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Rotaract Goals
Recognize, practice, and promote ethical standards such as leadership qualities
and vocational responsibilities, while developing professional and leadership skills.
Learn about the needs and opportunities of local and global communities.
Serve the community and promote international understanding and goodwill.
What exactly does a Rotaract club do?
Rotaract clubs organize a variety of projects and activities, depending on the interests of the club members. However,
three main areas of focus include professional development, leadership development, and service projects (both locally and internationally). Together, these areas ensure clubs have a balanced service program while providing opportunities
for the personal development. It is important to remember that Rotaract, like Rotary, is diverse, and each club acquires unique
qualities, depending where in the world it is established.
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The 4-Way Test
From the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional
lives. One of the world's most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The 4-Way Test, which was created
in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor (who later served as RI president) when he was asked to take charge of a company that
was facing bankruptcy. This 24-word test for employees to follow in their business and professional lives became the guide
for sales, production, advertising, and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company is credited
to this simple philosophy. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The 4-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages
and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions:
"Of the things we think, say or do:
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Is it the TRUTH?
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Is it FAIR to all concerned?
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Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
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Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?"
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