At the back of the Rotary Club Handbook there is a heading Acronyms. If you don’t have one of these handbooks or are new to reading about Rotary, these acronyms can perhaps cause confusion.
For people using this terminology in documents “The rule is to use the full word followed by the acronym in brackets. So, we would say Past President (PP) Mark Caulfield.” Thanks President Ricardo for this advice. What I also learned was once you make this statement for any new acronym that is being used, you can then go on using the acronym throughout the rest of the document without stating the full title each time.
- ARH – Australian Rotary Health
- FAIM – Fourth Avenue in Motion
- INTERACT – Interaction between youth and service
- INTERPLAST – International Plastic Surgery Programme
- MUNA – Model United National Assembly
- NYSF – National Youth Science Forum
- DGE – District Governor Elect
- GETS – Governor Elect Training Sessions
- DGN – District Governor Nominee
- DGND – District Governor Nominee Designate
- PDG – Past District Governor
- PE – President Elect
- PEN – President Elect Nominee
- PEND President Elect Nominee Designate
- PETS – Presidents Elect Training Seminar
- PHF – Paul Harris Fellow
- PP – Past President
- PROBUS – Professional and Business
- RAM – Rotarians Against Malaria
- RAWCS – Rotary Australia World Community Services Ltd
- RC – Rotary Co-ordinator
- ARC – Assistant Rotary Co-ordinator
- RLI – Rotary Leadership Institute
- RPIC – Rotary Public Image Co-ordinator
- RI – Rotary International
- RIPE – Rotary International President Elect
- RIPPR – Rotary International President’s Personal Representative
- ROMAC – Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children
- RDU – Rotary Down Under
- ROTARACT – Rotaract is a club for adults ages 18-30
- RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Award
- RYPEN – Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment
- YEP – Youth Exchange Programme
