GHvZ Bylaws

Bylaws of “Gator Humans versus Zombies,” University of Florida

(Revised July 23, 2024)

ARTICLE I.        ELIGIBILITY TO PLAY THE GAME

GHvZ is open to any person that is holding their Gator ID card upon loaning out a bandana for the current or upcoming game. Non-students are qualified to participate upon completion of a liability waiver provided by the organization in accordance with the University guidelines.

Players must have a GHvZ bandana to play and may only use the bandana loaned to them. Obtaining a loaned bandana requires recording the player’s contact information in the GHvZ Bandana Registry.

Players are required to return their own issued bandana and other materials loaned out by the club after each game or they may drop from good standing with the organization for each additional semester it takes to recover the materials. After four semesters, a case can be submitted at the end of the 4th semester to Student Conflict and Resolution for theft of club property.

When playing the game, players are required to follow all rules put in place by the GHvZ Moderators, University of Florida, UFPD, City of Gainesville, State of Florida, and United States of America.

ARTICLE II.       EVENTS

Section A.          MEETINGS

  1. General Body Meeting — A meeting of members and officers where they will discuss organizational matters. A General Body Meeting can include but is not limited to Post Game Meetings. Members will be notified a minimum of three days prior to the meeting.
    1. Post Game Meeting – A meeting dedicated to discussing feedback about the most recent Main Game.

Section B.          GAMES

  1. Game – An event defined where members engage in active Humans vs Zombies gameplay while wearing a designated bandana. Games may include but are not limited to Main Games, Weekend Games, Lock-In, or Day Games.

ARTICLE III.     CONSEQUENTIAL ACTIONS

GHvZ officers retain responsibility to enact consequences for any actions that may be harmful to the organization or its events in accordance with the “Etiquette Guidelines” outlined in a separate document.

ARTICLE IV.     APPOINTED POSITIONS

  1. The appointed positions of GHvZ shall be the Moderators, and any other semesterly position that the e-board deems necessary.
  2. Any members or associate members of GHvZ in good standing with the organization are eligible to become appointed positions.
  3. Appointed positions of GHvZ will not be officers of the club, nor will they have any extra voting power beyond that of an active member of the club.
  4. Moderators will help run and plan events during their appointed term as described in Article IV.
    1. Main Game Moderators are Moderators that will be appointed to specifically plan and run our biggest event of each semester, referred to as Main Game (see, Article II, Section B.).
  5. Should the President deem necessary the addition of a new, appointive position to their administration, the appointee must be confirmed by a vote of the e-board. The proposed appointee will be approved by a super majority vote (three-fourths) of the e-board.
  6. The e-board will select and appoint new Moderators by a means of a majority vote. Should the voting result in a tie, the President’s vote dictates the outcome.
  7. After the completion of Moderator training, Moderators will be appointed on an event-by-event basis and are expected to be representatives of the organization.
    1. The term of non-Moderator appointed positions shall be one semester, starting on the day they are appointed in that semester and ending on the last day of Reading Days of the same semester.

The term of Moderators shall start on the day they are appointed in that semester and end upon the conclusion of all duties for the event for which they are appointed.