Constitution

Africentrik Study Group

Man Know thyself

Contents
1.

Preamble............................................................................................................ 3

2.

Motto................................................................................................................ 3

3.

Name................................................................................................................. 3

4.

Colours.............................................................................................................. 3

5.

Aims and Objectives.............................................................................................. 4

6.

Mission.............................................................................................................. 4

7.

Vision................................................................................................................ 4

8.

Membership........................................................................................................ 4

9.

Composition of the organisation............................................................................... 4

10.

Duties of office bearers....................................................................................... 5

a)

Chairperson...................................................................................................... 5

b)

Secretary......................................................................................................... 5

c)

Treasure.......................................................................................................... 5

d)

Public relations and marketing officer.....................................................................5

e)

Organiser......................................................................................................... 6

11.

Meetings......................................................................................................... 6

12.

Constitutional amendment.................................................................................... 6

13.

Elections......................................................................................................... 7

Africentrik Study Group

Constitution
1. Preamble
This is an organisation that researches any and all phenomenon related to Black people. The
Africentrik Study Group is a Black Nationalist, Pan Afrikanist and Afrikan Centred academic
society. We, the Afrikan students are still subjected to a Eurocentrik education that we
inherited from our colonial past.
As we argue and question the denial of ourselves and our stories in the context of the
university have frequently been failed. The idea is to mould Africans who have Eurocentrik
ideas, attitudes, opinions, tastes and desires who are ready to defend those thing that are
European even if they are antagonistic towards Africans. Every subject in the curriculum of
the Eurocentrik University is permeated with white supremacy; a student completes the
curriculum to his or her psychological peril. Afrikan students must unite and engage
themselves in an intellectual warfare, against academic imperialism and strive for an Afrikan
centred education.

2. Motto
Man, know thy self.

3. Name
The name of this academic society shall be the AFRICENTRIK STUDY GROUP.

4. Colours
Colours shall be RED, BLACK, and GREEN.
Red for blood that unites all people of Black Afrikan ancestry shed for liberation.
Black for Black people whose existence as a nation is affirmed by the existence of the
flag.
Green for the abundant natural wealth of Afrika.

5. Aims and Objectives

1. Engage the Afrikan students in self-study and research on Africentrik literature and
academic research.
2. To wage an epistemic revolution against European cultural hegemony and white
supremacy in our universities curriculum.
3. Advocate for the mainstreaming of Africentrik scholarship and to Afrikanise the
curriculum as part of decolonisation of Afrikan universities.
4. To commit ourselves to correcting historical distortions.
5. To question the imposition of white Supremacist view as universal or classical
6. Legitimise Afrikan forms of knowledge.
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6. Mission
To research any and all phenomena related to Black people. And to use our findings to come
up with a strong argument and a rational for an Afrikan cantered education as the most
legitimate form of education for Afrikan students than the existing Eurocentrik curriculum
which was meant to miseducate and colonise the Afrikan mind.

7. Vision
Since institutions of so-called higher learning in Azania were based on white supremacy, it is
our vision to see Afrikan University devoted to the cultures and practices of African people,
which would have Egypt and Nubia as classical fountains for education rather than Greece
and Rome.

8. Membership
Membership shall be open to all registered Afrikan students at the university, Technikon or
Collage of education in Azania who subscribe to the principles and policies guiding the
Africentrik Study Group.

9. Composition of the organisation

Executive Committee
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Campus Meetings
Executive Meetings.

The executive committee must consist of 7 members of the society and may take on the
power and authority that it believes it needs to be able to achieve the objectives of the

organisation. There must be a chairperson, secretary, treasure, public relations and marketing
officer, organiser and two additional members.

10. Duties of office bearers

a) Chairperson
To preside over all committee meetings.
Be responsible for organising campus meetings and general meetings with the

secretary.
Be Chief Executive officer of the Study Group on campus.
Preside over the campus Annual general meetings.
Supervise the implementation of decisions of the study group.
Be the co-signatory to all cheques issued by the study group on campus.

b) Secretary

Record and report minutes of the meetings and sessions.

Be responsible for planning and organising with the chairperson.
Be a co-signatory
Represent the society in the student forums and other gathering
Be responsible for the campus data base on campus.
Be responsible for all correspondence.

c) Treasure
Collect and receive monies of the society
Raise funds for the society.
Present to the committee at the end of term an audited statement, expenditure account
and a balance sheet made out for the academic year.
Issue receipts for all monies received by the society.
Be a co-signatory to all cheques of the organisation.

d) Public relations and marketing officer

Shall be responsible the issues involving the image and publications of the
organisation.
Shall be responsible for advertising of the organisation.
Shall be responsible to see that posters and flyers advertising an event have been
printed and posted.
Shall be responsible for the management of the social media.

e) Organiser
Shall delegate duties pertaining the planning of an event to the organising team.
Shall report to the Chairperson for authorisation.
Shall oversee all the logistics involved in the planning of events.
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 Serve in the campaign and project committee.

11.Meetings
An Annual General Meeting (AGM) which would be known to the society as a
closing function at the end of the academic year.
Part of the agenda will be a report of what the society has achieved during the
respective year, introduction of the new executive.
Special and emergency meetings shall be called to any issue that needs immediate
attention of the executive committee.
Executive meetings to be held every month on a date that will be convenient to the
executive members. These meetings are compulsory to all executive members.

12.Constitutional amendment
The Executive must agree to a constitutional amendment. This agreement to the
amendment must be confirmed by the members present at the meeting with regard to
a constitutional amendment on a logical conclusion, please note that a logical
conclusion may be made by either the majority or minority depending on the
circumstances of the case and the depth of the matter.
All members of the society must be notified regarding the time and place of a meeting
that will vote for a constitutional amendment. A minimum of 2 weeks notice needs to
be given to all members.
Constitutional amendments must take place at a reasonable time and place.
The notice given to members needs to specify the reason for the proposed
constitutional amendment.

Any constitutional amendment made that does not comply with the procedural
requirements will not be valid.

13.Elections
The executive shall advertise applications for all registered students at the

University of Fort hare.

It is the duty of the executive to nominate applicants from the list
The nominated candidates shall be called to an interview.
The panel (the executive) shall interview the applicants
The new appointed executive members shall undergo a period of probation of the
preparation of one event to test their competence to handle such kind of work.
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 After this period mentioned in (20E) the new official executive will be announced.