diff --git a/lib/member_builder.js b/lib/member_builder.js
index 371f70b..5647eea 100644
--- a/lib/member_builder.js
+++ b/lib/member_builder.js
@@ -23,6 +23,24 @@
  */
 
 
+/**
+ * Initializes member object
+ *
+ * The member object contains members for each level of visibility (public,
+ * protected and private).
+ *
+ * @return  {{public: Object, protected: Object, private: Object}}
+ */
+exports.initMembers = function()
+{
+    return {
+        'public':    {},
+        'protected': {},
+        'private':   {},
+    };
+};
+
+
 /**
  * Copies a property to the appropriate member prototype, depending on
  * visibility, and assigns necessary metadata from keywords
diff --git a/test/test-member_builder.js b/test/test-member_builder.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2aa5056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-member_builder.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * Tests generic member builder
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010 Mike Gerwitz
+ *
+ *  This file is part of ease.js.
+ *
+ *  ease.js is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ *  terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ *  Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+ *  any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ *  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *  for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @author  Mike Gerwitz
+ * @package test
+ */
+
+var common  = require( './common' ),
+    assert  = require( 'assert' ),
+    builder = common.require( 'member_builder' );
+
+
+( function testCanEmptyMemberObject()
+{
+    assert.deepEqual(
+        builder.initMembers(),
+        { 'public': {}, 'protected': {}, 'private': {} },
+        "Can initialize empty (clean) member object with each level of " +
+            " visibility"
+    );
+} )();
+