Rotary's ASK Paradox

 Ask a person to join your Rotary club and membership will grow.

This statement might be true, but it is not validated because of this invalid argument:

Ask a person to join your Rotary club.

The person joins your Rotary club.

Therefore, membership increases.

This argument could be true, but it is not valid because the conclusion assumes:

• Rotary club membership is static (stable).
• The person remains a member.

Both assumptions depend on clubs retaining more members than they ask to join, an unrealistic assumption.  Rotary membership is dynamic and depends on Rotarians participating in Rotary's Circle of Life.  To grow membership, clubs must identify and address their dynamics. Consider downloading and circulating, from the right sidebar, Zone 30's M&Ms and Membership Thoughts from Around the World.  District 7980's 'Seven Steps to a Sexy Club' is a new addition.

 THE ONLY TRUE MEASURE OF AN EFFECTIVE ROTARY CLUB IS ITS ABILITY TO RETAIN AND ATTRACT MEMBERS FROM WITHIN ITS OWN SOCIAL FABRIC.