
The 2007 Convention approved one amendment to the Constitution and Bylaws and sent it to the chapters for ratification. With 234 chapters eligible to vote, 176 or more affirmative chapter votes were required to ratify an amendment, and 59 or more negative votes would defeat the amendment.
Headquarters received 200 valid ballots (plus 10 invalid for lack of a chapter quorum) by the April 1, 2008, deadline, when the amendment became effective.
Amendment: Clarify the proof of eligibility of engineering graduate students. (Const. Art. VIII, Sec. 3 (e))
Outcome: Ratified by chapter vote; 183 affirmative, 17 negative.