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Parliamentary 101
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100

This is the person who takes notes during a meeting and then reports a summary of the meeting to the membership.

What is the Grammateus ?

100

This is the first thing the Basileus says when she begins a meeting.

What is The meeting is called to order?

100

What is the proper way to address the Basileus or anyone chairing a meeting?

What is rise and say Madam Basileus or Madam Chairman

100

During this time in the agenda, members continue to discuss topics they have discussed in previous meetings.

What is Old Business or unfinished busines?

100

This is the term for the minimum number of members that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.

What is Quorum

200

This is the person who takes over in the president's absence.

What is the Anti Basileus?

200

These are the first two words that one would use to start a motion.

What is I move?

200

This is the number of steps required for every motion.

What is six?

(motion, second, restate motion, debate, voting, verdict and instruction)

200

This is the item on the agenda during which the Grammateus calls the names of all the members to determine if each is present.

What is Roll Call.

200

This is the name of a written list of the order of business to be conducted at a meeting.

What is the Agenda?

300

This is the person who keeps the financial records for the club.

What is the Tamiouchos?

300

These are the words one would say immediately after another Soror has made a motion.

What is I second that motion?

300

You feel that an idea or proposal being discussed needs more study and investigation, what should you do?

What is refer to a committee?

300

This is the item on the agenda during which it is time in the meeting to discuss items never brought before the chapter previously.

What is New Business

300

This action introduces business for the group to act on.

What is a motion?

400

This is the person who plans the agenda.

What is the Basileus?

400

This is the sentence that a Soror would say if she wanted to end the business portion of the meeting.

What is I move the meeting be adjourned?

400

This is an orderly way of conducting a business meeting that helps groups conduct meetings in an efficient and fair manner.

What is Parliamentary Procedure?

400

These are the three general ways a main motion may be amended.

What is Inserting a word or phrase, adding a word or phrase, and substituting a word or phrase.

400

This what a Soror has if she is recognized by the Basileus (given permission to speak).

What is The Floor.

500

This is the person who can make a motion.

What is Member?

500

These are two sentences the Basileus would say immediately after a member has seconded a motion to conduct a food drive at Webber's grocery store next Saturday at noon.

What is It has been moved and seconded to conduct a food drive next Saturday at Webber's grocery store at noon. Is there any discussion?

500

This person can't make a motion or vote unless it's a ballot vote.

Who is the parliamentarian?

500

To speak for or against a motion.

What is Debate

500

These are five voting methods that the Basileus may use.

What is voice vote, standing, roll call, paper ballot, and show of hands.

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