Lodge Turnout percentage

**Jason** · 08-11-2010, 09:02 PM

What is your typical Lodge turnout percentage for meetings? We have over 200 members, but we may get 20 members that show up for meetings.

Custer148 · 08-12-2010, 07:27 AM

I think for the most part in the turnout is around 10% of the lodge membership. We have 106 members, usually at regular communications we have 10-15 in attendance.

Ashlar2006 · 08-12-2010, 07:35 AM

I don't have our numbers right off the top of my head since we have gained 15 to 20 new members this year alone along with a few tranfers from other lodges , with several more petitions out to the investigation committees . But we average around 20 to 30 members a Stated meeting and several visitors .

antonskv · 08-20-2010, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashlar521

I don't have our numbers right off the top of my head since we have gained 15 to 20 new members this year alone along with a few tranfers from other lodges , with several more petitions out to the investigation committees . But we average around 20 to 30 members a Stated meeting and several visitors .

Yepp we are in same boat. Another lodge just merged into ours. And 20-30 is about the number of people we have at the official meetings i think. Little more on degree nights.

Plus we're really tight with the other lodges from the district, and we go to each others communications all the time. So maybe that's why it looks that our meetings are always very full.

bartsub1891 · 10-21-2010, 11:28 AM

We have just over 500 members and unfortunately it depends on what is on the menu for that month. We can average 5%-10% but when the Lodge is called back to labor we lose the "Belly Masons" so attendance drops.

10-21-2010, 11:42 AM

We only have about 120 members. The norm for attendance is usually 10%. That seems to be the same situation with many organizations though. It's sad.

I don't think our menu drives the attendance at my Lodge, because if the brothers who didn't show for dinner knew what they were missing we'd have a full house!

Coxman · 10-21-2010, 02:04 PM

Our lodge is the same, and even less. Plus we had to suspend some for non-payment of dues.

Brother Liberty · 10-21-2010, 05:59 PM

We average about 20 non-officers a meeting. Thats out of 150 or so dues paying members.

SteveZ-PM · 10-21-2010, 11:47 PM

It sounds like the turnout percentage is universal. We float around 325 members and typically see 25-35 Brothers at the stated meetings. At some of our extra meetings, we are lucky to fill the chairs. And the Brothers that do show up for the meetings are the same from month to month.

Brother Liberty · 10-22-2010, 12:04 AM

This has been a constant discussion in our lodge as to how to entice more people into regular communications. Why are people not coming? Is it the late nights? Is it the ritual? Are the Red Sox on? How do increase this?

08-11-2010, 09:02 PM	#1
Jason Guard Dog 2012 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 3,126 Lodge:	Lodge Turnout percentage What is your typical Lodge turnout percentage for meetings? We have over 200 members, but we may get 20 members that show up for meetings. __________________ Is trom an t-ualach an leisce. Ni heolas go haontios Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh The sky is not the limit there are footprints on the moon.

08-12-2010, 07:35 AM	#3
Ashlar2006 Masonic Mafia Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ky Posts: 4,162 Lodge: Blog Entries: 3	I don't have our numbers right off the top of my head since we have gained 15 to 20 new members this year alone along with a few tranfers from other lodges , with several more petitions out to the investigation committees . But we average around 20 to 30 members a Stated meeting and several visitors . __________________ It is such a beautiful day , now watch some idiot screw it up !!!

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08-12-2010, 07:27 AM	#2
Custer148 Lodge Secretary Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Broken Bow, NE Posts: 630 Lodge: Custer Lodge #148	I think for the most part in the turnout is around 10% of the lodge membership. We have 106 members, usually at regular communications we have 10-15 in attendance.

10-21-2010, 11:28 AM	#5
bartsub1891 EMT53 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Peabody MA Posts: 5 Lodge: Philanthropic Lodge	We have just over 500 members and unfortunately it depends on what is on the menu for that month. We can average 5%-10% but when the Lodge is called back to labor we lose the "Belly Masons" so attendance drops.

10-21-2010, 11:42 AM	#6
Gary Guest Posts: n/a Lodge:	We only have about 120 members. The norm for attendance is usually 10%. That seems to be the same situation with many organizations though. It's sad. I don't think our menu drives the attendance at my Lodge, because if the brothers who didn't show for dinner knew what they were missing we'd have a full house!

10-21-2010, 02:04 PM	#7
Coxman Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Eagle, Nebraska Posts: 41 Lodge: Liberty Lodge #300, Lincoln Nebraska	Our lodge is the same, and even less. Plus we had to suspend some for non-payment of dues.

10-21-2010, 05:59 PM	#8
Brother Liberty Service Officer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 109 Lodge: Liberty Lodge	We average about 20 non-officers a meeting. Thats out of 150 or so dues paying members.

10-21-2010, 11:47 PM	#9
SteveZ-PM Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3 Lodge: Good Samaritan Lodge #336	It sounds like the turnout percentage is universal. We float around 325 members and typically see 25-35 Brothers at the stated meetings. At some of our extra meetings, we are lucky to fill the chairs. And the Brothers that do show up for the meetings are the same from month to month.

10-22-2010, 12:04 AM	#10
Brother Liberty Service Officer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 109 Lodge: Liberty Lodge	This has been a constant discussion in our lodge as to how to entice more people into regular communications. Why are people not coming? Is it the late nights? Is it the ritual? Are the Red Sox on? How do increase this?