Diagram of Ruritan Structure 

• Ruritan National is an organization consisting of Ruritan Clubs
• Ruritan National operates under a constitution and bylaws
• Individuals are members of clubs

• Club delegates at district conventions elect a district governor and a lieutenant governor for each district
• The district governor appoints district officers and zone governors who constitute the district cabinet
  
  • As a recommendation to the governor, elections may be held for the other district offices and zone governors
  • The purpose of the district cabinet is to provide assistance to the clubs within the district and organize new clubs
• To facilitate providing services, districts establish subdivisions within the district called zones
  • The zone consists of three to ten clubs at the discretion of the district cabinet
  • A zone governor is in charge of each zone
• The national director assigned by the national president is also a member of the district cabinet

• Ruritan clubs are members of the National Organization
• Each Ruritan club is entitled to send delegates to the national convention and only these delegates can change the National Constitution or the National Bylaws
• These delegates elect a National Board of Directors and National Officers and a Foundation Trustee at the National Convention
• The Board of Directors is a policy-making body that acts on behalf of the delegates throughout the year
  • The Board of Directors employs an Executive Director who in turn employs a national office staff
  • The National Board of Directors also establishes geographical areas called districts
  • The president of Ruritan National assigns one director to each district to assist district leaders in following approved procedure and policies of the organization
  • The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors consists of the National Officers and the immediate Past National President
• The Executive Director is directly responsible to the Board of Directors