(As Amended October 21, 1975, January 6, 1988, and October 24, 2003)
ARTICLE I – NAME
The name of this Fraternity shall be Pi Chi Omega. It is organized under the laws of the State of Indiana as a professional, non-profit Fraternity.
ARTICLE II – AIMS AND PURPOSES
The aims and purposes of the Fraternity shall be to further the science of pest management; to encourage and promote the formal education of potential members of the pest management industry; to cooperate with the National Pest Management Association and the various state and local pest management associations; to obtain and distribute information that would be of value to members of the pest management industry; to further public respect and confidence in professional pest management; and to further the mutual benefits and associations of the members of Pi Chi Omega by the holding of meetings for the presentation and discussion of reports on the investigations and experience of the members in the field of pest management.
ARTICLE III – ORGANIZATION
The management of the affairs of the Fraternity shall be vested in the Board of Directors which shall consist of nine members, to be elected as provided in the Bylaws, and consisting of the President, the President-Elect, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Immediate past President, and four Active or Associate Members of which at least three of the four will be Active Members.
The business of the Fraternity shall be carried out through the Board of Directors and such committees as are appointed in accordance with Article VI of the Bylaws.
*Founded 1950 at Purdue University; Incorporated 1955.
