Guidelines for Proposing a New Member or Reinstatement of a Prior Member

By Gene Morrill
President, 2008-09
Glendora Rotary Club

Rotary International requires that members be "of good character, good business or professional reputation, and hold a position of executive capacity in his vocation or profession."

If a prospective member meets those qualifications, here is the recommended procedure for a proposer to follow:

1. Show Rotary to your prospective member. Bring him/her to a meeting.

2. Make sure your prospect is interested and would welcome membership. Be sure to cover classification and attendance requirements. Also inform your prospect of the $100 admission fee and $125 semi-annual dues. In addition, membership requires becoming a Paul Harris sustaining member, which requires a tax-deductible payment to the Rotary Foundation of $50 semi-annually. The amounts listed below will be due at time of admission, and all but the admission fee will be due each six months thereafter:

$100 admission fee (unless reinstated former member)

$125 semi-annual dues (first dues may be prorated)

$50 Paul Harris sustaining membership

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$275 due at time of admission

$13.00 per meal at each meeting

3. Determine your prospective member's classification. This is based on the prospect's business, institution, or profession.

4. Fill out the proposed membership form and return it to: The membership committee.

5. Make sure your proposed member knows what happens next:

· The membership committee brings the proposal before the Board of Directors at their next meeting for their approval. Often, the Board votes on proposed members by electronic mail.

· When approved by the Board, the name of the proposed member name is distributed via an E-mail blast. Should there be an objection, the matter would be brought back before the Board for resolution. If there is no objection, the member is considered approved for membership.

· You, the proposer, are notified by mail, and a date is proposed to you for induction of the new member into the club.

· You contact the proposed member. If this date is not convenient, you contact the membership committe for an alternate date.

· On the induction day, you attend a brief orientation session with the new member prior to the club luncheon, and then introduce the new member to the club during the regular meeting.

7. Please make sure your proposed member knows that the membership procedure may well take several weeks. This is not an indication that there is any problem involved, simply the time it sometimes takes to get busy Rotarians together for required approvals.

Senior Active

Rotary no longer has a senior active classification. As of the 2001 Council on Legislation, only two membership categories exist: active and honorary. Rotarians who have retired may retain the same classification, but they aren’t counted in the total number of members in a classification.

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