Monday, March 12, 2012

CONDUCTING A ROTARY CLASSIFICATION SURVEY

Classification according to Oxford Advanced teacher’s Dictionary is the act of classifying or creating groups or classes.

To survey is to look carefully at something.

Classification survey in a rotary club refers to scrutinizing various professions, vocations in a club for purposes of enhancing service.

• Each member of rotary club is given a classification at the time of induction, normally relating to his work or profession.
• A classification describes either the principal business or the professional service of the organization that the Rotarian works for or the Rotarians own activity within that organization.
• Article 5 Section 2 of the Constitution of Rotary International (RI) replicated in club’s rotary constitutions provides “ the following qualifications for a person to be a member of a rotary club
• An adult of good character
• Involved in good business, a professional and/ or reputable community leader engaged as proprietor, partner, corporate officer, or manager of any worthy and recognized business or profession.
• Holding any important position in any worthy and recognized business or profession or any branch or agency with executive capacity and discretionary authority.
• Having retired from any position listed above.
• Being a community leader, who has demonstrated through personal involvement in community affairs a commitment to service and the object of rotary.
• Having the status of rotary foundation alumnus .

In addition to the above his/her place of business or residence located in the
locality of the club or the surrounding area.