Constitution of the American Society of Civil Engineers North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Chapter Ratified: Wednesday, September 14, 2000 Submitted by: Erica Whorley PREAMBLE The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers does hereby dedicate itself to the development of programs for increasing the number of civil engineers and maintaining a higher retention rate at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. These programs include those inside and outside the university community. Members of this organization are encouraged to participate in conferences, community service and social gatherings within the department, and other engineering and non- engineering societies.