A.   Active membership may be taken up by the following provided that they are over 18 years:
a)      A female who is related to or was related to a Rotarian / former Rotarian   / Inner Wheel member / former Inner Wheel member.
b)      The female partner of a Rotarian.
Membership may be retained or taken up again notwithstanding the resignation or death of the Rotarian / Inner Wheel member.
c)      A female Rotarian or former female Rotarian.
d)      Former female member of Rotaract or the wife / mother of a member of Rotaract.
e)      A female who has participated in a programme of Rotary International, such as Students Exchange Ambassadorial Scholarships and Group Study Exchange (GSE) – and who has been personally invited to join.

Active Membership should be taken up in the Inner Wheel Club most convenient for a qualified Inner Wheel member to attend.

B.     Honoured Active Membership
A club may confer Honoured Active Membership on an Active Member who has given outstanding service to Inner Wheel.  The Club will pay the member’s dues for the year in which Honoured Active Membership is awarded. In the following years, she retains Honoured Active status but pays all her own dues.  Such a member retains all the rights of Active Membership for life or until she leaves Inner Wheel.

C.     Honorary Membership
Clubs may invite up to 4 female members whom they wish to honour to become Honorary Members.
Honorary Members have no vote and cannot hold office in a Club.  Having served for at least 2 years within a Club, Honorary Members may be offered membership as Active Members providing that the majority of the Club agrees.
These members shall then have Active Members rights.  This category of membership must not exceed 4 at any given time.  Members who transfer to other Clubs will be admitted as Active Members of those Clubs.

D.     Membership at Large
a)     Countries with a National Governing Body.  (not applicable to Egypt & Jordan)
If an active member resides in an area of a country where there is no Inner Wheel Club, the National Governing Body of that Country can grant her Membership at Large status.  Application must be made to that National Governing Body through her former Club or District where there is no former Club through disbandment.  Payment of International Inner Wheel fees must be made to that Governing Body.  Such a member cannot vote or hold office.
b)     Countries without a National Governing Body. (applicable to Egypt & Jordan)
            Any Active Member of Inner Wheel who takes up residence in an area of another country where there is no Inner Wheel Club shall be entitled to Membership at Large on application to International Inner Wheel Headquarters through her former Club and on payment of the appropriate International Inner Wheel Capitation fee.  Such a member cannot vote or hold office.

E.     Transfers
An Active Member may, in exceptional circumstances, provided both Clubs agree and permission is obtained from the District Committee, transfer to any Inner Wheel Club.

F.     Retirement
When a member is no longer able to continue through sickness or infirmity she may be termed “retired” rather than “resigned”.

G.     Termination of Membership
Active Membership terminates on  failure to  pay  the annual  subscription by 31st December.

H.     Naming a Club
When an Inner Wheel Club has been formed out of more than one Rotary Club, the members of the new Club may decide on a geographically suitable name.  Usually the name is taken from that of the corresponding Rotary Club(s).
A Club that is sponsored by an Inner Wheel Club may decide on a suitable name which must be approved by the International Inner Wheel.

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Constitution and Handbook 2009   pages  2-5