# Rotary Club?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotary-club/142960>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 15, 2002, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotary-club/142960 "2002-12-15T22:18:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotary-club/142960/1 "2002-12-15T22:18:02Z")

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What are local Rotary Clubs and how does one become a member?

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotary-club/142960/2 "2002-12-15T23:58:39Z")

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From the [Rotary International](http://www.rotary.org/index.html) site:

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> Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

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> A prospective member… must hold ? or be retired from ? a professional, proprietary, executive, or managerial position; have the capacity to meet the club’s weekly attendance or community project participation requirements; and live or work within the locality of the club or the surrounding area.

Normally, one must be invited to become a member, but if you don’t know any Rotarians, you can contact a local club directly.