Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-56-101: Admission

(a) A corporation may admit any person as a member. If there are to be criteria or procedures for admission as a member, then such criteria or procedures shall be established by the charter or bylaws.

(b) No person shall be admitted as a member without the person's consent.

(c) A corporation may issue certificates evidencing membership therein, but such certificates shall not include provisions inconsistent with the charter, bylaws, or chapters 51-68 of this title.