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My path to Freemasonry went through war first. I first became interested in Freemasonry while I was getting ready to deploy to Iraq. I spent the entire tour reading up on Freemasonry and decided that I would join when I got home. One day, I went to the Grand Lodge and he told me there was a...
I waited 2-years after being Raised before joining another group. I first joined the York Rite as I was fascinated by the Royal Arch and how it completes the story of Craft Masonry. I was also interested in joining the Templars as I was a Christian. I would later gain a great deal of admiration...
Look at it like college: York Rite is a history major, Scottish Rite is a philosophy major, and the Shriners are the Greek frats. :D
EDIT: I waited 2-years before I branched out. I first went to the York Rite (and several of its appendant bodies), Eastern Star, and then the Scottish Rite.