Becoming a Freemason
Becoming a Freemason can be one of the most significant events of your life. From the moment you become a Brother, you will feel immediate acceptance and Brotherly love. So where do you begin?

Membership in a Masonic Lodge is open to all men 21 years of age or older - No atheist can be a Mason. Masons do not care what your individual faith is - that is question between you and your God -- You must believe in a Supreme Being and the immortality of the soul. This belief is not proscribed - rather, we encourage you to be steadfast in the faith of your choice.

You must be of good character and reputation. You’ll have to provide evidence of living a positive life through references from at least two Masons a proposer and a seconder.

Application for Membership
Start the process by completing an application for membership, which you can get from a Mason you know. The Brothers will be happy to meet with you for an informational session.

The next step is to submit your APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP to the Lodge you want to join. There is no canvassing of membership. Your application for membership is expected to come of your own free will and accord. Whatever information is required by you will be furnished. Applications duly proposed and seconded are entertained by the Lodges and are referred to a Screening Committee. This committee may interview you — at your home or place of your work, meet with your family so that your family can ask any questions that they may have.

After the interview, the committee reports its findings to the Lodge and if approved by the Standing committee, a secret ballot is taken. If the vote is favourable, you’ll be notified and you’ll be given a date for your initiation into Freemasonry according to ancient custom and receive various degrees. Regional and Grand Lodge ranks are conferred on their attaining sufficient proficiency, based on merit and seniority.

Our Fraternity’s private nature sometimes creates misconceptions about our “initiation ceremonies.” Rest assured that we are a moral institution whose tenets are Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth. Masonry teaches us to practice charity and benevolence, and to revere ordinances of — but not replace — any man’s religion. Quite simply, our Fraternity exists to make good men better.

Our three degrees are serious, educational, time-tested teachings. Each degree has a primary lesson. The first teaches us our duty to God. The second teaches us our duty to our neighbors. And the third degree teaches us our duty to ourselves.

To convey our teachings, we use ritual, ceremony, drama, lectures, and sometimes even musical accompaniment. You’ll work closely with an instructor who will help you learn some of the key material in the Ritual. After completing the first , second degrees and upon the completion of the third degree, you’ll become a Master Mason, and be eligible for all that Masonry has to offer you, which includes:

• Worldwide Brotherhood

• Fellowship

• Male bonding

• Meaningful community service

• Camaraderie with other moral men

• Much more

It’s our sincere hope that you’ll consider becoming a Free and Accepted Mason, and sharing the feeling of friendship and Brotherly love that Freemasons have enjoyed from time immemorial.