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ONE DAY CLASS INFORMATION
How to join the largest
Fraternity!
By clicking to this link you have just taken
the first step by asking!
} ...Could you please tell me what the requirements are?
} How could I join?...
The absolute requirements for becoming a
Mason are:
Be a man, at least 18 years old for Massachusetts residents; {In most states the
age is 21}
Have belief in a Supreme Being (of any faith. No particular religion or faith is
required or excluded. All are welcome.)
Also:
You should be someone who does, or wants to learn to, enjoy the company of other
men from all different social classes, faiths, backgrounds, races, countries,
etc. Masonry is universal in its ideals and this makes everyone an equal.
If you are a family man, Masonry considers that your family obligations come
FIRST, so you must be well aware of that:
You have the time to participate (usually two or three evenings/month at first
for meetings and instruction, and then at least one evening per month for
meetings from then on -- often more if you get involved in lodge activities.)
You can afford the initiation fees and the annual dues without hardship to
yourself or your family.
You should be coming to Masonry "of your own free will and accord", to learn to
improve yourself and to enjoy the company of other good people, not because
someone keeps pestering you to join or because you think it will help you "get
ahead" in business.
To join, all you have to do ask a Mason:
Preferably someone you know or at least who lives or works nearby:
You have to be able to meet him in person.
Contacting someone by
e-mail may get you pointed to a lodge in your area, but you CANNOT get a
recommendation from someone you have never met.
If you think that don't know any Masons in
your area, you could:
Check the net-news group by searching for Masonic news groups and
ask that anyone who lives in your general area reply to you.
Look through the Page About Freemasonry Guestbook, to find a Mason in your area.
Write to him and introduce yourself.
Find nearby lodges listed in your
phonebook:
White-pages listings for lodges may be under "Masons", "Freemasons", "Masonic
Apartments", or "Masonic Temple", and the Grand Lodge would probably be under
"Grand Lodge of Masons" or just click
here and call anyone on this page listed, they will help you!
Find your state's Grand Lodge in this list of Grand Lodges.
CLICK HERE TO FIND A GRAND LODGE NEAR TO YOU
Call them and ask to speak to someone in the
office of the Grand Secretary.
Once you find a lodge (or two or three) in your area, you can arrange to meet
with them. They will want to get to know more about you, and you can use the
opportunity to ask them some questions. Some of the things you might want to ask
about:
How often do they meet?
How often do they get new candidates? How many members does the lodge have, and
how many usually attend the meetings? (Is this lodge growing, or faltering, or
something in between?)
Do they confer the degrees themselves or do they usually use a "degree team".
(This gives an idea of how proficient and active the lodge officers are.)
How much is their annual dues and the (one-time) initiation fee?
What would they expect of you as their candidate? What is the usual amount of
time for a candidate to receive the three degrees? What kind of "proficiency"
work, and how much of it, will you need to learn between degrees?
What is the average age of the lodge members? What are their interests? What
kind of social activities and public service activities is the lodge involved
in? What kinds of things could the lodge put a new member to work on?
If you are thinking about becoming a Mason, I hope this was helpful.
If you do apply to a lodge, would you please
tell them about this web-site? Thanks!
Sincerely,
Bro. Stu Hazen
1240 Dunhamtown Brim Rd
Brimfield, MA 01010 413-245-6146
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