The Queer Association of Socorro Area Residents (formerly GAF) is a club for gay, lesbian, and bisexual students at New Mexico Tech, as well as their friends, and anyone else in the Socorro area who is interested.

You do not have to be gay to join QuASAR.

QuASAR meets weekly and exists primarily as a "social" group, to provide a safe and friendly environment where people can interact. We have frequent parties, cookouts, and potlucks. The atmosphere is very easygoing, and there is never any pressure on individuals to be anything more or less than themselves. QuASAR does not practice "outing", or the non-consensual public exposure of closeted gay persons. Although some members of the club are politically active, QuASAR is not a political organization.

Below is our club's constitution, last revised in the Fall of 2004.

Constitution of the Queer Association of Socorro Area Residents

Article I: Statement of Purpose

Queer Association of Socorro Area Residents (to be referred to as QuASAR henceforth) is primarily a social group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends. The club provides peer support and information relevant to the LGBTQ community, and works to educate the community at large on LGBTQ issues. Qualities we stress are friendship, community, communication, and inclusion.

"PRIVACY PRIME DIRECTIVE" - We shall conduct our business in such a way that does not put any pressure on anyone to be "out".

Article II: Membership

Section 1

General membership is open to anyone.

Section 2

Voting members are limited to those who are students, faculty and staff of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Only student members, who have paid their activity fee, may vote on the expenditure of Student Association funds.

Section 3

Membership in QuASAR does not imply any particular sexual orientation.

Article III: Officers

The leadership of QuASAR will be composed of a president, a treasurer, and a secretary. These officers shall be elected by a majority of the voting members at the first regular meeting of the semester.

Article IV: Meetings

Meetings shall be held at least twice monthly, as determined by the membership.

Article V: Quorum

In order to conduct the business of the club, a quorum consisting of at least 20% of the membership must be present at a meeting. Additionally, 20% of the student membership, who have paid their activity fee, must be present when voting on expenditure of Student Association funds.

Article VI: Amendments

This Constitution may be amended at any time provided the request for amendment is approved by a two-thirds majority of the voting members at a regular meeting. An amendment must receive a two thirds majority of the voting members at a regular meeting to become effective. Any newly approved amendment shall be immediately added to the constitution and distributed to the voting membership by no later than the next regular meeting.

Article VII: Ratification

This Constitution shall be ratified by a majority vote of the total voting membership. New officers shall be elected at ratification, and thereafter as described in Article III.