Rotary Acronyms

What do all of the acronyms mean in Rotary?


What do all the Acronyms mean in rotary?

There are lots of Acronyms used in Rotary, here are a list of some of the more commonly used ones and their meanings (in alphabetic order):

AG Assistant Governor (also known as Assistant District Governor)
CALMED Collaborative Action in Lowering Maternity Encountered Death
CLP Club Leadership Plan
COL Council on Legislation
DCM District Council Meeting
DDF District Designated Funds (to do with Foundation)
DG District Governor
DGE District Governor Elect (the next DG)
DGN District Governor Nominee (the next DGE
DOTS District Officer Training Seminar
DRFC District Rotary Foundation Committee
DSG District Simplified Grant
GETS Governor Elect Training
GSE Group Study Exchange
IPDG Immediate Past District Governor
MDR Membership Development & Retention
MOP Manual of Procedure
MPRC Marketing and Public Relations Committee  
ORDS Online Rotary Dining Steward
P President (Club)
PDG Past District Governor
PE President Elect (Club)
PETS President Elect Training Seminar  
PHF Paul Harris Fellow  
PI Public Image
Polio Plus The programme of The Rotary Foundation to immunize the children of the world against poliomyelitis
PP Past President (Club)
PRID Past Rotary International Director
PRIP Past Rotary International President
PRIT Past Rotary International Treasurer
PRLS Potential Rotary Leader Seminar
RC Rotary Club
RDS Rotary Dining Steward
RI Rotary International  
RGBI Rotary Great Britain & Ireland
RID Rotary International Director
RIP Rotary International President
RIPE Rotary International President Elect
RIPN Rotary International President Nominee
RIPPR Rotary International President's Personal Representative
Rotary GB&I Rotary International Britain and Ireland  
Rtn Rotarian
RYE Rotary Youth Exchange
RYLA Rotary Youth Leadership Award
SMT Senior Management Team
TOR Terms of Reference
TRF The Rotary Foundation
VTT Vocational Training Team
VP Vice President
YAAG Year At A Glance
YEP Youth Exchange Programme
YIR Yours in Rotary
3H Grant Health, Hunger and Humanity Grant

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