Membership
The UF chapter of AIChE welcomes you and invites you to join our organization.
Please read the Membership
Rules to understand the different classifications and benefits.
Active Membership Requirements (as of Spring 2008)
In addition to regular membership requirements, you will need
1 service point, 2 fund raising points (T-shirts, attending
fundraisers) and 3 general points (E-Fair, Chem-E car, Banquet,
Socials, and Intramurals).
National AIChE Membership
We highly encourage all of our members to join the National
AIChE Chapter and take advantage of all the great benefits
including job search/advice, networking, and the extremely
“handy” Pocket Handbook. Best of all it's completely free!
We require our members to register with the National AIChE
Chapter to be considered for exclusive scholarships and awards,
and attend the Regional or National conferences. Joining
National AIChE also counts toward your active membership status.
To become a National AIChE student member go to their
website under the student link, or simply click
here .
Once you get your confirmation email from National AIChE,
forward it to
UFAIChE.
These are rules that all members must abide by.
The following is an excerpt from the the UFAIChE
Constitution:
Article IV – MEMBERSHIP
Section1: Classification of members and voting privileges.
The UFAIChE shall consist of currently registered University of
Florida students, faculty, staff, and student spouses that are: 1)
Non-officer active members with General Body voting privileges, 2)
Non-active members with General Body voting privileges, 3) Elected
Executive Officers with voting privileges (except the
President/Presiding Officer and the Constitution and Bylaws
Chairperson, whose voting privileges are set forth in Article III of
the UFAIChE Bylaws), 3) Affiliated members without voting
privileges, and members described within Article IX Section 3.
Section 2: Classification of non-active members
Any student member that does not meet the criteria set forth in
Article XII of the UFAIChE Bylaws shall be classified as a
non-active member.
Section 2: Qualifications to become an active member
Active membership shall be based upon the completion of the
criteria as set forth in Article XII of the UFAIChE Bylaws.
Section 3: Voting privileges for Executive Officers
Executive Officers are granted Executive Council and General Body
voting rights as set forth in Article III Section 2 of the Bylaws.
Section 4: Affiliate members
Any member of the UFAIChE who is not a registered student at the
University of Florida (faculty, staff, and/or student spouse), or is
described by Article IX Section 3, shall be classified as an
Affiliate Member of the UFAIChE.
All affiliate members shall be denied holding an office and
voting privileges in the UFAIChE.
Section 5: Member disassociation
Members are free to leave and disassociate without fear of
retribution or harassment.
Article V –DISCRIMINATION
The UFAIChE does not discriminate on any basis, including
race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, or
sexual orientation
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