====== Member Education Policy ======
===== Article I - Definitions =====
==== Section 1. Definitions ====
  - **Brothers**: all initiated members are referred to as this.
  - **Hazing**: any activity expected of someone joining or participating in a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers them, regardless of their willingness to participate, and which is not related to the acceptable published mission of Mu Beta Psi.
  - **Bids**: an invitation to become a Member-in-Training, good for one term.
  - **Member Education Process**: The process to become a Brother.
  - **Big Brothers (Bigs)**: Big Brothers are guides to specific Members-in-Training.
  - **Members-in-Training (Littles)**: incoming members are referred to as this. They may also be referred to as incoming members or littles, never as Brothers.
  - **Member Education Staff**: Those primarily responsible for educating Members-in-Training. Made up of the Member Educator (ME) and Assistant Member Educator (AME).
  - **Initiation**: the final portion of the member education process after which Members-in-Training will be considered Brothers. This is broken up into a local, informal and national, formal portion.
  - **Member-In-Training Dues**: fees associated with the member education process to be paid after initiations.

===== Article II - Concern Reporting =====
==== Section 1. Hazing ====
  - Mu Beta Psi - Zeta chapter, is a non hazing entity at Michigan Technological University.
==== Section 2. Concerns ====
  - Mu Beta Psi - Zeta Chapter holds the physical and mental safety as the top priority for our Members-in-Training and Brothers.
  - All concerns should be immediately brought to the attention of the Member Educator.
    - If Members-in-Training or Brothers feel uncomfortable reporting to the Member Educator, they should report to the Assistant Member Educator or any other Brother that they feel comfortable talking to.
  - All concerns will be taken seriously.
    - If necessary, the case will be investigated by the Standard’s Board and reported to the National Vice President of Chapter Maintenance. 
==== Section 3. Stop Work Authority ====
  - Members-in-Training maintain Stop Work Authority, the ability for any individual to stop current actions if the situation causes potential concern without repercussion.
  - If an incident occurs, follow the ‘stop, contain, manage, and mitigate’ process.
    - Stop the current action by informing the Brotherhood.
    - Contain the issue. Explain what is the issue and why.
    - Manage the issue so that there is a plan to resolve the situation.
    - Mitigate the issue so that it does not occur again.
===== Article III - Expectations =====
==== Section 1. Expectations of Members-in-Training ====
  - Requirements to complete the Member Education Process:
    - Must be in good academic standing at Michigan Technological University.
    - Maintain a guidebook given to them by Member Education Staff that contains the information they have received pertaining to the Member Education Process. 
      - Include the governing documents as follows:
        - National Constitution
        - Zeta Chapter Bylaws
        - Risk Management Policy 
        - National Code of Conduct
    - Attend all general meetings during their Member Education Term, and all weekly class meetings.
      - Excused absences can be granted with prior notice or in extenuating circumstances.
    - Attend a study session each week of information in the Member Education Term.
      - Study sessions will be no longer than 2 hours and planned around the involved members’ schedules.
      - Study sessions will begin no later than 11:59 pm.
    - Interview each active Brother.
      - Should be completed before final initiations.
    - Complete an amount of service hours, set each semester at the discretion of ME staff.
      - Can be earned by participating in service, concession, or philanthropy events.
    - Complete weekly quizzes.
      - Earn above 70% on the quizzes and must be retaken until successful.
      - Failure due to extenuating circumstances will not be held against Members-in-Training.
    - Make plaques.
      - One individual plaque for each Member-in-Training, to be given to their Big Brother.
    - Attend local and national initiations.
      - Initiations will go no later than 11:59 pm.
  - Encouraged activities for the Member Education Process:
    - Interview Zeta inactives, alumni, and advisors
    - Complete a Second Signature event with each active Brother
      - Several Second Signature events can happen at one event as long as there is a 1:1 ratio of Members-in-Training to active Brothers.
==== Section 2. Expectations of Member Education Staff ====
  - Explain the joining process as the Members-in-Training proceed through the joining process.
  - Member Education Staff are responsible for providing a list of Bigs to the Members-in-Training.
    - This requirement may be waived at the discretion of the Member Education staff with the support of the Brotherhood.
  - Get guidebooks for each Member-in-Training and print pages for the guidebook.
  - Plan and attend weekly Member-in-Training class meetings.
  - Plan and run initiation events.
  - Keep the Brotherhood updated with the Members-in-Training’s progress.
  - Plan study sessions.
  - Grade weekly quizzes.
  - If there are problems with the Members-In-Training's processes, help them or encourage the Bigs to help them or talk to VP.
  - Unless extenuating circumstances permit otherwise, the following requirements must be met for those brothers that are Member Education Staff:
    - Must be in good academic standing at Michigan Technological University.
==== Section 3. Expectations of Big Brothers ====
  - Must have been an Active Brother during a previous Member Education Term.
  - Must be chosen by a Member-in-Training (the Little) to be their Big Brother.
  - Unless extenuating circumstances permit otherwise, the following requirements must be met for a Brother to be eligible as a Big Brother for the semester:
    - Must be in good academic standing at Michigan Technological University.
    - Cannot be the Member Educator or Assistant Member Educator.
==== Section 4. Expectations of Brothers ====
  - Be respectful of Members-in-Training.
  - Follow all current Member Education Process practices.

> As adopted on January 11, 2026