ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION:

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION of the FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
as amended on June 25, 1988

The Articles of Incorporation of the FLORIDA STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, a corporation not for profit, organized and existing under the laws of Florida, are hereby amended to read as follows:

We, whose names are signed hereto, do hereby associate ourselves together for the purpose of forming a body corporate not for profit, under the laws of the State of Florida and under the following proposed charter.

ARTICLE I

The name of this corporation shall be the Florida State University Alumni Association, and its principle place of business shall be in the City of Tallahassee, County of Leon, State of Florida.

ARTICLE II

The general nature and object of the corporation shall be to provide an organization for alumni of all campuses of the University to serve the common interests of all alumni and the University by: Keeping alumni well informed about the University; Fostering the active interest, support and involvement of alumni in Association and University affairs; Encouraging public acceptance and support of the University’s goals, understanding of its problems and recognition of its achievements; and Maintaining the official demographic history of the graduates of the University.

ARTICLE III

The members of this corporation, their designation, and qualification shall be as provided in the Bylaws.

ARTICLE IV

The Association or corporation shall be perpetual existence unless sooner dissolved by law.

ARTICLE V

The names of the subscribers to this charter are: Eleanor B. Morgan, Margaret Boyle, Mary Baird Shackleford, Maude McCall and Emily P. Scott.

ARTICLE VI

The business and affairs of this corporation shall be managed by the officers and directors as provided in the Bylaws. The number of officers and directors, their designation, qualifications, duties, terms of office, and manner of election shall be as provided in the Bylaws, provided that there shall be not less than three directors.

ARTICLE VII

The names of officers who are to manage all of the affairs of this Association until the first election under the charter are as follows:



President: Eleanor B. Morgan

Vice President: Mary Baird Shackleford

Secretary: Eleanor Parker

Treasurer: Mary Lou MacGowan



Directors:

Eleanor B. Morgan

Mary Baird Shackleford

Eleanor Parker

Mary Lou MacGowan

Celia St. J. Bordeaux

Maude McCall Hilda Jane Walters

Margaret Boyle

Helen C. Allen

Margaret Van C. Fraser

Emily P. Scott


ARTICLE VIII

The Bylaws of the Association may be made, altered, or rescinded by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IX

The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation may at any time subject itself shall never be greater than two-thirds of the value of the property of the corporation.

ARTICLE X

The amount in value of the real estate which the corporation may hold is $500,000.

ARTICLE XI

The manner in which funds may be derived for the support and maintenance of the Association shall be as provided in the Bylaws.

ARTICLE XII

The names and residences of the incorporators are as follows:

Eleanor B. Morgan
Box 405
Arcadia, Florida

Mary Baird Shackleford
923 Golfview
Tampa, Florida

Mary Lou MacGowan
302 North Duval Street
Quincy, Florida

Celia St. J. Bordeaux
1469 Northwest 13 Terrace
Miami, Florida

Maude McCall
Box 834
Clearwater, Florida

Margaret Boyle
132 West David Boulevard
Tampa, Florida

Eleanor Parker
1401 Oakland Street
Denton, Texas

Helen C. Allen
216 Whittier Street
Orlando, Florida

Margaret Van C Fraser
Box 819
Panama City, Florida

Emily P. Scott
Gainesville, Florida

Hilda Jane Walters
One East Main Street
Frostburg, Maryland

ARTICLE XIII

Upon approval by proper action of “The Alumnae Association of the Florida State College for Women,” a corporation not for profit under the laws of the State of Florida, and approval of such action by one of the Circuit Judges of the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida, the corporation last named shall be consolidated and united with, and merged into this Association. The two said corporations shall thereafter constitute but a single corporation, to be known by the corporate name and style of the “Florida State University Alumni Association,” and shall hereafter be governed and controlled by these Articles of Incorporation and all subsequent amendments thereto, and by the Bylaws to be adopted by this Association as herein and above provided.

ARTICLE XIV

The Articles of Incorporation of this Association may be amended, in whole or in part, by a majority vote of the members voting by written ballot submitted by mail, provided that a proposed amendment shall first be approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors, except that a proposed amendment submitted to the Board by a petition of not less than two hundred (200) members must be presented to the membership by the Board, in which case the Board may advise the membership of its position and recommendations on the proposed amendment.

Schedules and procedures for balloting on proposed amendments to the Articles of Incorporation shall be as provided in the Bylaws.

Upon adoption by the members of the Association of any proposed amendment, a certificate of such proposed amendment, executed by designated officers and bearing the seal of the Association, together with proof of adoption by the members, shall be presented to the Secretary of State of Florida for approval. Upon approval by the Secretary of State, the Articles of Incorporation shall stand amended and the Secretary shall place the certification thereof with the records of the Association.