Louisiana Iota uses a form of parliamentary procedure - Robert’s Rules of Orders to conduct business meetings. Parliamentary procedure is a method for conducting a business meeting using an ordered system of motions and rules. The system establishes who may speak and when, how topics may be presented for decision, how to come to consensus on a topic, what kind of votes are needed for various decisions, and other similar issues. All members should have a basic knowledge of parliamentary procedure. Here you will find information pertaining to our chapter. The first section below lists documents that contain information every member should know. The constitution and parliamentary procedure are vital to how our organization is run. They are available here in PDF format for easy printing and to maintain their layout for every copy.