Ruritan National is an organization with membership “by invitation
only”. That means that anyone who
wishes to join one of our existing Ruritan clubs must be invited in by
a current Ruritan member.*
If you would like to join Ruritan – we’d love to have you! Let us
know where you live and we will find the club closest to you so that
they might properly invite you to a meeting. Contact us at
office@ruritan.org
to start this process or just for more information.
If you are already a Ruritan member and you need the
“Invitation to Membership” form so that you might extend an invitation
to a prospective member, we will be happy to e-mail it to you. Contact
us at office@ruritan.org,
tell us your club, and provide us an e-mail address
– we’ll send the form directly to you.
*Ruritan Club Constitution and Bylaws
ARTICLE IV. Membership
- Section A. It is recommended that
club membership be composed of people representing a
cross-section of the community.
- Section B. Any person of good moral
character and reputation shall be eligible for club membership.
- Section C. There are three kinds of
membership, namely: active, honorary, and associate members.
- Section D. Club membership may
be acquired only by invitation, transfer or reinstatement.
- Section E. Any member of this
club may present the name of a proposed member to the president.
The president shall present the name of the proposed member to the
Board of Directors and upon majority approval, the name shall be
submitted to the club. Upon approval of a 2/3 vote the person shall
become a member of that club providing a quorum is present.
Associate Member If you are interested in becoming an Associate
Member of Ruritan (which does not require attendance at club meetings)
you may download that application
here and send it directly to us at
office@ruritan.org.
We will be delighted to find placement for you
in an appropriate existing Ruritan club.
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