Bylaws of
The Triangle Yale Club

a Non-Profit Corporation incorporated in the State of North Carolina


ARTICLE I
OFFICES


Section 1. Principal Office. The principal office of the corporation shall be at 1808 Small Court, Raleigh, NC 27612, or at such other location as shall be determined, from time to time, by the Board of Directors and registered by them with the State of North Carolina.

Section 2. Registered Office. The registered office of the corporation shall be as stated in the corporation's Articles of Incorporation (as amended).

Section 3. Other Offices. The corporation may have offices at such other places within or without the State of North Carolina, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, or as the affairs of the corporation may require.


ARTICLE II
MEMBERS


Section 1. Eligibility. The membership of the Club shall consist of alumni of Yale University who have currently paid their dues to the Club, current students, and parents of current students. All current Yale students and their parents will be deemed honorary members, owing no dues, non-voting, but having all membership rights and privileges.
Section 2. Privileges. There is one class of membership.  All members shall be entitled to all privileges of the Club, including the right to vote for Directors annually, and to receive the official publication(s) of the Club. The Directors may grant Life Membership to certain members for service to the Club and its community at their sole discretion.

Dues shall be set from time to time by the Board.

Section 3. Annual Meeting.   There shall be an annual meeting of members, called by 30 Days notice by the directors, president or his designee, at which an attendance of ten shall be considered a quorum.  Said meeting shall occur between March 1 and June 30 of each year.  Annual meetings may be adjourned to a later date by the president or his designee so long as there is one meeting per calendar year. At the annual meeting, members shall exercise their right to vote for the following year's Directors and consider and act upon such other such matters as may be consistent with the notice of meeting.  A slate of proposed directors may be presented to the members for a vote and/or members may propose candidates for Director at the meeting or before.  The Secretary or his designee shall direct the election, count and certify the vote(s) as necessary for the record.  The Directors or individual members may bring up other appropriate business at said Annual Meeting, and may adjourn it. 

Section 4. Special Meetings.  In addition to the annual meeting, special meetings of the members may be called by the Directors or a quorum of the members at such time and place as specified in the call.  Notice and call shall be at least four weeks prior to the date thereof, and shall specify what business is to be considered or transacted.  Monthly Planning Meetings shall be deemed special meetings without the need of further notice.

Section 5. Notices.  All notices required herein may be by either writing, by posting on the Club web site, by email, or combinations thereof.  Any written notice on the front page of the web site shall be considered sufficient notice to all members.


ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS


Section 1. General Powers. All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the corporation managed under the direction of, its Board of Directors.

Section 2. Number, Term, and Qualifications. The number of Directors shall be not less than three (3) and not more than twelve (12). Each director shall hold office for a period of two years, until the next Annual Meeting of members that elects or re-elects a board of directors, or until his successor is elected by the board of directors in session, and qualifies, whichever is longer, or until his resignation, retirement, removal, disqualification, or death. A director need not have attended Yale. A director may serve more than one term. Directors need not be residents of North Carolina. Directors shall be of the age of majority in North Carolina.

Section 3. Election of Directors. Directors (except the organizing Directors) shall be elected, appointed, or designated by the Members at the Annual Meeting, or at such Special Meeting as is called for the purpose.

Section 4. Removal. A majority of the Directors then in office may remove any Director elected by the Board of Directors, as may a majority of the Members at a meeting called for that purpose.

Section 5. Vacancies. If a vacancy occurs on the Board of Directors, the vacancy shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

Section 6. Chair. The President of the Corporation shall serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Section 7. Compensation. Directors shall not receive compensation for their service on the Board of Directors.


ARTICLE IV
PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION


Section 1. This Corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes, within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or the corresponding provision of any future federal tax code, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to: offering educational programs, instruction and regularly scheduled curricula at educational institutions to both parents and children.

Section 2. Additionally, the purposes of the Club shall be to foster a continuing educational relationship between Yale alumni in eastern North Carolina and the University, its students, and faculty; to assist students from eastern North Carolina to attend Yale University through guidance; to provide programs for the continuing education of Yale alumni; to facilitate the meeting of Yale alumni with one another; to encourage Yale alumni to make contributions to public service; and generally to enhance the reputation of Yale University in eastern North Carolina."


ARTICLE V
MEETINGS AND ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Section 1. Regular Meeting.   Regular meetings of the Board of Directors, otherwise called Planning Meetings, shall be held each month at such time and place as may be designated by the Board of Directors, for the purpose of transacting such business as may be properly brought before the meeting. In addition, the Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place, within the State of North Carolina, for the holding of additional regular meetings.  The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors shall be the first following the Annual Meeting of Members, and shall be for the purpose of the election of officers of the Club from among the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman or Secretary or shall be called by either of them upon the written request of the majority of the Directors.

Section 3. Presence at Meetings. The Board of Directors may permit any or all Directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all Directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A Director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting. Any director absent from three successive meetings, unless excused by the Board for a purpose, shall be deemed resigned from his seat on the Board.

Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Regular and Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held upon such notice sent by any usual means of communication not less than seven days before the meeting. Such notice shall reasonably describe the purpose of the said meeting.

Section 5. Waiver of Notice. A Director may waive notice required by law or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver shall be in writing, signed by the Director entitled to the notice, and filed with the minutes or corporate records.

A Director's attendance at or participating in a meeting waives any required notice to him of the meeting unless the Director, at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

Section 6. Quorum. Three Directors elected by these Bylaws shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors.

Section 7. Action without Meeting. Action required or permitted to be taken by a Board of Directors' meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the Board. The action must be evidenced by one or more written consents signed by each Director before or after such action, describing the action taken, and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken.

Action taken under this section is effective when the last Director signs the consent, unless the content specifies a different effective date.

A consent signed under this section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.

ARTICLE VI
COMMITTEES


Section 1. Creation. The Board of Directors may create one or more committees and appoint members of the Board of Directors to serve on them. Each committee shall have two or more members who serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Approval of Committees. The creation of a committee and appointment of members to it shall be approved by a majority of the Directors in office when the action is taken.

Section 3. Meetings of Committees. The procedures set forth in Article IV above which govern meetings, actions without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, and quorum and voting requirements of the Board of Directors, apply to committees and their members as well.

Section 4. Authority. To the extent specified by the Board of Directors, each committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors under Article III, Section 1.

However, a committee may not: authorize distributions, recommend to members or approve dissolution, merger or the sale, pledge, or transfer of all or substantially all of the corporations assets; elect, appoint, or remove or fill vacancies in the Board of Directors or on any of its committees; or adopt, amend, or repeal the Articles of Incorporation of Bylaws.

ARTICLE VII
OFFICERS


Section 1. Number. The officers of the corporation shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and other officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time elect. Any two (2) of more offices may be held by the same person, but no individual may act in more than one (1) capacity where action of two (2) or more officers is required.

Section 2. Election and Term. The officers of the corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors.  Each officer shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors, his resignation, retirement, removal, disqualification or death.

Section 3. Removal. Any officer or agent may be removed by the Board with or without cause; but such removal shall be without prejudice to the express and written contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

Section 4. Compensation. Officers shall receive no compensation.

Section 5. President. The president shall have and exercise general charge and general supervision of the affairs of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties and have such powers as may be assigned to him by the Board.

Section 6. Vice Presidents. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice President(s) shall have the powers and duties of the President. The Vice President(s) shall also have general administrative duties under the direction of the President and such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors.

Section 7. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep accurate records of the acts and proceedings of all meetings of directors. He shall give all notices required by law and the Bylaws. In general, the Secretary shall perform all duties and possess all authority incident to the office and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board.

Section 8. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have custody of all funds and securities belonging to the corporation and shall receive, deposit or disburse the sane under the direction of the Board of Directors. He shall keep full and accurate accounts of the finance of the corporation in books especially provided for that purpose. The Treasurer shall, in general, perform all duties incident to his office and such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the President or the Board of Directors.

Section 9. Assistant Secretaries and Treasurers. The Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers shall, in the absence or disability of the Secretary or the Treasurer, respectively, perform the duties and exercise the powers of those offices, and they shall perform such other duties as shall be assigned to them by the Secretary or the Treasurer, respectively, or by the President or the Board of Directors.

Section 10. Bonds. The Board of Directors may by resolution require any and all officers, agents, and employees of the corporation to give bond to the corporation, with sufficient sureties, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of their respective officers or positions, and to comply with such other conditions as many from time to time be required by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION


Section 1. Definitions for Purposes of this Article.

(a) Covered Person. A covered person shall include any person who at anytime serves or has served as a director or officer of the corporation, or in such capacity at the request of the corporation for any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise.

(b) Action. An action shall include any threatened, pending, or completed civil, criminal, administrative, investigative suit or proceeding, any appeal therefrom, and any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such a suit or proceeding.

Section 2. General. Except as provided in Section 5 of this Article, the corporation shall indemnify a covered person if he is made, or is threatened to be made, a party to an action whether or not the action is brought by or on behalf of the corporation (i.e., a derivative action), or otherwise (i.e., a direct action).

Section 3. Covered Expenses. A covered person shall be indemnified against (a) reasonable expenses, including without limitation, all attorney's fees actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with any such action, (b) all reasonable payments made by him in satisfaction of any judgment, money decree, fine (including any excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan), penalty, or settlement for which he may become liable in such action, and (c) all reasonable expenses incurred in enforcing the indemnification rights provided herein.

Section 4. Advanced Payment of Expenses. Covered expenses may be paid by the corporation in advance of final disposition of the action if authorized pursuant to Section 6 below. Any advance payment shall be mad only upon receipt of an undertaking by the covered person to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that the covered person is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation against such expense.

Section 5. Standard of Care. Unless otherwise required by law, the corporation shall not indemnify a covered person for:

(a) Acts or omissions were, at the time taken, known or believed by him to be clearly in
conflict with the best interests of the corporation;

(b) Liability under North Carolina General Statutes 55A-8-32 or North Carolina General Statutes 55A-8-33;

(c) Any transaction in which the covered person derived an improper personal benefit.

(d) Any proceeding in which the covered person is adjudged liable by the corporation.

Section 6. Determination and Evaluation of Indemnification. The determination to indemnify
a covered person, and the amount and terms of the indemnification shall be made:

(a) By the Board of Directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors not at the time parties to the action;

(b) If a quorum can not be obtained under subdivision (a) of this subsection, by majority vote of a committee duly designated by the Board of Directors (in which designation directors who are parties may participate), consisting solely of two or more directors not at the time parties to the action;

(c) By special legal counsel.

i. Selected by the Board of Directors or its committee in the manner prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) of this subsection; or

ii. If a quorum of the Board can not be obtained under subdivision (a) of this subsection and a committee can not be designated under subsection (b) of this subsection, selected by a majority vote of the full Board (in which selection Directors who are parties may participate).

Authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible, except if the determination is made by special legal counsel, authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses shall be made by those entitled under subdivision (c) of this section to select counsel.

Section 7. Reliance. A covered person shall be deemed to be serving the corporation in reliance upon, and as consideration for the rights provided herein. Any repeal or modification of these indemnification provisions shall not affect any rights or obligations existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

Section 8. Non-Exclusivity. The rights provided for herein shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which the covered person may be entitled, including, without limitation, statutory rights to indemnification and benefits under policies of insurance.

ARTICLE IX
CONTRACTS, LOANS AND DEPOSITS


Section 1. Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument on behalf of the corporation, and any such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

Section 2. Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

Section 3. Checks and Drafts. All checks, drafts or other order for the payment of money issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation and in such a manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 4. Deposits. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as the Board of Directors shall direct.

ARTICLE X
DISTRIBUTIONS


Section 1. Except as provided by this Article and in the Articles of Incorporation, the Corporation shall not make any distributions.

Section 2. The Corporation may pay reasonable amounts to its directors or officers for services rendered or other value received in a capacity other than as a director or officer.

Section 3. Except as provided in Section 4 hereof, the Corporation may make distributions to any entity that is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor section, or that is organized exclusively for one (1) or more of the purposes specified in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor section and upon dissolution shall distribute its assets to the United States, a unit of state or local government, or a charitable organization that is s exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor section, unless prohibited by law.

Section 4. The corporation shall not make any distribution under Section 3 of this Article if at the time or as a result of such distribution the Corporation would not be able to pay its debts as they became due in the usual course of business or the Corporation's total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities.

ARTICLE XI
REPORTS AND RECORDS


Section 1. The corporation shall keep and file such records as are required by the Nonprofit Corporation Act of the State of North Carolina, including, minutes of all meetings of members and the Board of Directors, records of all actions taken by the Board of Directors and records of all actions taken by committees of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XII
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY


Section 1. Duty to Disclose In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement.

Section 2. Determining Whether a Conflict of Interest Exists After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists.

Section 3. Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interest:

a. An interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest.

b. The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement.

c. After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the Organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest.

d. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the Organization’s best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement.

Section 4. Violations of the Conflicts of Interest Policy

a. If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose.

b. If, after hearing the member’s response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.

ARTICLE XIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS


Section 1. Amendments. The Board of Directors may amend or repeal these Bylaws by majority vote of the members of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Fiscal Year. The corporation shall operate on a fiscal year basis beginning September 1 and ending August 31.

Section 3. Discrimination. The Corporation shall not discriminate against any individual or take any action of any nature, based upon race, religion, sex, national origin or political affiliation of any individual.


ARTICLE XIV
DISSOLUTION

Section 1. Dissolution:  The Board of Directors may dissolve the Club and cause it to cease doing business. In the event the Board of Directors finds it necessary to dissolve the Club, it shall post a notice on its web site to that end thirty days in advance, meet to wrap up the Club's affairs, ascertain that all bills and other debts are paid, that any other pending matters are closed out.  It shall then notify the membership of the dissolution of the Club, pay any remaining funds in its treasury to and for the benefit of the Association of Yale Alumni, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, shall properly notify the corporations office of the State of North Carolina of the Club's of the corporation's dissolution, and cease business.  


These By-Laws are adopted this 16th day of June, 2005 the by founding directors of the Triangle Yale Club as incorporated under the laws of the State of North Carolina.


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                President                                                                                Secretary