Do you want to be part of a global community of young adults taking action for positive change? Are you looking for the chance to share your ideas and look at the world’s challenges in a new way? Join a Rotaract club and find all this and more, including:

• Hands-on service projects
• Fun networking and social activities
• Professional development opportunities
• An international network of young leaders

WHAT IS ROTARACT?

Rotaract is a club for adults ages 18 and older that meets to exchange ideas, plan activities and projects, and socialize.  Rotaract clubs can be sponsored by Rotary clubs, or even another Rotaract club, or they can choose to charter as an independent club. They can also choose between being community or university based.

HOW DO I JOIN A ROTARACT CLUB?

You can check with your university, look online, or contact a local Rotary club to find out if there’s a club in your area. You can always contact the District Rotaract Chair named above for assistance with anything Rotaract.

If you’re interested in learning more about Rotaract, watch "Journey to Pisco" to see how Rotaract clubs worldwide are using their energy, experience, and education to address issues that are important to them.

WHAT IF THERE ISN’T A ROTARACT CLUB IN MY COMMUNITY OR UNIVERSITY?

You can start one! Refer to the Rotaract Handbook for everything you need to organize and manage your new club. Here’s what you’ll need to get started:

• Choose wether you would like to be sponsored by a Rotary or Rotaract club or operate independently. Either way, it is your club to operate as you choose.
• Decide if aou will be community or university based
• Choose A faculty adviser (if it’s a university-based club) to serve as a liaison between your sponsor Rotary club, Rotaract club, or District, and the university administration
• Find members!
• Apply for a charter with Rotary International

WHERE CAN I FIND MEMBERS FOR OUR CLUB?

Whether you’re starting a new club or part of an existing one, you can find potential members by publicizing your club activities in your community and university. Here are some other ideas:

• Post updates to your club website or blog, Facebook page, and Twitter account
• Organize special events in your community
• Invite potential members to your service projects, social events, and networking nights

ROTARACT EVENTS

Celebrate your club’s global impact by getting involved in:

• World Rotaract Week
• Rotaract multidistrict events
• Rotaract Pre-convention Meeting

You can learn more about these events in the Rotaract Handbook.

Follow Rotaract on Facebook, Twitter, Slideshare, and Storify for updates on these events and to find inspiration and ideas for getting involved.

RESOURCES & REFERENCE

• Rotaract Handbook
• Rotaract promotional card (PDF)
• Rotaract Club Certification Form
• Standard Rotaract Club Constitution and Bylaws
• Rotaract Statement of Policy
• Guide for District Rotaract Representatives
• Rotaract Through the Decades

VIDEO

• Connect with your fellow leaders at the Rotaract Pre-convention
• Journey to Pisco
• Rotaract Teams with Habitat for Humanity
• ATSU Rotaract Interactive Story
• Rotaract Doing Good in Ukraine

TOOLS

• Find a Rotary club with Club Finder
• Check our discussion groups
• Update your club and membership data

ROTARY SUPPORT

• District Rotaract chair
• District Rotaract representative

Questions? Ask us at rotaract@rotary.org.