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About Circle K International
UCLA Circle K is a group of optimistic and
enthusiastic students, ready to help out our community and world. We
put community service and leadership training together, along with
the opportunity to meet many other college students at service
projects, conferences, and conventions.
We are an international organization found
in more than 15 countries and consisting of over 12,000 members. We
are a part of the K-family which includes Builders Clubs
(junior-high students), Key Clubs and KIWIN'S (high-school
students), and Kiwanis Clubs (professional men and women).
Objects of Circle K International
- To emphasize the advantages of the
democratic way of life;
- To provide the opportunity for
leadership training in service;
- To serve on the campus and in the
community;
- To cooperate with the administrative
officers of the educational institutions of which the clubs are
a part;
- To encourage participation in group
activities;
- To promote good fellowship and high
scholarship;
- To develop aggressive citizenship and
the spirit of service for improvement of all human
relationships;
- To afford useful training in the
social graces and personality development; and
- To encourage and promote the following
ideals:
- To give primacy to the human and
spiritual rather than to the material values of life;
- To encourage the daily living of
the Golden Rule in all human relationships;
- To promote the adoption and the
application of high social, business and professional
standards;
- To develop, by precept and
example, a more intelligent, aggressive, and serviceable
citizenship;
- To provide through Circle K clubs
a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render
altruistic service, and to build better communities; and
- To cooperate in creating and
maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism
which makes possible the increase of righteousness, justice,
patriotism and goodwill.
Opportunities
UCLA Circle K offers a wide rage of
opportunities for you to gain life-altering experiences! Being part
of the team, you will be able to:
- Achieve a better understanding of the
demographics & social welfare of the people who live in your
community.
- Learn how to work and coordinate
projects with groups effectively.
- Familiarize yourself with a wide range
of career goals and academic interests by networking with other
students.
- Develop of public speaking skills,
time management, and various other leadership skills.
- Get acquainted with various leaders,
professionals, and resources in the community.
We make volunteering easy for busy college
students by offering a wide variety of projects and events to choose
from every week. These range from small events like beach clean-ups,
rescued dog walking, children tutoring, Habitat for Humanity, to
bigger events, including the Annual Basketball Tournament, various
walks for cancer and disease cures, the annual Tijuana orphanage
trip, Makin' Magik Kamp for inner-city children, and much more! Find
out more about these projects on
the Events page.
We also have great leadership opportunities
within our club from President to Service Committee Chair to
Historian positions, and many more positions available at the
divisional, district, and international level. You can start off by
joining a
committee,
and you're always more than welcome to ask us how to get even more
invovled.
Circle K International Pledge & Motto
Pledge
I pledge to uphold the objects of Circle K International, to foster
compassion and good will toward others through service and
leadership, to develop my abilities and the abilities of all people,
and to dedicate myself to the realization of mankind's potential.
Motto
"Live to serve, love to serve."
Requirements
To be a member in good standing with UCLA
Circle K, you need to fulfill the following requirements:
- Ten (10) hours of community service or
campus projects per quarter
- Maintain at least part-time student
status
- Attend at least one (1) social or
fundraising project per quarter
- Attend at least 50% of our general
meetings (from date of membership)
- Payment of dues
- Optional: Join and
participate in a
committee
Mascot: Turkey
Meet TurKey, our lovable club mascot.
He is a Turtle and a Monkey conjoined at the head, representing the
idea of putting two minds together to get things done more
efficiently and effectively. At every weekly general meeting, we
recognize our outstanding member of the week and he or she will get
the opportunity to spend a week with TurKey.
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