The High Society

1. Aims

The Aims of the Society are

(a) to provide events and information for students who enjoy ‘indie’ music;
(b) to organise trips to see bands (especially local bands), indie discos, pop quizzes and other music-related events;
(c) to obtain discounts for admission to indie nightclubs and on CDs and other music-related products for members.

2. Membership

(a) Full membership of the Society shall be open to all full members of the University of Nottingham Union on payment of the membership fee.
(b) Associate membership of the Society shall be open to all associate members of the University of Nottingham Union on payment of the membership fee.
(c) Membership fee shall be decided at the AGM.

3. Officers

(a) President, who:
shall have overall responsibility for the Society, and shall be responsible for the chairing of meetings; and shall prepare a written handover for their successor.
(b) Secretary, who:
shall be responsible for the general administration of the Society, minuting of meetings, calling all meetings, membership records, and shall be the Returning Officer for the Society’s elections; shall be responsible for booking events and writing newsletters; and shall prepare a written handover for their successor.
(c) Treasurer, who:
shall not be in the final year of their course; shall keep records of all transactions; shall be responsible for keeping the accounts of the Society; shall prepare a statement at the end of the Financial Year and be responsible for the observance of other finance provisions; and shall prepare a written handover for their successor.
(d) Social Secretary, who:
shall be responsible for the organisation and publicity of all social events of the Society, and for informing members of forthcoming events; shall make all necessary arrangements, including meals if provided, for meetings within the University; and shall prepare a written handover for their successor.
(e) Communications officer, who:
shall be responsible for advertising the high society events, maintaining the web site and sending out emails to the members on a regular basis.
(f) These Officers are collectively the Committee.
(g) Officers may be ‘No-Confidenced’ by a two-thirds majority of all members present at an AGM or EGM.

4. Finance

(a) All monies shall be required to be held in accounts at the UNU Treasury.
(b) All monies shall be used to support the Society’s activities.

5. Elections

(a) All Officers must be elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) or at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
(b) The voting method for all elections shall be the Single Transferable Vote System.

6. AGM and EGM

(a) There must be an AGM of the Society in the Second Semester, by the fifth Friday of the Summer term.
(b) The Quorum for AGM and EGM must be at least 20 members of the Society. An EGM can be called by 20 members of the Society, or 3 Officers of the Society, who must inform the Secretary. The Secretary shall inform the UNU General Secretary within 2 Union days of the original notice.

7. Constitution

(a) The Constitution can be changed by a two-thirds majority of all members present at an AGM or EGM, and by Union Council according to recommendations from the Constitutions Committee.

8. Authority

(a) On any point the Society Constitution can be overruled by the UNU Constitution.