Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Discipline Packet
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President: Complete this packet of forms when recommending a member for international disciplinary action.
The discipline packet consists of five required forms and any additional supporting documentation. Omission of any of the five
required forms constitutes an incomplete packet and will be returned to the chapter president for completion. The complete Discipline
Packet is located in the Member Forms area on the Gamma Phi Beta website. Each form in the discipline packet is also available as
an individual document in the Download and Print group. Remember that a member may choose to voluntarily resign her
membership at any time during the international disciplinary process. Make a copy of the entire discipline packet for your chapter
records before sending to the regional coordinator. A discipline case will not be processed unless all required documentation is
complete, accurate and received by International Headquarters.
Required Discipline Forms:
___ Recommendation to International Council for Disciplinary Action Form #20 – Discipline form 1 of 5: This form, with
the proper approval signatures, must be included in the discipline packet. All documents in the discipline packet (case file)
must reference the same date and time of the accused member’s hearing. Discipline packets received at International
Headquarters six months or more after the date of the executive council hearing are invalid and will not be considered for
international disciplinary action.
___ Incident Report – Discipline form 2 of 5: This report is completed by the witness(s) (accuser) or the executive council.
Read about “How to write an Incident Report” in the Collegiate Operations Manual, Member Discipline section, page 12.
___ Notice of Hearing – Discipline form 3 of 5: This notification must be received by the member at least four days prior to her
executive council hearing. See instructions on the form for proper execution and delivery procedures. Read about the Notice
of Hearing letter and delivery in the Collegiate Operations Manual, Member Discipline section, Pages 5 & 6 (Executive
Council Hearing Process).
___ Hearing Minutes – Discipline form 4 of 5: A copy of the hearing minutes must be delivered promptly to the accused
member with the Disciplinary Action Letter and a Resignation Form #19. Submit the recording of the hearing with the
hearing minutes to International Headquarters. Read about the Hearing Minutes form in the Collegiate Operations
Manual, Member Discipline section, Page 7 (Immediately Following the Hearing).
___ Disciplinary Action Letter – Discipline form 5 of 5: This notification letter documenting the results of the member’s
executive council hearing must be received by the member, along with a copy of the Hearing Minutes form and a blank
Resignation Form #19. See instructions on the form for proper execution and delivery procedures. Read about the
Disciplinary Action letter and delivery procedures in the Collegiate Operations Manual, Member Discipline Section, Pages 8
& 9 (After the Hearing).
Additional Supporting Documentation (if applicable):
___Financial obligation outstanding to the chapter – second page of the Form #20: Applicable if the member is not in
financial good standing at the time of her executive council hearing. All outstanding debt must be itemized showing a
description of each item and the date the member was charged. All outstanding debt must have occurred prior to the
member’s hearing date. See the form for proper instructions.
___ Academic/grade point average information: Applicable if the member has failed to meet the chapter standards for
scholarship. Send applicable grade reports.
___Attendance: Applicable if the alleged issue is attendance related. Send applicable attendance records, along with records
showing specific dates and efforts made to contact the member.
___Pictures
___Other written communication/documents/e-mail
___Other info _________________________________________________________________________________
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Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Recommendation to International Council for Disciplinary Action
Discipline Form 1 of 5
Instructions:
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Complete this form when recommending a member for international disciplinary action.
Within one week of the hearing, send this form along with the other four required discipline forms in the discipline packet and any additional
supporting documentation as outlined in the discipline packet cover sheet to your regional coordinator. Your regional coordinator will review
and forward the completed discipline packet to International Headquarters. Retain a copy of the entire packet for the chapter files. All
approval signatures are required as indicated below.
All documents in the discipline packet (case file) must reference the same date and time of the accused member’s hearing.
Discipline packets received at International Headquarters six months or more after the executive council hearing date are invalid and will not
be considered for international discipinary action.
Chapters will be notified in writing of International Council’s decision. The international discipline process takes a minimum of two months.
Only International Council can grant membership termination or international suspension of membership.
Member Information
Chapter
School
Member’s Name
Initiation Date_________Yr. in School_______
Phone(
)
Home Address ______________________________________________________________________________________
Chapter Information
Chapter President’s Name
Phone (
)
E-mail Address
Hours Available
Fax(
)
Reason brought to hearing. Include specific charges. _______________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date and Time of Hearing_____________________________________________________________________________
Name/Titles of People Present__
Member has been given the opportunity to voluntarily resign her membership
Yes
No
Recommendation to International Council:
 Suspension of membership
 Termination of membership
Approval Signatures -
NOTE: Send original to your regional coordinator and retain a copy for the chapter files per the instructions
above. All signatures requested below must be included or the discipline case will not be processed. All signatures below attest that they have read
the above instructions and proper procedures have been followed according to the Collegiate Operations Manual, Member Discipline section and
are in agreement with the recommendation to International Council.
Chapter President_____________________________________________________________Date__________________
Signature
Print Name
Chapter Advisor______________________________________________________________Date__________________
Signature
Print Name
Financial Advisor_____________________________________________________________Date__________________
Signature
Print Name
Regional Coordinator__________________________________________________________Date__________________
Signature
Print Name
(As regional coordinator, my signature acknowledges that I have reviewed the discipline packet, discipline forms 1-5 and any other supporting documentation
applicable to this member’s discipline case.)
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Financial Obligation to the Chapter
Instructions:
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Each outstanding financial obligation must be itemized below with a description of each debt. Include the original date the
member was charged for each item and provide the dollar amount. All outstanding debt must have occurred prior to the
member’s executive council hearing date.
Do not include on this form any fines imposed by the local chapter. International Council will not hold a member
responsible for fines imposed by the chapter. Chapter fines are a local issue and the chapter can pursue these fines from the
member independently of this international discipline case.
Chapter Name: ________________________________________________________________________________
Member’s Name: _______________________________________________________________________________
The member has received this itemized copy of her outstanding debts.
Itemized description of outstanding debt
(list separately)
DO NOT LIST FINES – International Council will
not hold a member responsible for chapter fines.
 Yes
Original date the chapter charged this
item of debt to the member.
(include Mo, Day & Yr)
Original date the member incurred
this debt must have occurred before
the date of the member’s executive
council hearing. This includes “late
fee” due dates, as well.
Dollar Amount
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
TOTAL AMOUNT OWED
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Gamma Phi Beta
Incident Report Form
Discipline Form 2 of 5
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Instructions:
1.
Any member may complete this form to report an alleged incident in violation of Gamma Phi Beta policies. This
report form must be completed thoroughly in order to begin the disciplinary process.
2. Submit the completed and typed form to the chapter president and/or chapter advisor.
3. This discipline form 2 of 5 is required when a member is recommended for disciplinary action. Please refer to the
Collegiate Operations Manual, Member Discipline section for proper discipline procedures after the chapter receives
this completed Incident Report Form. The complete Discipline Packet of required forms is located in the “Member
Forms” area on the Gamma Phi Beta website (Download and Print group). Each form in the discipline packet is also
available as an individual document in the Download and Print group.
Date submitted: ____________________________________________________________________________
Name of accused: ___________________________________________________________________________
Date of incident:____________________________________________ Time of incident: ________________
Location of incident:_________________________________________________________________________
Did you directly witness the incident?
Yes
No
Is this an alcohol-related incident?
Yes
No
If yes, is the person of legal drinking age? Yes
Is this a drug-related incident?
Yes
No
No
If yes, what drug(s)? _________________
Persons Involved:
Please list names of all members involved in the alleged incident, or who may have witnessed, or attempted to
intervene in the situation.
Name:
Name:
Describe what occurred to the best of your knowledge, explaining the involvement or role of each person listed on
this form:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Submitted by:
___________________________________________________
Signature
Date: _______________
Print Name
Officer Use only
Chapter advisor notified:
Date of notification:
Regional coordinator notified:
Date of notification:
Standards meeting:
Date of meeting:
Executive council hearing:
Date of hearing:
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Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Notice of Executive Council Hearing
Discipline Form 3 of 5
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Instructions:
1.
Four days written notice of the time and place of the executive council hearing and of the actions alleged to be in
violation of Sorority policy must be given to the accused member by the chapter president on this Notice of Hearing.
Mailing this notice, along with a blank Resignation Form #19 is the preferred delivery method. If the notice and
Resignation Form #19 are mailed, they must be mailed via certified mail with return receipt requested (mailed with a
tracking number) and in time for the member to receive it at least four days prior to the hearing.
In the event that a member refuses delivery of a mailed notice, or in the event that a mailed notice cannot be delivered
because of a change of address of which the member has not given written notice to the chapter’s recording secretary
and/or president, the mailed notice is deemed delivered.
If the notice is hand delivered by the president and a witness, the accused member, president and witness must sign an
acknowledgement of receipt (see Acknowledgement of Notice of Hearing, page 2 of this form).
If the accused member refuses to sign the acknowledgment of the hearing, the president and witness will note this
refusal on the acknowledgment.
Delivery of this notice or any information about the executive hearing communicated by e-mail, phone or other
electronic notification to the member is not acceptable.
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Notice of Executive Council Hearing:
DATE: __________________________________________________________________________________________
TO: ______________________________________________________________________________________________
FROM: Gamma Phi Beta Executive Council, ______________________________________________________ Chapter
An executive council meeting has been called regarding the events that took place on_________________________ (date).
The following violation(s) of Sorority policies have been alleged:
Alleged action:
Policy allegedly violated:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Therefore, on ________________(date) at _________ (time) at ________________________ (location), we will hold an
executive council hearing to provide you with the opportunity to respond to the above alleged violation(s) of Sorority rules
and/or policies. Appropriate disciplinary action will then be decided based on the information presented at the hearing.
Your attendance at this hearing is mandatory and your absence may be considered full admission of guilt. If this hearing
time presents a serious hardship for you, please inform _____________________________ (chapter president) no later
than ________________ (date) at _________ (time).
Sincerely,
The Executive Council of _____________________________________________Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority.
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Notice of Executive Council Hearing
Discipline Form 3 of 5
Acknowledgement of Notice of Hearing:
By signing this form, I _______________________________________acknowledge I have received the Notice of Executive
Print name
Council Hearing four days before the scheduled hearing set for ________________________ (date of hearing).
I have been given the opportunity to voluntarily resign and have received a blank Resignation Form #19. I understand that I
may voluntarily resign my membership at any time during the pending international disciplinary process, up until a final
decision on my membership status is rendered by International Council.
Signature of member: ______________________________________________________Date received ________________
Print name
Signature
Chapter delivery signatures:
This letter was delivered by:
Name: ____________________________________________________________________Date of delivery______________
Print name
Signature
Title: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Witnessed delivery - name: ____________________________________________________Date of delivery_____________
Print name
Signature
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Attach certified mailing receipt if mailed
(with tracking number)
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Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Hearing Minutes Form
Discipline Form 4 of 5
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Instructions:
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This form must be completed (typed) following each executive council hearing.
Send one copy of this form to your regional coordinator with the other four required discipline forms and
any other supporting documentation pertaining to this disciplinary action. Retain one copy for the chapter
files.
The accused member will receive a copy of the Hearing Minutes form when she is presented with the
Disciplinary Action letter.
Date of Hearing: ____________________________Time of hearing: ____________________________
Location of Hearing: ___________________________________________________________________
Chapter:
School: _________________________________________
Accused Member(s):____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
List the name and office of those members attending the hearing (including advisors).
Name
1.
Office
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Date of Hearing: _______________________________ Chapter: _______________________________
Name of accused member: _______________________________________________________________
Was the accused member present?
Yes
Have the name(s) of the accuser(s) been made known to the accused member?
No
Yes
No
List names of witnesses:
Description of the charges against the accused member: (Attach a copy of the Incident Report Form)
Defense of the accused member:
Executive officer questions and member’s responses:
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Date of Hearing: _______________________________ Chapter: ________________________________
Name of accused member: _______________________________________________________________
Subsequent Executive Council Decision:
Sanction:
______ No disciplinary action necessary
______ Local chapter probation
Start Date: _____________ End Date:
______ International suspension of membership (includes local probation terms pending final
International Council decision)
______ International termination of membership (includes local probation terms pending final
International Council decision)
List the terms of local probation or expectations of the member if international disciplinary action
is recommended:
The following supporting documents (if applicable) are included:
 Academic/grade point average information
 Attendance records
 List of outstanding financial obligations (use itemization form, page 2 of Form #20)
 Pictures
 Other written communication/documents/emails
 Other info________________________________________________________________________
Signatures (All officers listed below are required to sign):
Chapter President
Print name
Signature
Date
Chapter Advisor
Print name
Signature
Date
Financial Advisor
Print name
Signature
Date
Regional Coordinator
Print name
Signature
Date
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Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
Disciplinary Action Letter
Discipline Form 5 of 5
Instructions:
1. For full procedures on how to notify the accused member of her local chapter probation or for international disciplinary action,
see the Collegiate Operations Manual, Member Discipline Section, pages 8-9 (After the Hearing).
2. If meeting in person with the accused member to discuss the outcome of her executive council hearing is not an option, send
this form, a copy of the Hearing Minutes Form and a blank Resignation Form #19, by certified mail with return receipt
requested (mailed with a tracking number). Retain a copy of the certified mail receipt (tracking number) and attach to the
designated area on page 2 of this form.
3. Delivery of this letter or any information about the outcome of an executive hearing by e-mail, phone or other electronic
notification to the member is not acceptable.
4. Local probation documents are stored in secure and confidential chapter files. If the local probation is not attached to pending
international disciplinary action, then the local probation documents do not need to be sent to International Headquarters.
Date_________________________________
Dear __________________________________________of _____________________________________
Member name
Chapter name
This letter will serve as notice of the results of the executive council hearing held on your behalf on:
Hearing date: ___________________________________ Time of hearing: ___________________________________________
Executive council voted to recommend the following action:
 No disciplinary action necessary
 Local chapter probation
Start date: ________________
End date: ____________________
The terms of the local chapter probation are as follows:
Executive council voted to recommend the following international disciplinary action:
 International suspension of membership (below include chapter expectations pending final International
Council decision)
 International termination of membership (below include chapter expectations terms pending final
International Council decision)
The expectations of the member if international disciplinary action is recommended are as follows:
If international disciplinary action is recommended, you will be notified by International Headquarters of your right to a hearing at
the international level. Expenses incurred in connection with attendance at and participation in an international hearing shall be
your responsibility. Should you have any questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Chapter president ________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature
Print name
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Disciplinary Action Letter
Discipline Form 5 of 5
Acknowledgement of Receipt of Disciplinary Action letter:
By signing this letter, I _______________________________________acknowledge I have received notice of the disciplinary
Print name
action decision resulting from the executive council hearing held on _________________(date of hearing) and will comply with
the terms of local chapter probation or the expectations if international disciplinary action is recommended, as stated in the
disciplinary action letter. I have also received a copy of the Hearing Minutes Form and a blank Resignation Form #19.
I have been given the opportunity to voluntarily resign. I understand that I may voluntarily resign my membership at any time
during the pending international disciplinary process, up until a final decision on my membership status is rendered by
International Council.
Signature of member: ________________________________________________________ Date received _____________
Print name
Signature
Chapter delivery signatures:
This letter was delivered by:
Name: ____________________________________________________________________Date of delivery______________
Print name
Signature
Title: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Witnessed delivery - name: ____________________________________________________Date of delivery_____________
Print name
Signature
Title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Attach certified mailing receipt if mailed
(with tracking number)
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