If you can , pick up a copy of "Freemasons for Dummies" by Chris Hodapp or "The Complete Idiots Guide to Freemasonry" by Brent Morris , they will give you a general idea about Freemasonry and what goes on . You can also click on the "Home" page above and it will give you some basic info on Freemasonry .
I can go on and on as to what I get from Freemasonry like I now have Brothers who are their for me when I need them , I have learned to be more patient and understanding , I am more giving of myself etc; etc; . Each one of us takes something different away from what we have learned in the degrees . If you take what is given to you during the three degrees (Entered Apprentice , Fellow Craft and Master Mason) , try to understand them and put it to use , you can learn to be a better man . If you only go through the motions , day dream during the degrees and/or join for the wrong reasons , then you will take nothing away and leave the lodge the same man you came in as . It's all up to the individual , you get out of Freemasonry exactly what you put into it .
Do your research on Freemasonry and see if this something you want to truly take part in . Many who have petitioned simply out of curiosity have never advanced through the degrees because it takes some time and dedication on your part to put the material that will be presented to you too memory and to give it back in open lodge in front of all the Master Masons who are present (from memory) to become a Master Mason . Now some have moved on through the degrees and became valuable members of their lodges , but many have found it was not what they expected and were never seen again . Now mind you , I am not saying this will be the case with you , just a general statement from my own experience .