History of AGC
AGC's records, specifically
CONSTRUCTOR Magazine, indicate that the first nationally chartered AGC student chapter was located at North Carolina State
College (University) receiving its charter on April 28, 1930. Later that year the students traveled to Washington, D.C. and
visited with President Herbert Hoover on the White House lawn. AGC's second student chapter was approved by its Executive
Board in May 1931 at Virginia Polytechnic.
In March 1949, AGC approved
a Convention Resolution calling for the absorption of existing student chapters into AIA and ASCE student groups, and the
discontinuance of establishing new AGC student chapters. This was done with the condition that the engineering and architecture
organizations would feature construction operations in their programs. This policy was rescinded in 1967.
Little is known at the national level about AGC student chapters from 1949 to 1967. However, one
fact is clear. They did not vanish. At its first meeting in September 1954 AGC's newly formed Construction Education Committee
recommended that consideration should be given to aiding the "few AGC student chapters that exist," and student
chapters were discussed at several subsequent committee meetings.
In March 1967, at the committee's recommendation,
AGC reversed its policy and within a few months charters were granted to student chapters at Iowa State and Kansas State universities.
AGC BUILDER'S GUILD BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I - ORGANIZATION
Section 1:
Name
The
organization is a student chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. The name of this organization shall
be the AGC Builders Guild.
Section 2: Objectives
The objectives of the Auburn Chapter shall be:
·
To promote professional comradeship among Building Science students at Auburn and with members
of the AGC Builders Guild.
·
To instill in Building Science students an understanding and appreciation of the aims and ideals
of the construction discipline.
·
To organize an effective program of extracurricular activities.
·
To explore the basis and principles of world-wide construction.
·
To promote the development of responsible citizenship
through service projects.
ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP
Section 1: Members
All students registered as pre-Building Science and Building Science majors in the College of Architecture, Design,
and Construction, Auburn University, shall be eligible for membership and/or any student interested in the objectives and
aims of the AGC Builders Guild.
Section
2:
Privileges
Full members are entitled
to initiate, discuss, and vote on all business brought before the AGC Builders Guild.
ARTICLE
III - DUES
Section 1:
Dues Each member shall pay to the Vice President for Membership Services of the AGC Builders Guild or his/her representative
annual dues of twenty dollars ($20.00).
Section 2: Suspension and Reinstatement in Default of Dues
Any participating member that fails to pay dues within the period of one semester
shall be automatically suspended from membership but may be reinstated by the executive committee, upon payment of back dues.
Section 3: Assessments
Assessments may be made upon the members of the Auburn Chapter to defray the cost of special functions by a 2/3 majority
at any regular meeting provided notice was given of the assessment at the preceding meeting.
ARTICLE
IV - OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section
1:
Officers The officers of the Auburn Chapter shall be a President, Vice President for Academic & New Initiatives, Vice President
for Membership Services, and Vice President for Public Relations. Each shall be elected annually by a majority of the members
of the membership during Fall Semester. The call for nominations shall be made by the Executive Committee during Fall Semester.
Votes will be cast by the membership via emails to the Faculty Sponsor and held in confidence from the student members of
the Executive Committee. Officers shall serve for a term of one year, or until their successors have been
duly elected and installed. Terms shall be from January 1 until December 31 of the same calendar year. The Executive Committee shall act
as the Nominating Committee, but nominations may also be made from the student membership or by submitting a resume as per
the format set by the Executive Committee to the Faculty Advisor. All resumes will be distributed by the
Executive Committee prior to voting. Although pre-Building Science students are encouraged to actively participate in the various Committees
established by the Officers, only students who have been notified of their acceptance into the professional Building Science
program and those already in the professional Building Science program may run for a position as an Officer. A co-op student
may serve as an officer for terms in which their schedule will have them enrolled in classes during Spring and Fall semesters
of the calendar year (Jan. – Dec.).
Section
2:
Executive Committee
The officers, together with
the faculty advisor, shall form the Executive Committee.
Section 3:
Duties of the Officers
The President shall be the administrative head of the AGC Builders Guild and shall perform
all duties incidental to his/her office. These duties include the development and oversight of plans and budgeting for the
organization’s activities and functions; planning of special events, such as field trips and guest speakers; serving
as a liaison with professionals in the construction industry, the College of Architecture Design and Construction, the faculty
and staff of the Department of Building Science, the national AGC and Alabama AGC; overseeing and coordinating the activities
of the organization’s Vice Presidents and their respective Committees; and communicating as needed with the Building
Science student body and the AGC Builders Guild membership.
The Vice-President for Academic & New Initiatives shall work closely with the President in the execution of his duties and is responsible for the
management and planning of educational activities, such as field trips, guest speakers, and the identification and management
of service projects. This officer is also responsible for the planning and management of any new initiatives or activities
that are developed and/or agreed to by the Executive Committee. Additionally, this officer shall perform all duties of the
president in the event of the president’s absence or disability. He/she also shall perform the duties incidental to
his/her office.
The Vice
President for Membership Services shall collect promptly
all dues, maintain an accurate record of memberships (dues collected, dates paid, personal data form, etc.), plan and manage
merchandise development and sales and all social activities of the organization, and any activities that will enhance and
increase the value of membership in the AGC Builders Guild. He/she also shall perform the duties incidental to his/her office.
The
Vice President for Public Relations shall organize and oversee all activities that promote the AGC Builders
Guild and its activities and functions within the Building Science student body, membership, Building Science department and
its alumni, the state and national AGC organizations, and when deemed appropriate, the general public. Activities overseen
by this officer include providing material for publication in the BSCI and Alabama AGC newsletters, the development of the
annual report for submission to the national AGC for the Outstanding Student Chapter contest, maintenance of the AGC Builders
Guild website, and the photographic documentation of activities and functions of the organization. He/she also shall perform
the duties incidental to his/her office.
Section
4:
Duties of the Executive Committee
The Executive
Committee shall manage, direct, control, and administer the affairs of the AGC Builders Guild. It shall
carry out the policies and instructions of the Auburn Chapter, and shall act for and in behalf of the Auburn Chapter in all
matters within its jurisdiction. It shall meet at the discretion of the President.
Section 5: Advisor
There shall be a faculty advisor who shall be appointed by the Building Science Department Head to the AGC Builders
Guild. The provision of privileges and benefits that are often offered to the Officers of the AGC Builders Guild by the Department
of Building Science and the Construction Industry Fund are provided at the discretion of the Faculty Advisor.
ARTICLE
V - MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES
Section 1: Meetings
Meetings shall be held, as scheduled by the officers, during the regular school session on days to be determined by
the Executive Committee. Meeting dates and times shall be set for the entire semester and in conjunction
with the faculty advisors schedule. All meetings shall be conducted according to Parliamentary Procedure by J. J. Aver.
Minutes of the previous meeting shall be read followed by “Roll Call” to record attendance.
Section 2:
Activities
The activities of the AGC
Builders Guild typically include:
·
Programs on professional and related topics calculated to stimulate the understanding and knowledge
of the Building Science student and supplement his academic instruction.
·
Field trips to significant buildings, either completed or under construction, and to establishments
fabricating building materials.
·
Regular meetings of the AGC Builders Guild membership.
·
Leadership of the student body of the Building Science department within the College of Architecture,
Design, and Construction, Auburn University.
·
Community service (volunteer) work.
ARTICLE VI - STANDING COMMITTEES
Section 1: Committees
and Requirements
The standing committees of
the AGC Builders Guild shall include the Committee for Academic & New Initiatives, the Committee for Membership Services,
and the Committee for Public Relations. Each Committee shall be directed by its respective Vice President and will support
the Vice President in the execution of the responsibilities of that office. The organizational structure of each Committee
shall be determined by the Vice President in charge. All committees shall consist of volunteers from the organization’s membership.
Members may serve on more than one committee.
ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENTS
Amendments to these By-Laws
may be made by a 2/3 vote of the membership (in attendance) at any regularly scheduled meeting or via an email response to
the Faculty Sponsor, provided notice was given at the preceding meeting, but shall not become effective until approved by
the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE
VIII - RATIFICATION
These By-Laws shall become effective upon a 2/3 majority vote of the membership (in attendance)
or via an email response to the Faculty Sponsor.
