MSU STUDENT HOUSING CORPORATION (NONPROFIT)

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

These Articles of Incorporation are signed and acknowledged by the incorporators for the purpose of forming a nonprofit corporation under the provisions of Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, as follows:

Article I.

The name of the corporation is MSU Student Housing Cooperative, Incorporated.

Article II.

The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is formed are as follows:

A. The MSU Student Housing Corporation is a corporation which does not contemplate pecuniary gain or profit to the members thereof. It is formed for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Its primary purposes are:

1. To promote the social and general welfare of university students and the community, by offering lowrent housing and other services, regardless of race, creed, color, or national origin, and thus to influence the community to eliminate discrimination in housing.

2. To advance the cause of education by providing inexpensive board and lodging for university students with limited resources, so that those who might not otherwise be able to continue at the University, because of economic reasons, may enjoy the benefits of higher education.

3. To relieve the University and the State of Michigan from the burden of building and operating dormitories by creating and providing housing facilities for students at low cost; and to continually expand and extend those facilities in the community interest.

4. To initiate, coordinate, direct, and otherwise participate in educational efforts and programs for the education of its members and others.

5. (Deleted by amendment, December 3, 1971.)

B. To further the primary purpose of this organization, the corporation shall be empowered to, but not limited to, do the following:

1. Own, lease, and operate dormitories, dwelling units, and boarding units, and to provide other facilities and services for university students.

2. Do all things expedient and necessary for the furtherance of the primary purposes of the organization.

C. This corporation may not engage in, otherwise than as an insubstantial part of its activities, and activities which are not in furtherance of its taxexempt purposes.

Article III.

Location of the first registered office is:
Student Services Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan 48824.

Post office address of the first registered office is:
Student Services Building, Michigan State University East Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan 48824.

Article IV.

The name of the first resident agent is Orion Ulrey.

Article V.

Said corporation is organized upon a nonstock basis (Amended October 28, 1977). All membership dues are to be retained by the corporation as contributions of capital, and shall be fully refundable to each member upon dissolution of the corporation.

The amount of assets which said corporation possesses is: Real property: None. Potential: The houses of the student cooperatives operating in East Lansing, Michigan. Personal Property: None. Potential: Office furniture and transportation equipment.

Said corporation is to be financed under the following general plan: By the collection of such membership fees as shall be provided in the ByLaws: by contributions and donations from persons, parties, or organizations interested in furthering the program for which this corporation is organized: and by the collection of such service charges for services rendered as shall be stipulated from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Article VI.

The names and places of residence, or business, of each of the incorporators (and if a corporation is organized upon a stockshare basis the number of shares of stock subscribed for by each) are as follows:

NAME RESIDENCE ADDRESS
William Barker 711 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing
Marc Butler 711 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing
James Landau 711 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing

Article VII.

The names and addresses of the first Board of Directors (or trustees) are as follows:

NAME RESIDENCE ADDRESS
Geoffrey Gates 711 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing
William Barker 711 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing
Richard Baker 140 Haslet St., East Lansing
John Aubrey 127 Whitehills Dr., East Lansing
Gregory Martin 548 M.A.C. Ave., East Lansing

Article VIII.

The term of the corporate existence is perpetual.

Article IX.

The mode of procedure and the manner in which the business and affairs of this corporation shall be conducted in accordance with the Statutes of the State of Michigan. Neither interest or dividends shall be paid upon the paidin membership capital of this corporation. Only members in good standing or their dulyappointed or elected representatives shall be eligible to hold office as a director or officer of this corporation. Voluntary dissolution of said corporation shall require approval at a membership meeting of, at least, twothirds(2/3) of the membership in good standing of said corporation, voting in person and not by proxy, or of such greater number as may be required by-law. In the event of any dissolution of this corporation:

A. (As amended October 28, 1977) None of the corporation assets shall accrue or inure to the benefit of any member upon dissolution of the corporation, or at any other time, except as set forth in Article V.

B. (As amended December 3, 1971) In the event of dissolution, all assets, real and personal, shall be distributed to such organizations as are qualified as taxexempt as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or the corresponding provision of a future United States Internal Revenue Law.

This article shall not be amended other than by a vote of twothirds (2/3) of the members in good standing of said corporation at a regular or special membership meeting. Said votes shall be in person and not by proxy, and shall be held at polling places as may be designated by the board of directors.

Article X.

(As amended July 19, 1977)

The corporation shall not sell, mortgage, or assign any real estate without the prior vote of a majority of the member occupants of the real estate to be sold, mortgaged, or assigned. Further, each house (as defined in the ByLaws) has the responsibility to care, manage, and control their property. This authority may be revoked by the MSU Student Housing Corporation in the event there occurs waste to the premises or impairment to the capital of the MSU Student Housing Corporation.

William T. Barker

Marc Aaron Butler

James Allan Landau

State of Michigan)

s.s.

County of Ingham)

On this 2nd day of May, 1969, before me personally appeared William T. Barker, to me known to the person(s) described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their free act and deed.
(signed) Nancy C. Hunter