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By-Laws

BY-LAWS OF THE WHARTON CLUB OF JAPAN

 

Article I – NAME

The name of the organization shall be The Wharton Club of Japan (hereinafter called, the “Club”).

 

Article II – LOCATION

The location of the Club is at the following address:
c/o ALMA CREATION (Funai Soken Group)
35F, Yaesu Central Tower
Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, 2-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0028, Japan

 

Article III – PURPOSES

The purposes of the Club are:

  1. To develop further success of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (hereinafter called, the “School”) and the club through robust internal and external communications.
  2. To promote and deepen personal ties and friendship among members of the Club.

 

Article IV – Activities

The Club performs following activities to achieve the purposes described in the previous Article.

  1. Manage members’ information
  2. Support activities for the Club members and the School.
  3. Any other activities to achieve the purposes of the Club.

 

Article V – MEMBERSHIP

  1. The Club membership shall consist of the following 4 types of members:

    ・Regular Members: Any person residing in or otherwise related to Japan who shall have graduated from, or been employed as a faculty member of the School.
    ・Student Members: Any person residing in or otherwise related to Japan who is currently a student at the School.
    ・Honorary Members: Any person who may be so elected by the Club Board.
    ・Corporate Members: Any corporation which is supportive of the purposes of the Club and which is approved by the Club Board.

  2. Regular Members shall pay the the annual membership due determined by the Club Board

 

Article VI – GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  1. The general assembly of the Club (“General Assembly”) shall be composed of the Regular Members, shall be held in Tokyo no less than once a year and the details of the assembly shall be determined by the Club Board. 
  2. Each Regular Member who has paid the annual membership due under Article V Section 2 shall be entitled to an equal right to vote at the General Assembly for the annual year related to such annual membership due. 
  3. Minutes of proceedings at the General Assembly shall be prepared and preserved for 10 years.

 

Article VII –THE CLUB BOARD

  1. The Club Board shall consist of the directors (“Director”).
  2. The Club Board shall elect following among the Directors:
    1. one chairman (“Chairman”);
    2. one president (“President”); and
    3. one or more treasurer (“Treasurer).
  3. The Club Board may elect following among the Directors: one or more vice president.
  4. The term of each Director shall be three years, provided, that, a Director who became the chairman, president or treasurer shall not be elected for more than two terms including the first term for which he/she was elected as the chairman, president or treasurer after being appointed to such position.
  5. The total number of Directors shall be no less than eight members and shall not exceed fifteen members.
  6. The Directors shall be nominated by the Club Board and approved by majority vote at the General Assembly. 
  7. The Club Board shall meet as necessary.
  8. The Club Board may organize one or more executive committees as necessary, which shall consist of at least one Director and any other interested members of the Club, to carry out certain functions of the Club.
  9. The Club Board may establish  the advisory board The members of the advisory board shall be appointed by the Club Board.

 

Article VIII – FINANCE

  1.   The fiscal year of the Club shall begin on January 1 and ends December 31 of each year.
  2.   Treasurer shall prepare a financial statement after the fiscal year end and, after the audit by the auditor, submit the financial result to the Club Board.
  3.   The Club Board shall seek approval of the financial statements to the members at the General Assembly.

 

Article IX– PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Club shall treat the personal information of the Members with due care and only for the objectives and purposes of the Club.  The details are determined separately.

 

Article X– LANGUAGE

The Bylaws of the Club shall be prepared in Japanese and translated into English.  If there are any conflict or inconsistency between Japanese and English text, Japanese version shall prevail.

 

Article XI – AMENDMENTS

The Bylaws may be amended at any time as necessary by a majority vote of the General Assembly, except Article II, which may be amended by majority vote of the Club Board, provided that the President shall report the change at the next General Assembly. 

 

Established on January 20, 2016 (English only)

Amended on October 26, 2022 (Amendment of the fiscal year start and end)

Amended on July 23, 2025 (Establishment of Japanese version and amendment to meet the actual activities)

 

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