1. Mission Statement: Vanguard University's Accounting Society is dedicated to enhancing the accounting skills of its members, creating mentors and mentorship relations within a learning environment, and proactively aiding accounting society students in career placement. The Society achieves this by discussing public and private accounting, as well as tax and audit, and by being the bridge between students and firms.

2. Membership: Members of the Accounting Society are required to make reasonable effort to attend at least 50% of events, participate in meetings held, and contribute to the society whenever possible. Must be attending Vanguard University to become a member, although major of study does not affect membership. If these conditions are not met, the society reserves the right to remove anyone from the society. Officer positions must comply with conditions stated above as well as be an accounting major and make an effort to attend most, if not all, events and meetings.

3. Positions: The Accounting Society holds the right to create and remove board positions as well as change any and all responsibilities to best fit the needs of the accounting society body. The current positions are as follows: President, Vice President, Director of Firm Relations, and Director of Communications. There shall also be, at any given time, at least one faculty member to represent the accounting society as “Accounting Society Advisor.” Members of the society are also subject to responsibility changes and shifts as the society sees fit.

4. Elections: Elections shall be held in the fall semester to usher in the new board members of the society. The members shall vote for the candidate they best see fit to take over the open position.

5. Amendments: This Constitution and its By-Laws can be amended at any time by a 3/4 majority vote of the board officers of the society to better fit the needs of the accounting society and to better serve its members. If there is a tie vote, the Advisor will be the deciding voice.

Stay updated on upcoming events by following our social media @vu_accountingsociety and be on the lookout for email announcements. To be added to the email list, please submit a membership application.