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ARTICLE I - NAME The name of this association shall be the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association. (NEICAAA) ARTICLE II - PURPOSE The purpose of the association shall be the promotion of men's and women's intercollegiate competition in cross country and track and field among the colleges that are members of the association. The association shall sponsor championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field. ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP Sec. 1: Membership in this association shall be limited to members of the NCAA and ECAC in good standing with all requirements set forth herein. Sec. 2: Each university or college on joining the association thereby agrees to accept the by-laws and rules of the association. ARTICLE IV - APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Sec. 1: Any college in New England desiring to be admitted to this association shall present to the Commissioner and said association a written notice to that effect four weeks in advance of the fall convention. This written application must be submitted by the athletic director of the petitioning institution. Sec. 2: All applications for membership shall be voted upon at the fall convention of the association, when, if two-thirds majority of the colleges represented vote in favor thereof, such college or colleges applying shall be admitted to this association and therefore become immediately eligible to compete in the championships in which they have declared NCAA sponsored teams. Sec. 3: Upon admission to the association, an initial fee of $100 shall be paid to the association. Sec. 4: Requests to become a member may be made when previously stated criteria are fulfilled and if the institution sponsors representative intercollegiate programs in any of the following sports: (a) cross country (b) indoor track (c) outdoor track. In addition, proof of sponsorship for each season must be documented by the NCAA publication "SPORT SPONSORSHIP" for two consecutive seasons in each sponsored sport. Evidence of said documentation must be submitted to the commissioner, along with a published schedule for each sport sponsored, and verification by a faculty representative that the sports have been recognized by the faculty of the institution petitioning for membership in the association. . Sec. 5: Members which do not fulfill the stated criteria may lose their membership status (refer to Article V). ARTICLE V - EXPULSION Sec. 1: Any college may be expelled from the association by a two-thirds vote of the colleges represented at any convention of the association. The commissioner, however, must serve an official notice upon the college against which the charges are preferred, and also notify the other colleges of the association of such proceedings at least 14 days before the date of the convention. Sec. 2: Reasons for which a college may be expelled from the association shall be, but not limited too: (a) failure to maintain membership criteria, (b) failure to pay all assessments and fines under the conditions herein before specified, (c) participation in any transaction by which the good name of the association may be imperiled. Sec.