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G.S.A.T.O.T ! Masonic Acronyms

Bloke

Premium Member
I gotta start a thread on this (GSATOT!) - Masonic Acronyms.....

Masonic Acronyms are incredibly popular and incredibly confusing !

We all know many of them, but I just spent some time trying to workout what the hell I was being invited to when invited to the DGLME..... It turns out I was being invited to the District Grand Lodge of the Middle East... which is not in the Middle East at all - it's in Asia and working under Scotland. I will not forget that and here is the history of it;
The District prides itself as the most multinational, multiracial, multicultural District as it covers, as far as the Grand Lodge of Scotland is concerned, the whole of the ASEAN region. It has currently, under its jurisdiction, Lodges in Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah & Sarawak), Singapore and Thailand. At one time it also included the Lodges in the countries of Indonesia, Brunei & Laos, where the Lodges are currently in darkness. It thus theoretically, encompasses a region of 3 million square kilometers and covers a population of over 300 million.

The District Grand Lodge of the Middle East was consecrated in Kuala Lumpur on October 20, 1916 to bring under a local banner, the then 3 operative Scottish Lodges in British Malaya, namely Lodge Scotia No. 1003 (Penang), Lodge Tullibardine in the East No. 1118 (Kuala Lumpur), and Lodge Malaya No. 1146 (Klang).

It was called Middle East for in the early Nineteenth Century, anything East of India but not in the Far East (Hong Kong, China & Japan) was the Middle East. In the Twentieth Century, the term Middle East has become associated with the region that was then known as the Near East. The Lodges in the region however, do not wish to the change the name, as it has grown on them by usage and by tradition.

The above is from http://www.dglme.my/about_dglme.php

What crazy Masonic Acronym got you stumped ?
 

Companion Joe

Premium Member
I don't know about stumped, but I have always thought these were a mouth full. I don't belong to either one.

MOVPER - Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm (Grotto)
SRICF - Rosicrucians
 

dfreybur

Premium Member
What crazy Masonic Acronym got you stumped ?

2B1SK1.

Long before I decided to petition I knew Masons used a ton of inscrutable acronyms for their own groups. Given this it never occurred to me that they would also use inscrutable acronyms for the general public. The constant use of acronyms rendered that one on bumper stickers utterly meaningless to me.

One day we were at a family wedding. We sat at a table with distant relatives. I noticed his ring. He told me that it is a little known fact that there are no invitations to become a Mason (I since learned invitations are common in some countries). The only way to become a Mason was to ask a Mason for an application. Ah ha! Several months later I showed up at a local temple and asked for a petition.
 

Canadian Paul

Registered User
On the walls of our lodge hang pictures of all our Past Masters. The pictures of those that are deceased have a small brass plaque bearing the acronym "PTTGLA" and the date.
 

Bloke

Premium Member
On the walls of our lodge hang pictures of all our Past Masters. The pictures of those that are deceased have a small brass plaque bearing the acronym "PTTGLA" and the date.

Do you know what it stands for ?

We have "cumtt" which was Collingwood United Masonic Temple Trust. That no longer holds the building as our brothers wisely transferred it to a new legal enity, an Association with members and officers rather than trustees. Makes it easy to pass it to successive generations and puts us under clearer legislation designed specifically for community organizations. Now its CMC Inc. (An "Inc" here is an Association, not a company as in the States..... dont know squat about Canadian Corporate Law)
 

Bloke

Premium Member
SRIA - Societas Rosicruciana In Anglia
SRIS - Societas Rosicruciana In Scotia

I suspect there are more like this...

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We have SRIA and things like 'ROSC" for The Royal Order of Scotland, "ROEri" for Royal ORder of Eri
 

MBC

Twice Registered User
Premium Member
I think I've seen the longest ever Masonic Acronym in England and Wales, which is...

PProvDepGSuptWks

It stands for Past Provincial Deputy Grand Superintendent of Works...
 

Bloke

Premium Member
C.O.W. = Committee on Work, Committee of Work....never heard of that before... makes me think about worshiping false idols LOL
 
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