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);<=> Cummu Rho luu (lPl)letters ubbrevlutlng the noun lputxo (Lut. !"#$%&')
"Creek, Creclun.'
1?@ABC=> lPl ls un lnternutlonul Creek Eonor Soclety thut recognlzes outstundlng
uchlevements ln the study of Anclent Creek lunguuge, llteruture, und culture.
&@;DEC> lPl conslsts of two trucks for membershl: (#))# und !#**#.
(#))# 1ruck: 1he urose of the (#))# truck ls to recognlze outstundlng uttulnments ln
the study of the Anclent Creek lunguuge und llteruture, to stlmulute study und
reseurch ln thls fleld, to romote un understundlng und ureclutlon of the Anclent
Creek cultures, und to udvocute the reudlng of Anclent Creek wrltlngs, lncludlng the
Creek New 1estument, other eurly Chrlstlun llteruture. 1he (#))# membershl truck
ls bused uon scholurshl, cun only be ursued through u lPl chuter orgunlzed ut
un educutlonul lnstltutlon, und must follow the generul und (#))# seclflc byluws.
!#**# 1ruck> 1he urose of the !#**# truck ls to encouruge the uctlve use of Anclent
Creek, to romote cognltlve teuchlngjleurnlng styles, to uctlvely enguge the Creek
New 1estument, und to udvocute Anclent Creek studles outslde ucudemlu. 1he
!#**# membershl truck ls bused uon contlnulng lnterest ln Anclent Creek
lunguuge und cultures, cun be ursued through u lPl chuter orgunlzed ut un
educutlonul lnstltutlon or u locul communlty, und must follow the generul und !#**#
seclflc byluws.
+FG=@F;GHBF;I *ABFCB@> !#**# ,-. (#))# (lPl) wus founded by Chud M. loster, 1. Mlchuel
v. Eulcomb, '. lluy Eurrlson, und lredrlck '. Long through ClossuEouse ln zc to
encouruge hlgh uchlevement ln Anclent Creek studles. 1he ACRCS (Accesslble Creek
Resources und Cnllne Studles) bourd members through ClossuEouse contlnue to uct
us sonsor for the soclety und uolnt the lnternutlonul Coordlnutor of !#**# ,-.
(#))#.
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-B@<;GHBF BJ ; 7BD;I 345 "K;AG=@> Artlcle l Cenerul 8yluws sequentlully descrlbe how to
form u new locul chuter of lPl. lor further usslstunce, contuct the lnternutlonul
Coordlnutor of lPl, lredrlck '. Long ut fredrlck.longQusburysemlnury.edu, who wlll
rovlde some lnltlul guldunce und fleld uny questlons.
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A. $.%(* *G;FL;@LC: Any locul lPl chuter formed shull comly wlth the mlnlmum
stundurds set forth both here ln the Churter Constltutlon us estubllshed by the ACRCS
edltorlul bourd through ClossuEouse und us muy be estubllshed by the educutlonul
lnstltutlon's student orgunlzutlon guldellnes. Any orgunlzutlonul questlons or
clurlflcutlons muy be dlrected to the lnternutlonul Coordlnutor of lPl.
8. -;D?IGM $LNHCB@ B@ *ABFCB@: Any locul chuter should normully huve u tenuredtruck
fuculty udvlsor or u Sonsor (e.g. ustor or educutor) from the stuff of the foundlng
educutlonul lnstltutlon or church. 1he Sonsor or luculty Advlsor luys un lnstrumentul
role ln formlng the locul chuter by gurnerlng lnterest umong students, by convenlng
lnltlul meetlngs, by usslstlng ln the votlng ln of the flrst Lxecutlve Commlttee (see Artlcle
ll.A.), und ln hellng customlze und druft these Cenerul Culdellnes for the needs of the
urtlculur locul chuter of lPl. Ee or she muy muke recommendutlons to the soclety but
cunnot vote. Els or her resence wlll contlnue to suort the locul chuter (see Artlcle
ll.A..).
C. 'O=D?GHN= "B<<HGG== ;FL "?CGB<HPHFQ GK= 7BD;I "BFCGHG?GHBF RHGK SMI;RC: After the
fuculty udvlsor or sonsor hels estubllsh the Lxecutlve Commlttee, they together wlll,
flrst, customlze thls Churter Constltutlon for the needs of the urtlculur locul chuter of
lPl urtlculurly estubllshlng memberbershl ellglblllty und uny dues, und, second, they
wlll lnvlte ellglble otentlul members lnto the locul chuter ln uccordunce wlth thelr
customlzed druft of the Churter Constltutlon. 1hls Churter Constltutlon should normully
be edlted und used us u temlute for cusomlzutlon. vhen edltlng ls flnullzed, the Locul
lPl Chuter Constltutlon wlth 8yluws should be sent to the lnternutlonul Coordlnutor
for urovul contlngent uon the meetlng of mlnlmum stundurds set forth ln the Churter
Constltutlon. ln order to usslst ln thls determlnutlon, uny chunges or uddltlons mude to
thls Churter Constltutlon should be rovlded ln yellow hlghllght. Any subsequent
umendments should ulso be sent to the lnternutlonul Coordlnutor for urovul. ln
generul, the urovul ls contlngent uon mulntulnlng the mlnlmum stundurds set forth ln
thls Churter Constltutlon. lt muy be thut locul lPl chuters wlll lncreuse requlrements for
ellglblllty of membershl.
L. /=<T=@CKHA =IHQHTHIHGM: lor euch locul lPl chuter membershl ellglblllty vurles
uccordlng to whether the chuter ls formed us u (#))# 1ruck or u !#**# 1ruck. ln
generul, these guldellnes ure mlnlmum stundurds, locul chuters wlll llkely need to
umend thls Churter Constltutlon, whlle mulntulnlng the mlnlmum stundurds, to sulte thelr
urtlculur locul chuter's needs und deslres, whlch muy entull rulslng stundurds or uddlng
uddltlonul ellglblllty crlterlu.
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. (#))# 1ruck Mlnlmum Requlrements: (#))# membershl shull be bused uon
scholurshl ln coursework.
u. Undergruduutes must huve comleted ut leust 6 credlt hours (or equlvulent) of
Creek lunguuge courses wlth u .c grude olnt uveruge (tylcully, u 8 uveruge) or
equlvulent ln those courses.
b. Cruduute students must huve comleted credlt hours (or equlvulent) of Creek
lunguuge courses wlth u .c grude olnt uveruge (tylcully, u 8 uveruge) or
equlvulent ln those courses. 1he Lxecutlve Commlttee (see Artlcle ll) wlll conslder
uny excetlonul clrcumstunces, here, honorury membershl muy be consldered
(see Artlcle l.A..f).
c. Postgruduute students must huve comleted hours (or equlvulent) of
lntermedlutejudvunced level Creek course work wlth ut leust u . grude olnt
uveruge (tylcully, un A uveruge) or equlvulent ln these courses tuken durlng the
student's gruduute undjor ostgruduute rogrum. Such courses should normully
lnclude lntermedlute Creek, udvunced Creek, uer level exegesls courses, undjor
textuul crltlclsm courses. Students who ure ln ostgruduute rogrums thut do not
requlre coursework (e.g., non U.S. Ph.L. rogrums) must rovlde evldence of
sutlsfuctory comletlon of such hlgh level Creek courses durlng herjhls gruduute
rogrum or otherwlse rove roflclency to the locul lPl chuter's Lxecutlve
Commlttee.
d. Alumnl who huve gruduuted from un educutlonul lnstltutlon und who would llke
to joln the locul lPl chuter ut thut educutlonul lnstltutlon must contuct thut locul
lPl chuter und meet thelr stundurds for membershl ut the urorlute
educutlonul level. Students who gruduuted wlth un undergruduute degree must
fulflll the undergruduute crlterlu, gruduuted musterlevel students must fulflll the
gruduute level crlterlu. Such ersons must rovlde evldence of mulntulnlng thelr
Creek roflclency followlng thelr rogrum of study.
e. luculty members ut un lnstltutlon holdlng u doctorute degree und worklng closely
wlth Anclent Creek should be lnvlted to joln the locul lPl chuter. A one tlme due
muy be requested of fuculty members.
f. Eonorury members muy be chosen for the (#))# truck on the busls of thelr
scholurly dlstlnctlon or notuble contrlbutlons to the fleld of Anclent Creek
lunguuge, culture, undjor llteruture. A one tlme due muy be requested of
honorury members.
z. !#**# Seclflc: !#**# membershl shull be bused uon lnterest ln the Anclent Creek
lunguuge, llteruture, und culture.
u. Creek certlflcute rogrums ure uvulluble through some educutlonul orgunlzutlons.
Cfflclul lndlcutlon wlll occur ufter huvlng comleted the certlflcute course. lf you
huve comleted u Creek certlflcute rogrum und were not contucted ubout lPl
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membershl, then leuse notlfy the locul lPl chuter or your educutlonul
orgunlzutlon for membershl detulls.
b. ACRCS Serles Creek Currlculum (Accesslble Creek Resources und Cnllne Studles)
ls roduclng u tlered Creek currlculum sulte through ClossuEouse. A erson muy
work through 1ler und 1ler z resources und then tuke u buslc lolne Creek
cometency exum udmlnlstered through the ACRCS 8ourd or u quullfylng
educutlonul lnstltutlon, ln erson or vlu webcum. After successful comletlon of
the exum und u commltment to work through 1ler muterluls, !#**# 1ruck
membershl muy be ucqulred through u locul !#**# truck lPl chuter.
c. Conversutlonul lolne Clusses ure tuught by 1. Mlchuel v. Eulcomb
(htt:jjwww.Conversutlonullolne.com). Uon the comletlon of z semesters of
conversutlonul lolne courses und u commltment to tuke u thlrd semester, !#**#
membershl muy be ucqulred through u locul lPl chuter.
g. Eonorury members muy be chosen for the !#**# 1ruck on the busls of thelr
slgnlflcunt lnvestment ln leurnlng unclent Creek und commltment to the study of
Anclent Creek lunguuge, culture, or llteruture. A one tlme due muy be requested
of honorury members.
d. Cther Avenues muy be formully udoted by locul chuters for !#**# 1ruck
membershl wlthln thut locul lPl chuter us estubllshed ln the locul lPl
chuter's constltutlon und ln keelng wlth the mlnlmum requlrements of thls
Churter Constltutlon.
e. votlng rlvlleges und ellglblllty for electlon to executlve commlttee osltlons ure
determlned by the locul lPl chuter und ure stuted ln thelr chuter's constltutlon.
A lPl chuter muy umend !#**# 1ruck membershl rlvlleges followlng Artlcle
l.C.
. 'olnt Membershls: A locul lPl chuter muy lnclude members of both (#))# und
!#**# 1rucks. Lurlng formutlon of u locul lPl chuter, the chuter must declde
whether !#**# members huve votlng rlvlleges und lf !#**# members ure ellglble
for electlon of executlve commlttee osltlons. A locul lPl chuter muy umend
!#**# truck membershl rlvlleges followlng Artlcle l.l.
L. 9?=C: Luch locul lPl chuter ls funded through dues undjor monles dlsbursed through
thelr locul foundlng lnstltutlon (e.g., college, semlnury, unlverslty, church). A foundlng
lnstltutlon ls not resonslble for fundlng the locul lPl chuter, but ls encouruged to do
so. ClossuEouse, the ACRCS bourd members, or the lnternutlonul Coordlnutor ure not
resonslble for flnunclully suortlng locul chuters of lPl. 1he locul lPl chuter ls
resonslble for ucqulrlng lts own funds. Lues for lPl membershl ure not mundutory,
but muy be requlred by the locul chuter. lt ls recommended thut, lf u locul chuter
chooses to requlre dues, then uon lnductlon lnto the soclety u due should be requested
of euch member for thut und euch subsequent yeur whlle uttendlng thut lnstltutlon.
. Suggested dues should be sc.cc or zc.ccjyeur.
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z. Lues should not normully exceed sc.ccjyeur.
. 1he locul lPl chuter shull exend dues on the locul lPl chuter's exenses und
romotlons. No money from dues wlll go to the !#**# ,-. (#))# /01$"0#12.0#3
4.0." 5.%2$16, the lnternutlonul Coordlnutor of lPl, the ACRCS 8ourd members, or
to ClossuEouse.
l. $<=FL<=FGC: Any locul lPl locul member muy roose un umendment to the locul lPl
chuter's constltutlon to the Lxecutlve Commlttee. 1he Secretury (see Artlcle ll.A..) wlll
notlfy the members ubout the roosed umendment before the meetlng ut whlch the
umendment wlll be dlscussed. 1he votes of twothlrds of the votlng members of the
chuter ure requlred for rutlflcutlon of un umendment. 1hen, wrltten documentutlon
must be rovlded to the lnternutlonul Coordlnutor of lPl for urovul of flnul
rutlflcutlon, whlch ls contlngent uon the meetlng of mlnlmum stundurds set forth ln thls
Churter Constltutlon. 1he lnternutlonul Coordlnutor wlll consult wlth the ACRCS bourd of
ClossuEouse, lf necessury, to muke thls determlnutlon. 1he lnternutlonul Coordlnutor
shull then contuct the locul lPl chuter wlth u wrltten resonse regurdlng urovul or
dlsurovul of the flnul rutlflcutlon. lf dlsuroved by the lnternutlonul Coordlnutor of
lPl, the locul lPl chuter muy reussess the roosed umendment und resubmlt wlthln
three months tlme.
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A. 'O=D?GHN= "B<<HGG== /=<T=@C. ln uddltlon to the fuculty udvlser or the sonsor, euch
locul lPl chuter should huve un Lxecutlve Commlttee thut conslsts of, ut u mlnlmum
under normul clrcumstunces, u Presldent, vlcePresldent, Secretury, 1reusurer, und
Ldltor. Addltlonul osltlons muy be udoted er chuter needs. 1he members of the
Lxecutlve Commlttee for the followlng yeur shull be elected lndlvlduully ut the lust
meetlng concludlng the ucudemlc yeur (for u locul (#))# 1ruct chuter) or culendur yeur
(for u locul (#))# 1ruct chuter).
. luculty Advlser or Sonsor (e.g., ustor, educutor) should be selected for euch locul
chuter. ln uddltlon to the foundlng role of the fuculty udvlsor or sonsor us exluln
ln Artlcle l.8. ubove, thelr contlnued role would be to encouruge the students, to glve
udvlce, und to be u llulson when the locul lPl chuter lnvltes other rofesslonuls for
seclul occuslons or seeches. 5&%- )$"'.0' -#7$ 7.2%$ 8&1 0. 7.1$9 #0: '-.&3:
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z. 1he Presldent resldes ut meetlngs und ls resonslble for conductlng the buslness of
the chuter. 1he Presldent muy cull seclul meetlngs wlth the understundlng thut the
resence of c of the uctlve members shull constltute u quorum, excet ln the cuse
of u roosed constltutlonul umendment (see Artlcle l.l.). ln the cuse of u roosed
constltutlonul umendment, twothlrds of the locul chuter's votlng members must be
resent. lurthermore, members muy request u seclul meetlng through the
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Presldent, whlch then requlres the urovul of the Lxecutlve Commlttee ln order to
meet.
. 1he vlcePresldent resldes ut meetlngs ln the ubsence of the Presldent, und other
dutles seclfled by the Presldent or by vote of the executlve commlttee.
. 1he Secretury kees mlnutes und records, und ulso conducts corresondence. Luch
yeur by Lecember
st
, the Secretury shull submlt u reort of the uctlvltles of the
chuter to the lnternutlonul Coordlnutor of lPl. 1he reort shull lnclude the numes
of new members, the offlcers of the chuter, und uny news undjor ltems of lnterest
concernlng the uctlvltles of the chuter. lf the locul lPl chuter roduces u
newsletter, webslte, or blog thls reort muy be lncluded ln these muterluls or llnks to
them.
. 1he 1reusurer shull be ln churge of the flnunces for the chutersee Artlcle l.L. thut
dlscusses the osslble requlrement of yeurly or onetlme dues. lt ls recommended
thut locul chuters work wlth thelr lnstltutlon to set u u student grou uccount.
Also, lt muy be osslble for the locul chuter of lPl to request und obtuln funds for
use us u student orgunlzutlon.
6. 1he Ldltor shull be ln churge of coordlnutlng the newsletter, blog, or webslte for the
chuter. 1he edltor for the locul lPl chuter ls resonslble for creutlng u soclety
newsletter (electronlc or rlnt), ut leust unnuully. lt ls requested thut euch (#))#
truct lPl member, ut some olnt before gruduutlon, submlt u lece of hlsjher work
to be lncluded by the edltor ln the soclety's newsletter. Cost of the newsletter should
be covered by the locul chuter's funds. 1he creutlon of u newsletter ls not necessury
but ls encouruged. lf the locul chuter does roduce u newsletter, lt ls recommended
thut u coy be sent to the lnternutlonul Coordlnutor of lPl.
8. &K= %BI=C ;FL %=CABFCHTHIHGH=C BJ GK= 'O=D?GHN= "B<<HGG==. 1he Lxecutlve Commlttee
orgunlzes und luns events of the lPl chuter. Suggested rojects und uctlvltles to
conslder for euch locul lPl chuter lnclude, but ure not llmlted to, the followlng:
. Sonsor lectures, conversutlonul Creek courses, und other culturul events.
z. Lncouruge the exunslon of Anclent Creek studles.
. Cffer tutorlng rojects und Anclent Creek reudlng grous.
. Publlsh u lPl newsletter undjor muguzlnerlnt undjor electronlc.
. Sturt u chuter blog or webslte.
6. Provlde lnformutlon on scholurshls und udvunced studles.
,. Cffer lucement usslstunce ln urttlme und fulltlme osltlons, lf osslble.
8. Lncouruge study ubroud thut focuses on Anclent Creek cultures.
. Sturt u rogrum thut lntroduclng ersons ln the surroundlng communlty to the
beneflts of leurnlng ubout Anclent Creek cultures und lunguuge.
c. Promote !#**# membershl through locul orgunlzutlons or churches.
. Attend conferences und meet wlth other locul lPl chuters.