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Article III.

Section 1. The judicial power of the Interfraternity Council shall be vested in a Governing Board
which shall consist of the three officers and four members elected at large.

Section 2. The judicial power shall extend to all infractions arising under this constitution. The
Governing Board shall act upon cases that involve the breaking of Fraternity House rules,
breaking rushing rules, the destruction of public property or private property done by a
member of a fraternity or fraternities, and all miscellaneous infractions covered by this
Constitution.

Section 3. The trial of all infractions of the laws set in this Constitution shall be tried before
the Governing Board. The trial shall be called by the President of the Interfraternity
Council and it shall convene at the earliest possible date. A fraternity shall have the
right to appeal its case to the General Council and if its case is passed by 2/3 vote it
shall override the decision set forth by the Governing Board.

Section 4. The Governing Board shall have the power to expell any house from the Interfraternity
Council and from the time that the house is expelled it shall relinquish its seat in the
Council.

Section 5. It shall require five (5) votes of the Governing Board to expell a fraternity from the
Council.

Section 6. Vote shall be by secret ballot.

Section 7. Appeal for re-admission shall be made through the Governing Board to the Council. A two-thirds
vote of the Council shall be necessary for re-admission.