How We Got Started

Rutgers Visionary Lions Club was chartered on January 26, 2012. We were sponsored by the Edison Visionary Lions Club in collaboration with the Center for International Social Work.

By charter night, our club had 24 new members and a new E-Board. Despite losing a large number of seniors to graduation, Rutgers Visionary Lions Club continued to grow and thrive, gradually becoming one of the more popular community service organizations on the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus.

Why You Should Join

Lions are an international network of 1.3 million men and women in over 45,000 clubs from over 200 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world. Rutgers University has its own unique needs which the Rutgers Lions address.

If you join, you will become a Lion for life and a part of something bigger than yourself. You will become a member of the largest humanitarian organization in the WORLD. Our goal is TO EMPOWER volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs.

By joining Rutgers Visionary Lions Club, you will learn how to become a LEADER, help your community PROGRESS, NETWORK, and SERVE. These things are what employers look for. Our club also helps build strong resumes, create unforgettable experiences, and forges life-long friendships.

Our motto is WE SERVE. We want everyone to serve the community and make the world a better place.

Becoming a student member provides:

Opportunities to volunteer on campus, local, and world communities
Take part in the world's largest service club organization
Improve speaking and presentation skills
Strengthen business and management skills
Networking
Resume building
Transferability of membership
opportunity to direct the club and it's activities
Gain valuable leadership skills