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Leaving your mother lodge-

bupton52

Moderator
Premium Member
I left my mother lodge for an entirely different jurisdiction. It was a difficult move because of the friends/brothers I have there. Fortunately, I can still visit them when I get homesick.
 

David612

Registered User
I left my mother lodge for an entirely different jurisdiction. It was a difficult move because of the friends/brothers I have there. Fortunately, I can still visit them when I get homesick.
Mmm I’m having a bit of a rough go of it currently, I’m seeing some fantastic activity going on in the lodges of friends but I feel a bit isolated in my home lodge as all members there have a lot going on in other orders it seems but even after my raising I wouldn’t be eligible to join the red lodge for a couple years...
It just feels a bit grim currently.
 

Bloke

Premium Member
I am still with my mother lodge in good times and bad. That said, as Sec and WM and PM, I have assisted others leave to go elsewhere - mainly due to geographical and logistical reasons. Have you spoken to your WM and other influences at your mother lodge ? If so, then you have a choice, start visiting the other lodge consistently hoping to bring its success to your own lodge, or resign and join the other lodge.. before making a decision, I would be visiting that other lodge for at least 6 months...
 

Roy_

Registered User
bupton52 said:
I left my mother lodge for an entirely different jurisdiction. It was a difficult move because of the friends/brothers I have there. Fortunately, I can still visit them when I get homesick.

I actually left my mother lodge when they moved to an entirely different jurisdiction. Formally I can't visit them when I get homesick, yet I did, twice... They still work the same ritual, so I don't really see the problem other than that the order that I'm still in and the order that they're in don't recognise each other because there are people in them who don't like each other.
 

dfreybur

Premium Member
My mother jurisdiction allows life/endowed memberships so I paid for one. My mother jurisdiction allows multiple and dual affiliations so I did that.

Unless one of my jurisdictions goes nuts, or unless I go nuts, there will never be a reason for me to demit from my mother lodge.
 

David612

Registered User
My mother jurisdiction allows life/endowed memberships so I paid for one. My mother jurisdiction allows multiple and dual affiliations so I did that.

Unless one of my jurisdictions goes nuts, or unless I go nuts, there will never be a reason for me to demit from my mother lodge.
Fees here are around $500 per year
 

Warrior1256

Site Benefactor
My mother jurisdiction allows multiple and dual affiliations so I did that.
Same here.
Unless one of my jurisdictions goes nuts, or unless I go nuts, there will never be a reason for me to demit from my mother lodge.
Agreed. After being raised the only two things that I really aspired to be were master of my mother lodge and DDGM. I am doing one now and will start doing the other in October.
Fees here are around $500 per year
Wow!
 

jermy Bell

Registered User
Yes, a relief to say I have left my mother lodge, and am a new member at another lodge 20 miles away. My mother lodge has turned into a old boys club ,and constantly at chaos. My new lodge welcomes new ideas, and actually does things to keep things interesting. I was also appointed a chair .
 

CLewey44

Registered User
I moved from OK to NY and I'm not sure what my status is since the secretaries dont know anything. It has been very difficult and frustrating. As of Jan 1st 2019 I don't know what my status will be. Hopefully in good standing. I certainly don't want to be a disgruntled, cynical MM but I wish moving GLs was easier.
 

hfmm97

Premium Member
$500?? That's pretty expensive! Where is that?

I believe Bro David612 is in Australia: in the USA/Canada, there are typically less requirements (financial, time, educational) than in other countries...
For example, in South America, Freemasons are required to do research and write papers from the time they are an EA (in addition to the memory work) and it can take up to 3 YEARS to be a Master Mason-dues are much higher (100s of US$ per year) and they may not meet every month...and they must dress in a minimum of black suit/tie/shoes & white dress shirt for each meeting.


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David612

Registered User
Yes indeed I’m in Australia.
We here are minimum black tie and while not “required” I’ve written papers, though a short presentation is required between 1-2 degrees to explain what you have learnt in the preceding degree.
 

Matt L

Site Benefactor
How did you handle it?
I was a life member and a lodge trustee. I had a plural membership at another. I filled out the required demit form and asked to meet with the Master and Secretary who granted my demit. When they reported it to the Grand Lodge, I immediately became a life member of my plural lodge.

Again, it was truly a tuff decision. Brothers ask me questions they know I can't answer.
 

David612

Registered User
WOW ! $500 a year. Do you at least get Brandi and cigars afterwards? Lol
Lol there isn’t a smoking culture here really-
Charitable contributions and dining fees are additional to our fees-


In regards to my OP-
I’m trying to involve myself with the initiative experiences of our new candidates and am going to try to build up a culture within the lodge.
 
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