ciples of amateur sport, and the declaration of principles and practices for
intercollegiate athletics set forth in this constitution; (2) To establish and
preserve high standards of personal honor, eligibility, and fair play.

The constituted authorities of each institution shall determine for their
institution the methods necessary to uphold the principles of amateurism

-and to make effectively operative the declaration of principles and prac-

tices for intercollegiate athletics set forth in Article III of this Constitu-
tion. The self-government of the constituent institutions shall not be
interfered with or questioned, but membership in this Association may be
terminated as herein provided.

(This incorporates Article V of the present Constitution [page 124] and
part of Article VII of the By-laws [page 129], with some revision, and
includes a new provision for the termination of membership.)

SEctIon 3. Classes of membership.
Membership shall be of the following classes:
(a) Active.
(b) Allied.
(c) Associate.

(a) Active Members shall consist of colleges and universities duly
elected under and conforming to the provisions of this constitution.

(b) Allied Members shall consist of athletic conferences of colleges and
universities duly elected under and conforming to the provisions of this
constitution.

(c) Associate Members shall consist of institutions of learning, not
included among the colleges and universities eligible to active membership,
duly elected under and conforming to the provisions of this constitution.

(Incorporates Sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of Article III of the present
Constitution [page 123].)

Section 4. Election to membership.

(a) Active Membership. An institution wishing to become an active
member of this Association shall make application to the Secretary on a
form prepared by the Secretary, accompanying such application with a
check for the annual dues. The Secretary shall refer such application to
the Vice-President of the District in which the institution so applying is
located, who shall determine the scholastic standards of the applicant as
indicated by the rating accorded the institution by the accepted accrediting

agency covering that district. If the institution is not on such agency’s

accredited list the Vice-President shall so inform the Secretary, and the
application shall be disapproved and any dues paid refunded. If the insti-
tution is on such agency’s accredited list it shall have satisfied the Asso-
ciation’s requirement of “Acceptable Scholastic Standards”, and the Vice-
President shall then ask the Association’s active members in the district
to express by mail vote their opinion as to whether the applicant meets
the requirement of “Acceptable Athletic Standards”. A favorable vote by
two-thirds of the institutions voting shall be required for election to mem-
bership, provided the total vote cast shall represent at least fifty percent
of the total active membership of the district.

The votes of the member institutions shall be cast by the faculty ath-
letic representative or the faculty athletic committee of the institution.
In submitting such applications to vote the Vice-President shall call atten-
tion to the conditions and obligations of membership set out in Article IV,
Section 2 of this Constitution.

(b) Allied and Associate Membership. Election to allied and associate
membership requires a majority vote of the delegates present at an annual
convention or a majority vote of the Council.

(Incorporates Sections 6 and 7 of Article III of the present Constitution
[page 123] and adds a provision establishing a new method of election to
active membership. )