The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis
of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of
the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s
occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal,
business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace
through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the
ideal of service.
Rotary Four-Way Test
The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian
ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional
relationships. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and
Rotarians recite it at club meetings:
