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Same in OR and NMThanks Bill, I knew I'd read that and was pretty sure it was TX but was not sure enough to say...
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Same in OR and NMThanks Bill, I knew I'd read that and was pretty sure it was TX but was not sure enough to say...
Same in OR and NM
wow! 850! That has to be for rich men only lol Do prince hall or mainstream do a lot of assessments and fundraising in you all jurisdictions?There are regular lodges who have a degree fee. It seems that these are generally charged in jurisdictions where you only pay membership fees as a MM, but different jurisdictions (and lodges for that matter) have different structures. The most expensive (legitimate) lodge I've ever heard of is $850 per year plus Grand Lodge fee - but it is a dinning lodge which has an orchestra. That particular lodge is like all here - there is no degree fees to be advanced and the annual lodge fees are all you pay. Typically they might be from $50 to $350 per year.
wow! 850! That has to be for rich men only lol
Do prince hall or mainstream do a lot of assessments and fundraising in you all jurisdictions?
There is no such thing as "Prince Hall" Freemasonry in Australia - it's a phenomenon unique to the United States...
We operated that way until 2007. That year's Grand Master proposed that we could also do our business in either the EA or FC degree, depending upon who were present. The theory was that, by including EAs & FCs at our meetings, we would create more interest in them progressing through their degrees. In my experience, it has been an abject failure.we only conduct business on the 3rd degree and the lodge must be opened and closed on such. ( lodge is raised or lowered depending on degree work and or instruction ). Business is only conducted on the 3rd.
About $637US. If with meals, that's not too bad. There is is an appendant body where just the midyear meeting is $250US for two meals.wow! 850! That has to be for rich men only lol Do prince hall or mainstream do a lot of assessments and fundraising in you all jurisdictions?
About $637US. If with meals, that's not too bad. There is is an appendant body where just the midyear meeting is $250US for two meals.
Honestly, I dont want to go through another initiation and pay for those degrees again, and I highly doubt i will get a refund from modern fee
You will need to take your degrees over. If you were coming from a recognized Jurisdiction you would demit from the old Lodge and wouldn't retake the degrees. But as you're coming from a Clandestine organization your demit wouldn't be accepted. You would petition, get voted on, and follow the same process as any new member. I went thru the same thing. Trust me, it isn't that bad going thru the degrees again.
I believe the healing process was primarily for clandestine masons. If you were from another regular &/or recognized jurisdiction, there would not be a need to heal as you were already a master mason. I know the PHA grand lodge in Texas doesn't use the healing process anymore. I was told that when I visited one.
A profit.Why Clandestine("wild") Lodges are "recruiting" people?
For what "purpose"!?
The same reasons as legitimate lodges, I supposeWhy Clandestine("wild") Lodges are "recruiting" people?
For what "purpose"!?