2. To promote a better mutual understanding and stronger ties with the American community.

3. To Promote understanding with students and other student organization in and around the University.

4. To act as liaison between the African Students of the University and other African Students organizations outside.

2. The Executive Council shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, Publicity and Information Officer, and a Program Chairman.

3.The Officers shall be elected by a single majority of the members present, by secret ballot.

4. The term of office shall be one academic year. The officers may be nominated for re-election, such re-election being for one additional term only.

5 Any vacancies shall be filled by a special election called for by the Executive Council.

2. The Vice-President shall succeed the President in case of his inability to fulfill his office. He shall assist the President in the performance of his duties.

3. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the Executive Council and the Association. He shall prepare the Agenda with the President.

4. The Treasurer shall collect all dues and pay all bills approved in accordance with Article X. He shall submit a financial report at the end of each semester or whenever required. He shall keep accounts and handle the funds in a manner approved by the Auditor of Student Organizations, Purdue University.

5. The Publicity and Information Officers shall handle all matters of publicity and public relations for the Association. He should contact new students in Africa prior to their departure and arrange for their reception on arrival at Purdue University.

6. The Program Chairman shall prepare and execute detailed plans for social activities.

7. The Faculty Advisor shall be the vinculum between the University and the Association.

8. The Executive Council shall present a budget and a tentative program at the first meeting oif the academic year.

9. The House shall have the right to suspend, expel, or exclude any member from the Association and from its functions upon the recommendation of a discipline committee set up in accordance with Article XII, section I.

10 . The Executive Council shall at all times be responsible to the Association for the proper conduct of the affairs in discharging his duties, he may on the recommendation of the Assembly be dismissed form the post. Failure to attend three consecutive m eetings of the Executive without a reasonable cause shall automatically disqualify the member.

2. Each year twenty percent (20%) of the budgeted income from dues shall be placed in a special reserve fund to cover any extra ordinary expenditure or to supplement a deficit in the budget.

3. The budget shall be estimated in accordance with previous membership and any income in excess of the estimate shall automatically be placed into the special reserved fund. Any surplus of budget shall be placed in the reserve fund.

4. Any extra ordinary expenditures which do not exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00) may be approved by the Executive Council. Any extra ordinary expenditure in excess of fifteen dollars ($15.00) must be approved by the Assembly. If the total of the extra or dinary expenditure for the budgeted period exceeds twenty percent (20%) of the budgeted reserve fund, the approval of the Assembly must be obtained.

2. Any member may with the support of ten percent (10%) of the membership, require that an extraordinary meeting be called.

2. Annual elections shall be conducted by a Returning Officer duly elected by secret ballot, and the Returning Officer shall appoint his own secretary.

3. A nomination, to be valid, must be seconded by at least two members, and must have the consent of the nominee.

4. A member shall not hold more than one office at the time.

2. Proposed amendments to the Constitution shall be announced at least one meeting prior to the voting on the issue.

3. All amendements shall be subjected to the approval of the Offices of the Dean of Men and Dean of Women.