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Motion Title: Post-Graduation Membership Changes
Proposer: Declan Osborne
Description: As the CompSoc continues to grow each year, the number of members each year, and, consequentially, the number of non-student members continues to tick upwards. As we are required by the University’s proctors to keep the number of non-student members below a fifth of the total membership (a goal which gets harder as more members cease to be active students), this motion aims to establish a new system for handling memberships once students graduate from Oxford, allowing for former student members to retain many of the privileges of membership while remaining in compliance with the University’s rules. This motion would, if passed, add By-law 16 to the society’s by-laws, with text as written below.
Proposed By-law 16
16.1 Membership Categories and Nomenclature
There shall be two categories of membership: Standard Membership, for which individuals eligible under Paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Constitution may register at the Society’s lifetime membership rate, and Former Membership. Individuals in either category may be referred to colloquially as members of the Society. Those with Standard Membership may be referred to as Standard Members, while those with Former Membership may be referred to as Former Members. References to ‘membership’ or members in the Society’s By-laws and Constitution should, unless explicitly stated otherwise, be interpreted as referring specifically to Standard Membership and Standard Members respectively.
16.2 Former Membership
Any University of Oxford student member of the Society will, upon cessation of their studies at the University, automatically cease to be a Standard Member and will become a Former Member. Suspension of studies, colloquially known as rustication, shall not affect a member’s status. Any Former Member shall have the permanent right to apply to the Society’s Secretary to restore their Standard Member status at no cost.
Acceptance of such applications is at the discretion of the Secretary and the Committee of the Society. Applications may be declined for any reason, including, but not limited to, the Society’s obligations to the University to limit non-student members.
Denial of an application to restore Standard Member status does not affect the Former Member’s continued right to apply.
Successful applicants may later have their Standard Member status revoked at the Secretary and the Committee’s discretion, for any reason, including but not limited to obligations to limit non-student members.
Former Members shall be entitled to any privileges granted by the Society and its Committee to Standard Members, with the exception of rights admitted by Paragraphs 10, 13, 24, 29, 32 and 35 of the Constitution, and by By-law 2. Former Members may not stand for election to the Constitutional Committee.
16.3 Retroactive Status of Members
Upon enactment of this By-law, the provisions of the By-law relating to cessation of studies shall be automatically applied to members of the Society who joined as active members of the University and have since ceased their studies.
This motion was considered at the Michaelmas Term 2025 General Meeting, please see the minutes for full details.
An amendment was proposed that "Former Member" should be changed to "Member Emeritus", this passed.
A vote was then held on the motion overall, which passed, the text is therefore added, as amended.