all aspects of living. Your perspec tives of immediate and future community roles should be affected by the educational experiences within and outside of the classroom. In addition, you will want to become aware of expanding opportun ities and the increasing challenges for the educated woman in our society. The application of your educational encounter will determine the value of your collegiate experience as a contributing factor to your personal life and career futures . Since women no longer must choose between home or a career, your choices and the involvement of your education will relate to the roles you playas an attractively intelligent, and personally poised individual- whether you are employed outside of the home or as a full time homemaker. The programs coordinated and sponsored by the A WS are designed to assist in the development of skills required by the educated and com petent woman. You will find ample opportunity to initiate new programs of special interest, to support activities of tradition and meaning, and to explore relationships between programs for women conducted on the collegiate scene here and elsewhere. We hope you will avail yourselves of every opportunity for an exciting and meaningful educational experience at Michigan State University. 2 • AWS Ha ndbook Laurine E. Fitzgerald Assistant Dean of Students · •• . WE WELCOME YOU Dear fellow students, It is my pleasure, as president of Associated Women Students, to add my welcome to the many others you've been receiving. It is my hope that the coming year will be a successful one for all of us at Michigan State University. Associated Women Students is the organization which serves the inter ests of MSU coeds by establishing a representative form of government for women. It seeks to coordinate programs and activities for women as well as to interpret the sJandards and rules of the University. By payment of University fees, every MSU coed is a member of AWS. This member ship carries with it both privileges and duties. It is our duty to live up to the responsibilities that come with a uni versity education. It is our privilege to take part in this form of student government with its many activities and opportunities for improvement of campus life. A WS is starting the year with a new structure approved only last spring. With this new structure, we hope to be 'better able to carry out our ob jectives and provide a meaningful, representative form of government for women. Each living unit has delegates to the A WS Assembly and representatives to your living unit complex. I hope that you will make an effort to know these girls as they will be informed about many campus activities and decisions of interest to you. I also hope that in the coming year you will become familiar with all of A WS and take an active part so I may come to know you. Once again, I wish you a successful year and hope that A WS will be able to serve you efficiently. Sincerely, Nancy McLaughlin A WS President President's Welcome • 3 · . . . THE ORGANIZATION OF AWS AT MSU CABINET President ~ecretary I AUSG Treasurer Representative President I First Vice- President I I I I ORGANIZATIONS COUNCIL I First Vice-President Complex Women's Organizations Representatives Representatives '" "'-, -' Third Vice- I Second Vice- President I I I I I JUDICIARY COUNCIL I Second Vice-President Complex Board Chairmen '" '" , " COMPLEX BOARD S -'- -'- A WS Residence Boards ASSEMBLY Treasurer Secretary First Vice- President Second Vice- Third Vice- AUSG Repre- sentative President President President I Residence Hall, Sorority, and Supervised Living Unit Representatives I Women's Organizations Representatives I Organiza tions Council Judiciary Council 4 • A WS Handbook . . . . A WORD ABOUT lAWS The Michigan State University A WS is a member of Intercollegiate Association of Women Students. "The lAWS occupies a unique position among the collegiate organizations of this nation by virtue of being the only national women's student government group in the United States of America. As an organization, it offers membership for all college women from accredited colleges and universities, who are then represented by selected local leaders. "Need for an organization of the structure and nature of lAWS has grown from a need for women to accept, adjust to, and develop the powers achieved by them through social, political, and academic equality. The need has shown itself in the desire of the individual for self-study and an evaluation of the college atmosphere in an attempt to achieve mature adjustment. There is also evidence of a need for national expression of repre sentative ideas, desires, and capabilities of individual women students. "lAWS believes that by sponsoring its basic program of activities in accordance with the wishes and needs of its member schools, by the con stant cooperative work of its National Executive Board, and by its strivings to help the American Council on Education with all problems relating to the activities of lAWS, it will eventually achieve its goal of membership for all colleges and universities in America having a women's student govern ing group, and its ideal of increasing the advantages of education for women in the United States and the opportunities for women which logically follow." Excerpts from the 1963-1964 lAWS Manual - Philosophy of lAWS • • • • 1964-65 MSU OFFICERS OF AWS President ... , . ...... .. ....... .. ................. . . Nancy McLaughlin First Vice-President . .. .. ... . . .... . ... . .. ... .. ... .... Anne Greenawalt Second Vice-President .... ... ............. .. ... . .. .. .. Patricia Kearney Third Vice-President . ..... .. . ... . .. .......... .. ......... Marnie Peters Secretary ... .. ..... ....... ... ..... ... .... .. ....... . ..... Rilla Reinko Treasurer .............. . .. . ... . . .. ........ .. ........ Geraldine Jucius AUSG Representative .. . .. ............................. Candy Carmen ADVISORS Dr. Laurine E. Fitzgerald ....... ......... . ... .. ... 155 Student Services Mrs. Mary Luginsland ... ...... ...... .. ....... . ... 101 Student Services A WS Officers • 5 • • • • THE AWS CABINET Meeting informally, the 1964-65 A WS Cabinet makes plans for the current year. Left to right, they are: Nancy McLaughlin, President; Patricia Kear ney, second Vice-President; Marnie Peters, third Vice President; Ann Greenawalt, first Vice-President; Gerry Jucius, Treasurer; Rilla Reinka, Secretary. 6 • A WS Handbook • . . . CODE OF CONDUCT Every undergraduate woman student at Michigan State University is a member of A WS and as such is expected to observe this Code of Conduct: The expectation from every woman resident is that of a good citizen in any community. Discretion and good taste in language, dress, and general standards of conduct in and out of the living unit are the marks of an educated person. These reRect consideration for other residents and promote the possibility of the maximum use of the educational oppor tunity. Accumulation of late minutes represents a lack of thoughtful consideration and respect for the rights and privi leges of others, and withdrawing from them their proper share of freedom. A reminder of their responsibilities for self-management is the following Code of Conduct: "As a student at Michigan State University, I am a member of the Associated Women Students. I will make myself personally responsible for knowing the rules and standards of A WS and my residence and will strive to uphold them to the best of my ability. I shall endeavor to set for myself a pattern of social standards which will be becoming to a college woman for present and future community living." • • • . THE AWS IS A BASIS The Associated Women Students serves in the same capacity as does any governing body because it provides a basis, and the structure for individuals in a group situation, the MSU community. As women members of this University student body, we support this body of rules and regu lations to achieve the common goals of order and coordination. We strive for the coordination of social and academic activities in a congenial atmos phere. We desire order for our own protection of privacy, our privilege of education, and as a precaution against emergency and accident. Together, we set common values and standards for our private and community needs, and together we work to keep them. Code of Conduct • 7 • • • • STUDENT ACTIVITIES 1. ELIGIBILITY The Office of Student Affairs sets forth the following expectation of the University regarding eligibility for office in student organiza tions. A student in good standing with the University, having an all-University two-point (2.0) grade average, and carrying at least 12 credits, is eligible for office. A student must maintain these qualifica tions during the term of office. Beyond meeting this general expecta tion of the University, student organizations may stipulate other requirements. 2. RECORDS OF YOUR ACTIVITIES Each term you will be asked to bring your list of activities up to date on an Activities Card which is kept on file with the cards of your housemates. Be sure to list all your activities as they will serve you well. While you are in school, they will be valuable references for organizations such as Tower Guard, Mortar Board, sororities, and other organizations when they are seeking women eligible for member ship. This information will be sent to the Division of Student Activities, 101 Student Services, at the end of each school year to be kept on file and to serve as reference material. Your future employers will be in terested in your extracurricular activities as well as your academic record. 3. ACTIVITIES FOR YOU The following are some possible leadership positions for which you, as a woman student, can petition: 1. Living unit offices elected during spring term. 2. A WS Assembly women elected from living units during spring term. 3. A WS Complex representatives selected by petition from living units during spring term. 4. All-University Student Government representatives elected from living units during fall term. 5. Class officers elected by each class during spring term. 6. Frosh-Soph Council selected by petition. 7. Junior Council selected by petition. There are many more activities on campus for which you volunteer, petition, or rush. A WS has many activities which welcome help at any time. Just contact your A WS complex representative or the A WS Office, Room 339 Student Services Building. 8 • A WS Handbook 4. ORGANIZATIONS A WS recognizes the benefit and enrichment the various campus clubs and organizations offer to women students. Michigan State University has social, service, and honorary organizations and pro fessional fraternities and societies in almost all areas of interest. These organizations are listed on pages 52-54 of The Spartan Handbook. Some of these organizations are designed especially for women, and these groups are included in the A WS Organizations Council which coordinates and focuses campus events for coeds as well as sponsors special A WS events. Some of these women's organizations are: Women's Inter-Residence Council Activities: Spartan Street Stomp, Officers' Workshop, Officers' Re ception, Freshman Mixers, MSU-UM Mixer, Scholar ship Weekends, Inter-Residence Sing, Big Ten Resi dence Hall Conference. Membership: Representatives are elected from each women's resi dence hall. Every Tuesday. Meetings: Panhellenic Council Activities: Scholarship Trophies, Homecoming, Greek Week, IFC Panhel Sing, Cancer Drive, Annual Scholarship to Foreign Student, Sorority Rush. Membership: Two representatives elected from each of the 21 soror Meetings: ities on campus. Every Wednesday night. Junior Panhellenic Council Activities: Promotion of Panhellenic Spirit, Philanthropic Project, Informal parties for sorority pledge classes. Membership: Girls elected from their respective sororities to repre Meetings: sent their pledge classes. Once every two weeks. Home Economics Council Activities: Membership: Circle Honorary Activities: Membership: Work on subjects of professional and general interest related to Home Economics. Must be Home Economics majors. Talent Show, Tapping of new members. Selection is made on the basis of leadership, citizenship, and service within the residence hall. Spartan Women's League Activities: Spinster Spin, Fall Blood Drive, Koffee Kapers, May Morning Sing Breakfast, Activities Carnival Booth. Membership: Open to all university women. Meetings: Every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Code of Conduct • 9 Orchesis Activities: Membership: Meetings: HPER Club Activities: Membership: Meetings: Tower Guard Activities: Membership: Meetings: Angel Flight Activities: Two dance workshops per week, A large production to be given in the Auditorium, A performance for Cap and Gown. Regular attendance at 1M workshops, Approval of advisor and club membership committee. Every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Clinics, Workshops, Professional Growth Activities, Big-Little Sister Program within the Department. Active participation as a major or a minor in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation is required. Every other Thursday night. Helping students at registration, Reading to blind stu dents, Tutoring, Spinster Spin. 40 members are selected from the top 100 freshmen women on the basis of scholarship, leadership, char acter, and service .. Every other Monday night. Assistance to Arnold Air Society in sponsorship of Coronation Ball and ROTC Blood Drive, Attendance at ROTC Parades, Community Projects, Trips to Air Force Bases, Officers' Wives Teas, Drill Team. Membership: Poise, charm, good appearance, and genuine interest are Meetings: required. Every other Wednesday night. Alpha Lambda Delta Activities: Tutoring List, Service Project, Initiation. Membership: Freshman women with an all-university grade point of 3.5 after two or three terms. Mortar Board Activities: Alumnae Tea, Apple Polishers' Dessert, Lantern Night, May Morning Sing, Scholarship Fund, Calendars. Membership: Members in this national honor society are senior women selected for outstanding scholarship, leadership, and service. Everyone at Michigan State University is interested in some of the special activities student organizations sponsor, such as: Frosh-Soph Daze Homecoming Activities Carnival Career Carnival Who's Who and What's What J-Hop Spinster Spin Water Carnival Greek Week May Morning Sing Junior "500" Lantern Night 10 • AWS Handbook • • • • ALL-UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS A WS, for the convenience of women students, has compiled from vari ous sources the following All-University Regulations about which there has been most demand for information. They are listed below: 1. Students shall neither bring, possess, or consume on the campus of Michigan State University, or in buildings controlled by it, alcoholic beverages, including beer. Violation of this regulation is a suspen sion offense. Students must also observe the liquor laws of the State of Michigan, especially as they apply to: age of the purchaser, furnishing liquor to a minor, transporting liquor in an automobile, or falsely representing age by a minor in a liquor purchase. See page 41 of The Spartan for further regulations pertaining to women students. 2. All new undergraduate students are required to live in University residence halls during their first year at the University. Exceptions to this policy are granted to married students, students who live at home, students who have been admitted to an upper division col lege as a junior or senior, and students who are 21 years of age or older. 3. A parental acknowledgment form must be on file in the Off-Campus Housing Office for every undergraduate student 21 years of age and over who is living in unsupervised housing. This must be on file prior to occupancy. 4. Michigan State University students are prohibited from having members of the opposite sex in their unchaperoned living quarters. See Rules of The Spartan, Page 40 or Sparta Guide. 5. The ringing of a false fire alarm at MSU results in suspension be cause it places the safety and security of others in jeopardy. 6. There are social regulations and procedures which apply to MSU social events for mixed groups (whether they are on or off the campus). Consult the social chairman of your residence hall or contact the Student Activities Division (Student Services Building) for special procedures. 7. According to the administrative ruling of July, 1953, no dogs, cats, or other animals are permitted in university residences. This ruling stems from health and sanitation requirements. NOTE: All-University Regulations are in effect during the entire school year, including the summer session. A Definition of Terms • II • • • • A DEFINITION OF TERMS The following list may be of help to you in understanding the terms which are used in this handbook. 1. University Living Unit Any residence hall, sorority, or 'fraternity house, or approved house for women or men students. This includes cooperative houses for men. 2. Unsupervised Housing Housing facilities for men or women students who have attained the age of 21 years. All-University regulations apply to this housing. 3. Head Residence Advisor The administrator and/or supervisor of the individual living unit. Residence halls, sorority, fraternity, and supervised off-campus living units have these personnel. 4. Resident Assistant Undergraduate student who is responsible in an advisory capacity for each house or precinct level in the residence hall. 5. House Council The governing body of each University living unit composed of the hall, house, or sorority officers. 6. Late Minutes The minutes which have elapsed between the residence closing hour and a woman's return to her living unit. The term may also refer to penalties assigned for violations of individual living unit regulations. 7. All-University Regulations Those regulations pertaining to all students. 8. Individual University Residence Regulations University residences are free to formulate additional regulations for their respective living units. These regulations must meet the minimum standards as prescribed by the Associated Women Stu dents and Michigan State University. 9. Weekday Overnights Absences on any weekday night (Sun.-Thurs.) from the 'student's University residence are called weekday overnights. The student must obtain special permission for this overnight unless going home. 10. Weekend Overnights These are absences on any weekend night (Friday, Saturday, or Saturday and Sunday) from the student's university residence. This absence must be covered by the parental permission unless going home. 12 • AWS Handbook n. Campus A restriction of a woman student to a specified area of her living unit. The A WS board giving the campus will designate to what area (room, house, hall) the woman is restricted and may impose other requirements such as reporting to resident 2.ssistant or the office. 12. Complex A geographical grouping of residence halls. Each complex is served by an A WS judicial body, the Complex Board. • • • • ACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN Coeds are creative in con structing corsages for their "Spinster Spin" dates. Student Activities • 13 • •• • WHAT WE WEAR AT MSU The MSU coed makes her best impression on the visiting public, faculty, and staff when her dress commands respect and indicates her seriousness of purpose. The "best-dressed coed" is attired appropriately and neatly at all times. Activity In town At classes On campus Union Offices Exams At mixers In lounges At spectator sports At the library Shoes Flats Loafers T ennis shoes Dress Skirts Sweaters Blouses Shirtwaists Shifts Street-length culottes and kilts Bermudas, short shorts, skorts, cut-offs, and jeans are never worn in these areas. Slacks may be worn to classes and to the library in cold weather Concerts Plays Lectures Teas Church Semi-formal parties and dances Dresses Suits Dressy skirts and sweaters (hats and gloves for church and teas) Cocktail dresses Short formals Dresses Informal parties and , dances Leisure and Recreational Bermudas activities Slacks Attire to fit the particular sports Heels Heels Heels Flats Loafers Tennis Shoes Dining Room of University Residences Weekdays: Lunch and Dinner Breakfast °Saturday Breakfast and Lunch and Sunday Breakfast Sunday Dinner Classroom dress Flats Classroom dress Bermudas or slacks Classroom dress Bermudas or slacks Dresses Suits Dressy skirts and sweaters Loafers Tennis Shoes Heels Flats °Saturday lunch on football weekends requires classroom dress. 14 • AWS Handbook • • • • ACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN Outstanding women are tapped for Tower Guard and Mortar Board honor aries at the May Morning Sing. Activities for Women _ 15 RESIDENCE ST ANDJ Monday through Thursday Women's closing hours, End of men's visiting hours: Quiet hours: 11:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 a.m. Quiet hours during exam week: Continuous Hours when men are permitted in the public areas of women's residence halls: Men may call for , Men may remain as guests: 11:00 a.m. -11:30 p.m.o Men's visiting ho~s in sororities: 1:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Men's visiting hours in approved off-campus houses: 4:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Women may not remain in fra- ternity houses beyond: 11:00 p.m. Overnight guests are permitted in women's living units: \ i °Co-educational complexes have special regulations. Women are not permitted in men's residence 16 • AWS Handbook ARDS AND HOURS Friday and Saturday Sunday 1:00 a.m. 12:00 midnight ; " 12:00 midnight - 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. -11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Continuous Continuous women at any time between 7:00 a.m. and closing hours 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 a.m.o 10:00 a.m. - midnightO Friday 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. - midnight 4:00 p.m.- 1:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. - midnight 12:30 a.m. 11:30 p.m. J I These two nights only ! halls past women's hall closing hours. Standards and Hours • 17 • ••• THE AWS CONSTITUTION REVISED - 1964 Article I - Name Section 1. The name of this association shall be the Associated Women Students. Article II - Objectives and Policies Section 1. The objectives of this organization shall be to: a. Establish and administer a representative form of govern ment whereby the interests of all women students shall be served. b. Consider problems relating to the role and responsibilities of women students at Michigan State University. c. Serve as coordinator of women's activities and promote the participation of women students in co-curricular activities. d. Recommend to the appropriate administrative authority standards of conduct and regulations for women students. Section 2. The policies of this organization shall be consistent with the objectives stated above and with the policies set forth by the Intercollegiate Association of Women Students. Article III - Membership Section 1. All full-time, undergraduate women who are officially registered at Michigan State University shall be members of this organiza tion. Section 2. Each woman is responsible for a knowledge of the Constitution, By-Laws, and Regulations of the Association. Article IV - Finances Section 1. The A WS Cabinet, in conjunction with the Assistant Dean of Students, shall compile and, during the Spring term, submit to the University Comptroller a proposed budget of funds that are necessary for the following year. The total amount of the budget will be subject to the approval of the University Comp troller and the Faculty Committee. Section 2. Expenditures of funds shall be consistent with the A WS budget and shall be implemented through the A WS Treasurer with the approval of the Assistant Dean of Students. Article V - Officers Section 1. Composition: The executive power of the Associated Women Students shall be vested in the following officers: the President, the First Vice-President, the Second Vice-President, the Third Vice President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the AUSG Repre sentative. 18 • AWS Handbook Section 2. Qualifications: a. The President shall maintain an all-University average of 2.2, b e a Junior or Senior during her term of office, and have had experience in A WS at a minimum of the Complex level. b. The First Vice-President shall maintain an all-University average of 2.2 and have had experience on a central com mittee of an A WS project. c. The Second Vice-President shall maintain an all-University average of 2.2 and have had experience in AWS at a mini mum of the Complex level. d. The Third Vice-President shall maintain an all-University average of 2.2 and have A WS experience. e. The Secretary shall maintain an all-University average of 2.2 and have A VVS experience. f. The Treasurer shall maintain an all-University average of 2.2 and have A WS experience. g. The AUSG Representative shall have an all-University average of 2.2 and have AUSG experience and A WS ex perience. Section 3. Elections : a. The Nominating Committee shall, with the A WS advisors, prepare the slate of candidates. b. Nominations shall be made from petitions submitted by in terested and qualified women. c. The time of elections shall be determined by the A WS Cabinet. d. The assembly shall be the body that elects the Cabinet officers. They shall receive the slate two weeks before the vote is to be held. Section 4. Duties: a. President 1.) Preside over meetings of the AWS Cabinet and Assembly. 2.) Act as the official voting representative of A WS when necessary or delegate that responsibility to oth~r mem bers of the Cabinet. 3.) Insure orientation of new officers. 4.) ,Write an annual report. b . First Vice-President 1.) Preside over meetings of the Organizations Council. 2.) Assume the duties of the President in her absence. 3). Secure A WS Cabinet approval of programs originating in or sponsored by the Organizations Council. 4.) Be responsible for planning, conducting, and evaluating all A WS sponsored projects of her Council. 5.) Write an annual report. AWS Constitution _ 19 c. Second Vice-President 1.) Preside over meetings of the Judiciary Council. 2.) Assume the duties of the President in the absence of both the President and the First Vice-President. 3.) Secure the A WS Cabinet approval for new judiciary policies and procedures. 4.) Write an annual report. d. Third Vice-President 1.) Coordinate all A WS public information such as the A WS handbooks, newsletters, and manuals. 2.) Be responsible for carrying out the election procedures in conjunction with the Nominating Committee. 3.) Be Michigan State. University's lAWS Contact. 4.) Write an annual report. e. Secretary 1.) Record all minutes of the A WS Cabinet and Assembly. 2.) Organize office procedure and filing system. 3.) Keep an accurate record of attendance of the A WS Cabinet and Assembly. 4.) Coordinate the functions of all A WS secretaries. 5.) Write an annual report. f. Treasurer 1. Perform the duties that regularly pertain to that office as stated in Robert's Rules of Order, Revised. 2.) Receive a budget from all appropriate committee chair men. 3.) Prepare an annual budget to submit to the A WS Cabi net and Assembly. 4.) Write an annual report. g. AUSG Representative 1.) Attend all AUSG meetings and report to AWS Cabinet. Report to AUSG our opinions on matters under AUSG consideration. 2.) Maintain and stimulate communication between A WS and AUSG. Article VI - Cabinet Section 1. Composition: The A WS Cabinet shall be composed of the President, the First Vice-President, the Second Vice-President, the Third Vice President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the AUSG Representa tive. 20 • A WS Handbook Section 2. Duties: a. Coordinate all A WS business. b. Secure A WS Assembly approval of policies and business as required in the Constitution or as deemed necessary by the A WS Cabinet. c. Insure that the A WS policies and objectives are maintained and developed. Section 3. Meetings of the Cabinet shall be called by the President or may be called by a group of members of the Cabinet upon the ap proval of the A WS Cabinet advisors. In case of vacancies occurring in the Cabinet, the remaining members shall appoint a successor. Section 4. , Article VII - Organizations Council Section 1. Composition: The Organizations Council shall be composed of the First Vice President, representative's from women's organizations, and one representative from each geographical Complex Board. Section 2. Qualifications and Selection: a. Each geographical Complex Board shall select one Council member. This woman does not have to be a member of the Complex Board. b. Each organization's representative must be a member of that organization's executive council. Section 3. Duties: a. Be responsible for the planning, execution, and evaluation of all programs which will carry out the objectives and goals of A WS. b. Coordinate all activities of women's organizations. c. Communicate information about constituent groups to all women students. d. Select chairmen of projects originating in or sponsored by the Council. Section 4. Meetings of the Organizations Council shall be called by the First Vice-President, who shall serve as Chairman. Judiciary Power Section 1. The judicial power of A WS shall be vested in the Judiciary Article VIII - Section 2. Council and its subordinate councils. Judiciary Council a. The Judiciary Council shall be composed of the Second Vice-President and the chairman of each Complex Board. b. Duties: 1.) Be the highest court of appeals for judicial cases. 2.) Be responsible for the training of all judicial members. 3.) Study and discuss methods of handling judiciary cases. AWS Constitution • 21 4.) Develop and recommend policies and standards of con duct for Michigan State University women. 5.) Evaluate present procedures and policies and make rec ommendations for change to the Cabinet. c. Meetings shall be called by the Second Vice-President, who Section 3. Complex Boards: shall serve as chairman. a. The A WS Cabinet shall divide the living units into geo graphical Complexes. b. Membership: 1.) Each living unit shall have a number of representatives on the Complex Board equal to their representation in the Assembly. 2.) Complex representatives shall be selected by the A WS Residence Board with the following qualifications: a.) Not more than 50 per cent of these members shall be members of the A WS Residence Board. b.) The chairman of the A WS Residence Board shall be included in this number. c. The chairman of the Complex Board will be selected from and by the members of the Complex Board. d. Duties: 1.) Handle cases of a more serious or repeated nature. 2.) Review cases from the A WS Residence Board. 3.) Select a woman from their area to serve on the Organiza tions Council. 4.) Assist the Judiciary Council in carrying out their objec tives and goals. e. Meetings shall be called by the Complex Board Chairman. Section 4. A WS Residence Boards: a. The A WS Residence Board shall be composed of a minimum of five members from that living unit. b. The chairman of the A WS Residence Board shall be selected in accordance with the Residence constitution. c. Duties: 1.) Hear cases involving infractions of house rules and women's regulations. 2.) Help administer any A WS penalty. d. Meetings of the A WS Residence Board shall be called by the chairman. Article IX - A WS Assembly Section 1. Composition: The voting delegation of the A WS Assembly shall be composed of representatives from supervised living units and from women's organizations, as well as members of the A WS Organizations 22 • A WS Handbook Council and the A WS Judiciary Council. This Assembly shall be an open meeting. Section 2. Elections: a. Each residence for women shall elect one representative for every 100 students. b. Each off-campus supervised living unit for women shall select one representative. c. Each women's organization shall select one representative. Section 3. Duties and Powers: a. Present all members with an understanding of A WS business. b . Propose items for consideration by the various A WS bodies. c. Approve the following items when brought to its attention by the Cabinet: 1.) Recommendations for changes in women's regulations: 2.) Yearly budget. 3.) New projects. d. Elect the Cabinet officers. e. Approve Constitutional Amendments. f. Endorse or reject A WS Cabinet policies and recommenda tions. Section 4. Meetings of the A WS Assembly shall be called by the A WS Cabinet or by 10 per cent of the members of the Assembly with the approval of the A WS advisors. Article X - Committees Section 1. The Cabinet, the Organizations and Judiciary Councils, the Complex and A WS Residence Boards shall create any ad hoc or special committees when they deem it necessary. Article XI - Advisors Section 1. The Assistant Dean of Students will be the advisor for As sociated Women Students. Section 2. The Assistant Dean may designate other members of the staff of the Office of Student Affairs to assist in this advisory capacity. Article XII - Amendments and Rules of Order Section 1. The constitution shall be amended by a two-thirds vote of the Assembly, provided that Assembly members are informed of the substance of such proposed amendments two weeks prior to the meeting at which the vote is taken. SeCtion 2. The by-laws shall be amended by a two-thirds vote of the Cabinet. Section 3. Robert's Rules of Order, Revised shall be the parliamentary authority for all matters of procedure not specifically covered by this constitution or its by-laws. A WS Constitution • 23 • • • • ACTIVITIES FOR WOMEN Spring brings casual fashions to campus, with the emphasis on bright colors and gay prints. 24 • A WS Handbook • . . . AWS REGULATIONS I. Residence Regulations A. Living Units may establish additional regulations by action of their house councils with the approval of the A WS Judiciary Council. B. A record of late minutes will be maintained in each living unit. Each individual A WS Residence Board will devise its own penalty system to be in keeping with the offense, and appropriate for the person involved. C. The system of penalties used by individual A WS Residence Boards must be approved by the A WS Judiciary Council. D. Infractions of standards established by the A WS Judiciary Council will be referred to the A WS Residence Board, the Complex Board, or the A WS Judiciary Council. II. Callers in University Residences A. Women in Men's Residences 1. Fraternities and Cooperatives a. Women students may visit only under the following conditions: 1. The official Head Resident Advisor employed by the Uni versity must be present. 2. Women are permitted only in public areas of the residence. 3. Women students may go below the first floor of men's resi dences on week nights when they are working on all University sponsored activities which are approved by the Head Resident Advisor. The Head Resident Advisor must be present. b. Individual houses may establish more restricted visiting hours to which women students must conform. A copy of the visiting hours of individual men's residences is on file in the AWS office, 339 Student Services. c. At exchange dinners and parties, the chaperones must be in the house before the women are admitted and must remain during the entire function. 2. Men's Residence Halls Women students are restricted to the established public areas. B. Guests in Women's Residences 1. Residents may have overnight guests on Friday and Saturday nights during the term. Overnight guests are not permitted on evenings preceeding class days or examination days as determined by the University. In addition, guests are prohibited on those weekend nights preceeding final examination periods. 2. The hostess may not take an overnight while she has a guest. A WS Regulations • 25 3. Residents are expected to make arrangements for their guests in advance. All guests must be registered by the hostess with the Head Resident Advisor no later than the closing hours of the day they arrive. 4. All overnight guests must observe University regulations and must sign in and out on the guest signout sheet provided by the living unit. 5. A student hostess is responsible for her guest and must assume all penalties contracted by her guest, unless the guest is a stu dent of MSU or of a college to which the infractions can be referred. Student nurses, student teachers, and others training off-campus must assume the responsibility for all penalties ac quired while visiting the campus. 6. It is recommended that coeds entertain no more than three guests per term. This recommendation is made in consideration of other students and to maintain the academic atmosphere of the living unit. 7. Special requests for guests during the week must be referred in advance to one of the A WS Advisors in Student Services Building, or to the A WS Complex advisor in an emergency situation. III. Signing out A. For the evening 1. If planning to be out of her residence after 8:00 p.m. each coed must sign out on her own daily sign out card stating her exact destination, (i.e. library) so that she may be contacted in case of an emergency. 2. If a coed is out of her residence after 8:00 p.m. and realizes that she has not signed out, she must notify her Head Resident Advisor immediately. B. For overnight or weekend absences 1. A coed must sign out before 11:00 p .m. on the night of her de parture. A special overnight absence sheet is provided by her living unit. This sign out requires: a. The name, full address, and phone number of her hostess. b. The date and time of her departure. c. The date and time of her expected return. . 2. When a coed, out of the residence, discovers that she has for gotten to sign out for an overnight or a weekend absence, she must call her Head Resident Advisor immediately and give the necessary information. She will not receive a penalty if she notifies her Advisor before 11 :00 p.m. on the day of her departure. 3. A coed must leave the residence before closing hours on the night of her departure unless special permission has been granted by the A WS Residence Board or her Head Resident Advisor. 26 • A WS Handbaok 4. The absence of a coed from her residence after closing hours which requires notification of campus police and/ or her family will be referred to the Office of Student Affairs. IV. Signing In A. After returning to her residence, a girl must sign in immediately on the card on which she si~ned out, indicating the time of her return. B. A coed must return within regular closing hours unless she has ob tained special permission from the A WS Residence Board or her Head Resident Advisor. C. Every woman student must sign in immediately upon returning to the residence during registration week, whether or not she plans to stay overnight. If she leaves the campus again before classes start, she must sign out on the overnight signout sheet. This notifies the management that she is returning to her room, and leaves a record for reference in case of an emergency. V. Late Return A. When delayed, a coed is to notify her Head Resident Advisor, before closing hours if possible, indicating the expected time of her arrival. 1. Word by a friend will not be accepted. 2. If a coed does not recall her Head Resident Advisor's number, she is to call the MSU information number 355-1855 and ask for the residence's office number. It is always possible to reach the Head Resident Advisor. 3. A coed may call collect if she does not have enough money. The Advisor must be reimbursed by the student. 4. The coed must call a second time if she is delayed again beyond her first anticipated arrival time. B. Parents may be notified of their daughter's delay if the Head Resi dent Advisor has not been able to locate her within an hour. VI. Permissions A. Overnight Permissions 1. Every woman living in a University Residence must have a Paren tal Permission Card on record. The Permission Card is returned by her parents directly to her Head Resident Advisor. The card will indicate the nature of permission required by the resident prior to her sign-out for an overnight. Permission may be granted as follows: a. Standard Permission: a woman may sign-out to the specific places indicated by the parents on the Permission card. No further notification by the parents is necessary. b. Limited Permission: requires that the parents notify, in writing, the Resident Advisor each time that the woman student wishes to leave the living unit overnight. A WS Regulations • 27 c. Special Permission : makes it possible for the woman to take week-end overnights without further notification from parents to the residence unit staff. d. Written Permission is not required for a coed to go to her own home at any time. 2. Weekday overnights for a destination other than home must be cleared through the Resident Advisor by a letter from the coed's parents. 3. Special permission to stay overnight in an out-of-town hotel, motel, and/or ski center may be granted by a coed's parents on the Pm'en tal Permission Card. If this permission has not been given pre viously, such permission must be sent by the parent directly to the Head Resident Advisor each time the student wishes to stay overnight in a hotel, motel, or ski center. a. Kellogg Center at MSU, and the Women's League and Michi gan Union in Ann Arbor are considered to be hotels. b. An out-of-town hotel, motel, or ski center is one not having an East Lansing or Lansing address or phone number. c. A coed may stay overnight in a greater Lansing area hotel and/or motel only with her parents, and only if her parents talk with the Head Resident Advisor. d. If so specified, the letter granting permission to stay at a ski center may cover the entire skiing season. Ski trips are never sponsored by the University, and, therefore, the University assumes no responsibility for these trips. 4. A coed may take five overnight absences in the greater Lansing East Lansing area each term. a. These five overnights may be taken consecutively or separately. b. Any residence having a Lansing or East Lansing address or phone number and/or where University hours are not in effect is included in this area. c. If additional overnights in the greater Lansing-East Lansing area are necessary, special permission may be obtained from the A WS Judiciary Council. 5. A coed may stay as a guest in another Michigan State University residence, on weekends, provided that guest provisions have been made and that she signs out for an overnight absence on her living unit's overnight absence sheet. These overnights are in addition to those covered in Section 4, above. B. Working Permissions 1. Work Permits a. All coeds working outside the residence hall past closing hours must obtain a work permit. Work permits granting extensions of time must be granted by the A WS Residence Board each term such a permit is necessary. 28 • A WS Handbook 1. Work permits for those coeds who work regularly must be obtained by petitioning the A WS Residence Board be fore the job begins. 2. It is recommended that a girl who wishes to work have a 2.0 all-university average and a 2.0 the preceeding term. 3. Work permits for special occasions must be obtained in advance from the A WS Residence Board or the Head Resi dent Advisor. b. The latest hours granted for work permits are 12 midnight Monday through Thursday, 1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights, and 12:30 Sunday night. c. Signing out 1. A coed must give the name, address, and phone number of her employer to her Head Resident Advisor. 2. She must sign out on the daily signout card. 2. Special Babysitting Regulations a. No dates may be entertained while a girl is taking care of children. b. A coed returning after closing hours must be accompanied by someone from her place of employment unless otherwise ar ranged in advance with the Head Resident Advisor. C. Special Permissions 1. Special time extensions are granted by A WS to cover certain University functions. a. 11:30+ permissions are granted for cultural programs spon sored by the University. A coed with an 11:30+ extension must return to her living unit within 30 minutes after the function has ended or within her normal closing hours. The functions for which 11:30+ extensions are granted in clude: Lecture-Concert Series University Theatre Other activities covered by the student activity book b. The Student-Faculty Social Affairs Committee designates five weekend nights during the year as 2:00 a.m. late permis sions nights. Organizations are granted the late permission privilege for social events they sponsor on those designated nights. Women students attending such social events may use the 2:00 a.m. late permission closing hour. In addition, J-Hop and Spinster Spin have been designated as special 2:00 a.m. late permission events. Women students attending these events may use the 2:00 a.m. late permission privilege. 2. Special permissions require the following on the daily sign-out card: a. The exact function attended A WS Regulations • 29 b. The time granted for return 3. A coed may not leave her living unit before 7 :00 a.m. without consulting her Head Resident Advisor in advance. 4. A coed who must return to the residence hall between closing hours and 7:00 a.m. must have permission in advance from the A WS Residence Board or the Head Resident Advisor. 5. Closing hours in all student residences is 10:00 p.m. the last night of the exam period. Any girl wishing to remain in a residence more than 24 hours after her last exam, or past the closing of the residence hall for the vacation period, must have permission from her Head Resident Advisor. 6. All residences close for vacation periods at 12:00 noon the morning following the last exam of the tenn. Special provision is made for June Commencement. VII. Serenades A. Serenades are held on Monday and Thursday nights. No exceptions will be made without permission of the East Lansing City Council and A WS Residence Board. B. Concerning the men: 1. Call in advance the Head Resident Advisor of the living unit where the serenade is to take place. 2. Conclude the serenade by 11:30 p .m. (This is an East Lansing city ordinance.) 3. Burning insignia on the sidewalks is prohibited. C. Concerning the women: 1. Sundecks may not be used during serenades. 2. Observers should turn off their lights as a courtesy. VIII. Official University Trips or Activities which Require Early Departure, Late Return, or Overnight Permission. Women students participating in activities which necessitate any of the above special permissions must secure approval from the Student Activities Division. The advisor for the trip or activity should request such permission, using the appropriate form, two weeks prior to the date of the event. Overnight permissions granted for participation in official University activities or trips will not affect the number of social overnight permissions women may take. IX. Miscellaneous A. No food may be delivered to the living unit after closing hours. B. University residences may hold open houses on special occasions such as Parents' Weekend. Details concerning an open house must be checked out with the Head Resident Advisor. 30 • A WS Handbook C. Women students are urged to take precautions to avoid being alone outside their living units after dark. It is advisable to stay on well traveled paths and walk with other people. These regulations apply to all University women's residences, sorority houses, and off-campus approved housing, inclusively. Infractions of regu lations are referred by petition to the appropriate board of A WS. A WS Regulations • 31 SlS-lOM-84-CR