A District 5330 Youth Service Program
Rotaract
Service, Leadership, and Connection for Adults 18+
Rotaract brings adults together to take action, build relationships, and create lasting change. As part of the Rotary family, Rotaract members serve their communities, grow as leaders, connect with professionals, and work alongside Rotary clubs to make a difference locally and globally.
A place to lead, serve, and belong — for adults 18 and older.
Rotaract is a Rotary club experience for adults ages 18 and older. Whether members are college students, young professionals, former Interactors, RYLA alumni, or adults looking for meaningful service and connection, Rotaract provides a place to lead, serve, and belong.
Rotaract clubs may be community-based, university-based, or built around a shared interest or service focus. Members plan projects, develop leadership skills, build professional networks, and collaborate with Rotary members on meaningful service.
Identify needs. Take action.
Rotaract members identify needs and take action through hands-on service. Projects may focus on local community needs, international service, youth programs, environmental efforts, health, education, or any cause that matters to members.
Every project is chosen, planned, and led by Rotaractors themselves — with the resources of the Rotary network behind them.
“Rotaract is where service, leadership, friendship, and professional growth come together.”
Real leadership. Real responsibility.
Rotaract gives members real leadership experience. Members organize projects, facilitate meetings, manage teams, build partnerships, and develop skills that support personal, professional, and community growth.
Officers run the club. Members lead the projects. The experience translates directly to college, careers, and beyond.
What Rotaractors do
Rotaract clubs run themselves. Members elect officers, set the agenda, choose the causes, and lead the work.
The Rotary Youth Service Pathway
Continuing the Rotary journey
For many members, Rotaract is the bridge between youth service and lifelong Rotary involvement — while also welcoming adults who are new to Rotary entirely.
Rotaract welcomes RYLA alumni, former Interactors, college students, young professionals, and any service-minded adult 18 and older. Rotaractors are Rotarians, too.
The role of the sponsoring Rotary club
Every Rotaract club is sponsored by one or more Rotary clubs. That partnership is what makes the club thrive.
- Provide Rotarian advisors who attend meetings and mentor the club board
- Connect Rotaract projects to community partners, donors, and resources
- Co-fund Rotaract service projects and district initiatives
- Welcome Rotaractors to joint events, fellowship, and Rotary projects
- Open doors to professional networks and future Rotary membership
How to start a Rotaract club
Starting a Rotaract club takes three things: a sponsoring Rotary club, a host community or campus, and at least 8 founding members ages 18+.
- Community-based, university-based, or built around a shared service focus
- A Rotarian advisor (or advisors) from the sponsoring Rotary club
- A member board that sets the agenda and makes the decisions
- Regular service projects and at least one international or district collaboration
- A connection to RYLA alumni, Interact graduates, and Rotary district events
Get involved
Find a place to serve and lead
Looking for a way to serve, lead, and connect? Rotaract gives you a place to make an impact while building friendships, leadership skills, and professional connections.
Find a Rotary club →Sponsor or partner with Rotaract
Interested in supporting Rotaract? Rotary clubs can partner with Rotaract members through mentorship, joint service projects, leadership opportunities, and meaningful collaboration.
Keep the journey going
Your Rotary journey doesn’t have to end after camp or graduation. Rotaract gives you a place to keep serving, growing, and leading.
Rotaract is where service, leadership, friendship, and professional growth come together. Through Rotaract, adults 18 and older become People of Action.