Contact: Steve Thum

G.A.M.E.S. (Gaming And Mindless Entertainment Society) is the Vermillion, SD.
chapter of M.A.G.E.

Ahhh yes games, we live for them. This IS what life is all about after all. Don’t think poorly of us if we just happened upon the truth before you did! No! Come join us, we are both friendly and house trained! We would also make wonderful pets…

All about G.A.M.E.S.
What would you like to know? We range from card players (the showered yet surly ones) to Board gamers (those who have both infinite memory and patience) to Role Players (the wonderfully skewed ones with large imaginations). To go into anymore detail would only confuse, let us just state the following: If it is a game of any sort… We have played it. The only possible exception to this being Sorority Strip Poker and we are completely open to invitations.

Live from Vermillion it’s Wednesday Night!!!
Did you know that we Game EVERY Wednesday Evening in the Old Main, rooms #302 and #308? Come and join us!!! We are guaranteed to grow on you… what with all the fertilizer we generate…

Our weekly frolic starts at 6:00pm and ends at Midnight!

Old Main is located in the heart of the USD Campus, just to the north of Slagle Hall.

GAMES also hosts a once-a-month Saturday gameday on campus. This year, we’ll be holding these events in Patterson Hall.

The University of South Dakota
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
(605) 677-5011
1-877-COYOTES

Constitution of the
Gaming And Mindless Entertainment Society

Article I: Name
This organization shall be known as the Gaming and Mindless Entertainment Society,
hereafter referred to as G.A.M.E.S.

Article II: Purpose
The purposes of this Society are:

1. To perpetuate an honest, positive image of role-playing games and gamers to the public through positive association with others and through community development.
   
2. To institute an organization and method which individual gamers at the University may meet other gamers with similar areas of interest.
   
3. To offer a means (namely, the Society’s affiliation with and recognition by the Midwest Area Gaming Enthusiasts or M.A.G.E.) by which members of the fellowship may meet and/or correspond with other gamers throughout the Midwest area.

1. Membership shall be open to anyone. 60% of membership must be students
   and/or faculty.
   
2. Membership is classified into one category. Membership is attained by signing in at any G.A.M.E.S. meeting or game day. Members have the right to vote and the right to hold office within the organization. There is no membership fee, entrance to G.A.M.E.S. is free.

1. Elections will be held during the first meeting that occurs in the month of April.
   
2. Self-nomination or nomination by any other member with a seconding motion shall be sufficient for placing one’s name on a ballot.
   
3. Elections shall be announced by the current President one month prior to Election Day. The President conducts the election of new officers.
   
4. Officers shall be elected by a simple majority of non-secret ballots on Election Day.
   
5. Officers shall serve one calendar year from date of installation until the following date of installation. Officers are obliged to aid newly elected officers for one month in order to instruct the newly elected officer in the duties of that office.

1. There shall be four offices, the President, the Vice President, the Secretary and the Treasurer.
   
2. The responsibilities of each office are as follows:
   
   
   1. The President shall preside over all meetings and shall call for elections.
   2. The Vice President shall preside over any meetings the President is unable to attend and is responsible for the maintenance of the G.A.M.E.S. web site.
   3. The Secretary shall record the minutes of all meetings and shall have copies of the minutes from previous meetings available prior at the next meeting.
   4. The Treasurer shall be responsible for all funds of G.A.M.E.S., at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
      
   
   
3. Should a vacancy in any office occur between regular election of officers, the vacancy shall be filled by simple majority of voting members present at an election meeting to be held within one month after the vacancy occurs. However, in the event that the Presidency is vacated, the Vice President shall assume the office for the remainder of the term.
   
4. Recall proceedings may be brought at a regular meeting against any officer for abuse of office powers or misuse of funds. An officer shall be recalled upon an affirmative vote of three-fourths of voting members present.

1. There shall be one standing committee comprised of the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Regional M.A.G.E. Representative. This committee shall be called the Executive Committee.
   
2. The Executive Committee shall also include the Advisor of the organization whenever necessary as decided by the committee.
   
3. All other committees shall be defined and established as needed by the Executive Committee.

1. Meetings will be held in conjunction with any game day hosted by G.A.M.E.S. Game days should be held at least once every month on a Saturday.
   
2. A minimum of 10 voting members shall constitute a quorum to conduct business and constitute a vote.
   
3. Informal meeting procedure will be followed.

1. G.A.M.E.S. reserves the right to obtain revenue.
   
2. Revenue may be obtained by some or all of the following means.
   
   1. Fund raising activities
   2. Donor
      
   
   
3. The Treasurer shall be held responsible for collection and disbursement of funds and shall be held accountable to the Executive Committee and the Advisor.
   
4. Financial reports shall be given by the Treasurer at each meeting.

1. Proposals to amend the constitution will be submitted in writing, stating the amendment desired and reasons that necessitate the amendment. Proposals may be presented at any meeting under new business. Each proposal must be read aloud and discussed by the voting members. Proposals will be voted on a non-secret ballot.
   
2. The amendment shall be voted on at the meeting at which it is presented, if not, the following meeting.
   
3. This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds majority of voting members present with a minimum of 15 members present to constitute a quorum for voting.

1. The Advisor(s) shall hold a supervisory position on the organization. Duties of the Advisor shall be to oversee and advise the activities of G.A.M.E.S.
   
2. The Executive Committee shall serve as an Advisor Nomination Committee if the need arises for an Advisor replacement. The advisor must be drawn from University Faculty or Staff. The Advisor Nomination Committee will nominate one to three candidates and present the names to the voting members of G.A.M.E.S. A simple majority of voting members is required.