1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

76 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for NOVEMBER, 1964NOMINATING COMMITTEE, pictured in session above, is composed of each province president and one undergraduatedelegate from each province and meets the first afternoon of the Convention. Chaired by President McKenzie,the committee nominated two for the presidency and three others to fill vacant positions on the General Council.(Ohio Wesleyan '32), President of Ohio WesleyanUniversity, and Hayward S. Biggers (Lawrence'31), editor of THE SCROLL and vice-presidentof the George Banta Company, each ofwhom was elected by the 1962 Convention fora four-year term.The Pasadena Convention, among its firstacts of business, ratified the action of the 1962Convention in changing the constitutionalmethod of electing General Council members.In the future, the president and four membersof the General Council will be elected by eachbiennial convention for a term of two years.Council members may be re-elected but thepresident is still limited to a single term.Perhaps the liveliest discussion of the entireConvention centered around a proposed constitutionalamendment to permit chapters topetition the General Council for permission toinitiate a male faculty member or college administratorwho "has contributed unselfishly tothe Fraternity over an extended period oftime." This proposal failed to receive the threefourthsvote required for passage.Numerous other constitutional changes, mostof which were of a non-controversial nature,were enacted by the Convention, many of themby a unanimous vote.Although detailed plans were not ready toannounce at the Convention, the delegatesvoted additional chapter assessments to providefor a series of district or regional trainingschools for undergraduate chapter officers to beheld during the non