littlecat123
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If you wanted to become a Mason, how does one go about it? Do you contact the lodge? Do you have to know someone and be invited in? How does it work?
Becoming a Mason
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lancaster505
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Ask one to be one.
Just find someone in your state that is a mason and tell them you want more info. That is the first step. If you don't know anyone, look up your state's Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania is my grand lodge, but there are links to all the other ones.
Just find someone in your state that is a mason and tell them you want more info. That is the first step. If you don't know anyone, look up your state's Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania is my grand lodge, but there are links to all the other ones.
Squash Cop
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Go to your local lodge, introduce yourself to the guys there and ask if you can join.
Yes.
No.
SageMother
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Like religious groups, many people become Freemasons through a family connection, like a father or grand father. There are Freemason groups for young people, like the Demolays..I hope I spelled that right...that provide education to young people who are interested in learning.
Masons are not allowed to solicit for members. Therefore, as it has been said, you must ask one. Most lodges have a website, and some of them have a calender of events when the lodge is open. Most will have contact information too. It is my goal to get a links database setup soon with Grand Lodges, and eventually individual lodges.
SageMother
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It would be nice if more groups were not allowed to solicit members. I think the world would be a nicer place.
One note, Freemasons are not a religious group, though we are religious in nature. It is true that many men join because of a family connection, not through it. Masonry asks no questions about previous Masons in the family, and has no requirements for such.
DeMolay (spelled correct except for the capital M) is not a Freemason group for youth. The International Order of DeMolay, of which I am an allumni, is it's own organization. The membership requirements do not include any relation to or sponsorship by a Mason, and the members are not expected to join a Lodge when they reach the appropriate age. DeMolay was founded by a Freemason, Frank Sherman Land, and as it grew Masonic Lodges began being the sponsors of DeMolay Chapters, and there is now a bond that cements DeMolay within the Masonic Family, but they are not "Junior Masons"
Ashlar2006
Masonic Mafia
Ages 12 to 21 and it is for males only .
I agree with Sage. Groups with easy-sounding platitudes and big boasts always seem to cater to the more simple-minded among us. They can get too big and destructive.