Rules of Non-Parliamentary Procedure

Specifically for the Orderly Conduct of Alpha Phi Omega Meetings

So that all Alpha Phi Omega meetings may be conducted in an orderly manner,
with due respect for propriety and dignity, the following rules are hereby
established by universal consent (with the majority dissenting):

1.  POINT OF PERSONAL OUTRAGE: At any time during a meeting when a participant
becomes extremely upset, they shall have the right to interrupt any other
speaker, will not be required to wait for recognition from the Chair, and has
the obligation to speak at a volume considerably higher than required for
normal conversation.

2.  POINT OF IRRELEVANT INTERJECTION: Irrespective of the motion on the floor,
the participant shall have the right to monopolize the meeting for not more
than five minutes as they discourse on a point the relevance of which escapes
all other participants.

3.  POINT OF PERSONAL ATTACK: In response to a point raised by another speaker,
the participant shall have the right to reply by launching a personal attack.
At no time shall the point itself be addressed.

4.  POINT OF ASSOCIATIVE GUILT: The participant shall have the right to impugn
the brotherhood of any other brother by alleging that they are, were, might
be, has a third cousin who is, or may have great-grandchildren who will
belong to any and all organizations designated by the participant as
dedicated to the destruction of the chapter.

5.  POINT OF CONTEMPT: The participant shall have the right to grunt, throw
papers down on the table, shake his or her head vigorously, or otherwise
demonstrate contempt for the proceedings.

6.  POINT OF HARASSMENT: The participant shall have the right to introduce
irrelevant motions for the sole purpose of delaying the meeting.  It is only
permissible to resort to a point of harassment when the outcome of an
imminent vote is obvious.

7.  POINT OF REDUNDANT INFORMATION: This is not to be confused with the
more familiar "point of information." Whereas a point of information is a
request for information from the Chair, a point of redundant information
entitles the participant to tell those in the meeting something they already
know.

8.  POINT OF REDUNDANCY: This is a motion that entitles the participant to
make a point made by another participant no more than five speakers earlier.

9.  POINT OF PIOUS POSTURING: This motion entitles the participant to make
reference to any Alpha Phi Omega Local or National By-law that allegedly
supports their point of view.  A correct quotation, however, immediately
disqualifies the point.

10. POINT OF GRUDGE: Entitles the participant to raise an issue debated by
the organization not less than five years earlier, for which the participant
has not yet forgiven those involved.

It is hoped that prompt and wide distribution of these rules will serve to
bring order out of chaos that on occasion characterizes Alpha Phi Omega
meetings.