• Qualified under the Rotary International policy (below) and invited by a Rotarian who knows you
• A leading representative of your business or professional activity
• Willing to help and participate in projects that enhance your community
• Willing to work on projects that help people in developing countries and promote international understanding and goodwill

• Friendships with other managerial and professional leaders in your community
• Prestige of membership in a worldwide organization
• Ongoing practical education
• A networking of people who can help you become more successful
• Promotion of higher ethical standards in your business or profession
• Projects to enhance your community
• Help for communities in countries around the world

The Constitution of Rotary International includes official guidelines for membership in a Rotary club. Those guidelines — from Section 3 of Article V, which covers Membership — are included here:

Section 3 — Composition of Clubs

1. A club shall be composed of active members who are adult persons of good character and good business and professional reputation,
   1. engaged as proprietor, partner, corporate officer, or senior manager of any worthy and recognized business or profession;
   2. holding an important position in any worthy and recognized business or profession or any branch or agency thereof and having executive capacity with discretionary authority
   
   and
   having their places of business or residence located within the territorial limits of the club or within the corporate limits of the city in which the club is located or within the territorial limits of an immediately adjoining club, or within an immediately adjoining community not part of the territory of an existing Rotary club. An active member moving from the territorial limits of the club may retain membership in the club where the member's board grants such permission and said active member continues to stay active in the same classification.
2. There may be up to five active members in each classification of business or profession, but not to exceed 10% of the club membership.
3. The bylaws of RI may provide for kinds of membership in addition to active membership in clubs to be designated as senior active, past service, and honorary membership and shall prescribe the qualifications for each.
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution or of the bylaws of RI or the standard club constitution, a Rotary club may be limited to members of one gender unless such limitation is contrary to the law of the jurisdiction in which the club operates.
5. In countries where the word "club" has an inappropriate connotation, Rotary clubs, with the approval of the board, will not be obliged to use it in their names.

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