Articles of Incorporation

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF WAKE

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
MU BETA PSI, HONORARY MUSICAL FRATERNITY

The undersigned, being of the age of eighteen (18) years or more, do hereby make and acknowledge these Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of forming a nonprofit corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the State of North Carolina.

  1. The name of the corporation is Mu Beta Psi, Honorary Musical Fraternity.
  2. The period of duration of the corporation shall be perpetual.
  3. The purposes for which the corporation is organized are:
    1. To honor those outstanding men and women who have devoted their time and efforts to the musical organizations at the institutions of the respective chapters.
    2. To stimulate interest in musical organizations and fellowship among musicians.
    3. To advance the cultural and educational values of music.
    4. To engage in any lawful act or activity for which nonprofit corporations may be organized under Chapter 55A of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
  4. The corporation shall have members which may be divided into such classes as shall be provided in the by-laws. All members shall be accepted, appointed, elected or designated in the manner provided in the by-laws.
  5. The directors of the corporation shall be elected or appointed in the manner and for the terms provided in the by-laws.
  6. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall insure to the benefit of any officer, director or member of the corporation; and upon dissolution of the corporation the assets thereof shall, after all of its liabilities and obligations have been discharged or adequate provision made therefor, be distributed to any association or associations organized for purposes similar to those set forth in Article 3 hereinabove, all as more particularly provided in the by-laws of the corporation.
  7. The address of the initial registered office of the corporation in the State of North Carolina is 3520 Carolyn Drive, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina; and the name of its registered agent at such address is Joseph Charles Cato.
  8. The number of directors constituting the initial board of directors shall be four (4); and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors are:
    Jeff Smith, 125 Mub, Michigan Tech University, Houghton, Mich
    Robert Manuel, 4247 Lake Ridge Drive, Raleigh, N. C. 27607
    Ralph Daniel, 3401 Hickory Crest Drive, Marietta, Georgia
    Ted Halverson, 409 Christopher Avenue, #13, Gaithersburg, Maryland
  9. The names and addresses of the incorporators are:
    Joseph Charles Cato, 3520 Carolyn Drive, Raleigh, N. C. 27604
    Daniel B. Harvey, P. O. Box 31362, Raleigh, N. C. 27612,
    308 Hinton Drive, Knightdale, N.C. 27545

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands this 29 day of January, 1980

Joseph Charles Cato
JOSEPH CHARLES CATO

Daniel B. Harvey
DANIEL B. HARVEY

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF WAKE

I, Marion W. Boissiere, a notary public, do hereby certify that Joseph Charles Cato and Daniel B. Harvey, the incorporators of Mu Beta Psi, Honorary Musical Fraternity, personally appeared before me this 29 day of January, 1980 and acknowledge the due execution of the foregoing Articles of Incorporation.

Marion W. Boissiere
Notary Public

My Commission Expires: November 10, 1981