1. Coordinate the activities of the Chapter;
2. Appoint the members and chairpersons of all committees, unless otherwise expressly provided by these bylaws;
3. Appoint an alternate Chapter Delegate to the National Council if deemed appropriate;
4. Call, preside at, and be responsible for the agenda of all meetings of the Chapter; and
5. Perform such other duties as ordinarily pertain to the office of president.

1. Give proper notice of all Chapter meetings on order of the appropriate authority;
2. Prepare accurate and complete minutes of all meetings;
3. Supervise the collection and accounting for any funds that may be collected in the form of dues, assessments, and initiation fees, and maintain proper records of such funds;
4. Render a report for presentation at the annual meeting each year; and
5. Perform such other duties as ordinarily pertain to the position of administrator.

1. By Nominating Committee
   The Nominating Committee shall convene at least ten (10) days prior to the annual meeting and shall submit to the Chapter at the annual meeting a list of the names of one or more qualified nominees for each office and other positions for which election is required, to which is attached a statement of the chairperson that each nominee has agreed to stand for election to office.

2. From Floor
   Nominations for any office or other elected position may be made from the floor at the annual meeting.

1. The President shall serve a term of one (1) year.
2. The President-Elect shall serve a term of one (1) year.
3. Elected members of the Executive Committee shall serve terms of two (2) years, except that at the first election under these bylaws, one shall be elected to serve a one (1) year term.
4. The Delegate to the National Council to represent the Chapter shall serve a term of two (2) years.
5. After the first election under these bylaws, the office of President shall not again be filled by election, but the office of President shall be filled by the President- Elect at the termination of the President's term of office.

The duties of the Executive Committee are to conduct the affairs of the Chapter between membership meetings. The Executive Committee shall meet at least two (2) times during each calendar year.

The duties of the Program Committee are to develop and to organize educational programs in connection with the activities of the GSPH and public health organizations, in conformity with instructions from the President and the Executive Committee.

The duties of the Nominating Committee are to make nominations in accordance with Article IV of these bylaws and such other provisions of these bylaws as establish duties for the Committee, and to conduct the elections in accordance with Article IV of these bylaws.

The duties of the Membership Committee are to propose candidates for election to each of the three categories of active membership. In proposing faculty members, the Committee shall give particular attention to outstanding public health performance in scholarship, teaching, research and the quality of publications, through a careful review of the curricula vitarum.

1. Maintain a record of attendance at their meetings;
2. Maintain a record of their procedures;
3. Submit timely reports of their activities and copies of the minutes of their meetings to the Executive Committee; and
4. Submit a summary report of their activities during the year at the annual meeting.

1. The annual meeting of the Chapter membership shall be held during the period between February 15th and April 15th each year.
2. Other meetings of the Chapter membership may be held at the call of the President.
3. The order of business and agenda shall be determined by the President.
4. All membership meetings shall be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1. Committees shall meet at the call of the committee chairperson or of the President.
2. All committee meetings shall be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

1. Students
   Active members from the student body shall be elected at the annual meeting. They shall be chosen with due regard to their scholarly attainments and the honorary character of the Society. In order to be eligible for active membership in the Society as a student member, the student shall (a) possess a bachelor's degree or a degree equivalent to or higher than the bachelor's degree, and (b) shall have completed one (1) full year of academic courses or be in the last rating period leading to an advanced degree in public health, and (c) shall intend, so far as can be ascertained, to follow a career in public health or in allied health sciences.

   A number equal to no more than ten percent (10%) of graduating students shall be elected to membership in any one year. Those elected shall be from the upper twenty-five percent (25%) in class standing and have demonstrated present or potential qualities of leadership in public health in addition to academic excellence. The total student group from which the selections are made shall include only persons who are candidates for or who have received an advanced degree in public health during that current academic year. Election of student members shall be made only by active members who are also members of the faculty of GSPH.

   The term, "advanced degree in public health," as used in these bylaws, refers to the following degrees: Master of Public Health, Master of Science in Hygiene, Master of Health Administration, Doctor of Public Health, Doctor of Philosophy, and Doctor of Science in Hygiene, or equivalent degrees recognized by the Trustees of the University of Pittsburgh to be awarded graduates of the GSPH.

2. Faculty
   Members of the faculty shall be elected at the annual meeting. The total number of faculty members elected in any one year may not exceed the lesser of three percent (3%) of the full time faculty or five (5).

3. Alumni
   The Chapter may elect each year to membership at the annual meeting a maximum of ten (10) graduates of the GSPH whose work in the practice of public health would serve as a model for future graduates of the School.