Rotary Membership
- Types of Rotary Membership
- Rules on Classification
- How to Propose a New Member
- Attendance Rules on "Make-ups"
Types of Rotary Membership
In general, Rotary requires that its members be adults of good character and good business or professional reputation, who hold positions of discretionary authority in the business or profession with which they are affiliated.
Interested? Contact Shannon Gwinn, Membership Chairperson
Active Membership: The active members are those who represent their respective classification within the Club.
Additional Active Membership: Any active member may propose and the Club may elect to membership one additional man from the concern which the active member (proposer) represents. The qualifications, privileges, and obligations of a Rotarian holding an additional active membership are identical with those of an active member except he may not propose an additional active member. An additional active member so elected, automatically becomes an active member and holder of the classification with the termination of the active membership of the proposer, or in the event the proposer becomes a senior active member.
Senior Active Membership: A member who has been active in his classification for 15 years or more, or has reached the age of 60 or more after having been an active Rotarian for 10 years or more, may elect to relinquish his classification (leaving it open for the election of a new member) and adopt the classification “Senior Active.” Any active member who is of the age of 65 or more after having been an active member for a total of five or more years shall automatically become a senior active member.
A senior active member shall have all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of an active member, except he shall not be considered as representing any business or professional classification, and he shall not have the right to propose an additional member.
Past Service Membership: The Board may recommend the election to past service membership of any former active member who has become ineligible to active business or professional life after having been an active Rotarian for at least five years.
Back to Top...Rules on Classification
The active members of West Little Rock Rotary are classified in accordance with their respective businesses or professions, in which they must be personally and actively engaged within the territorial limits of the Club. Each member’s classification must be that which covers the principal activity of his profession or of the firm with which he is connected. The active membership consists of but one man from each classification of business or profession with the exceptions of the religion and newspaper classifications and excepting the additional active membership.
How to Propose a New Member
Our constitution provides that memberships shall automatically terminate when any active member is absent from four consecutive weekly meetings, or maintains a percentage of attendance less than 60% during the first or second six months’ period of the Rotary year. The Board may excuse either of these attendance deficiencies.
Absence from a regular meeting of West Little Rock Rotary is automatically excused if the member attends the regular meeting of any other Rotary Club on any of six days immediately prior to the missed meeting, or on the day, or any six days immediately following the day of absence, providing that notice of such attendance is given his club.
Attendance Rules on "Make-ups"
Our constitution provides that memberships shall automatically terminate when any active member is absent from four consecutive weekly meetings, or maintains a percentage of attendance less than 60% during the first or second six months’ period of the Rotary year. The Board may excuse either of these attendance deficiencies.
Absence from a regular meeting of West Little Rock Rotary is automatically excused if the member attends the regular meeting of any other Rotary Club on any of six days immediately prior to the missed meeting, or on the day, or any six days immediately following the day of absence, providing that notice of such attendance is given his club.