What is the Senate?

What is a JCI Senatorship?

A Senatorship is the highest honour that can be bestowed on a member of the Junior Chamber Organisation. It is a unique way to pay tribute to an individual for his or her dedication and outstanding service on a either a local, national or international level. It confers "lifetime membership" of Junior Chamber International (JCI) upon the recipient. It is a highly respected and prestigious honour.

Enjoying life membership, JCI Senators have with an enduring link to the Junior Chamber organisation and all of its members worldwide. In granting honorary life membership, the senate has forged a critical link between present and past members.
How unique is it?

The British Senate is the national senate organisation linked to JCI United Kingdom (JCIUK). Over recent years there has been on average about 10 awarded each year throughout JCI UK. This is about 1% of JCI UK's membership. In 2001 the worldwide senate organisation celebrated its 50th anniversary having awarded about 66,000 Senatorships all around the world over this period. Therefore about 1320 Senatorships are awarded worldwide each year. So it is a very unique honour to be awarded a Senatorship.

Who may be awarded a Senatorship?

A Senatorship may be awarded to a current or past member for his or her outstanding commitment and contributions at any and all levels of the organization. To qualify, an individual must have been a Junior Chamber member for at least three (3) years.
Applications are subject to the written approval of the local Chamber, their Region and the JCI UK national president.