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I gave my buddy, who I'd gone through the degrees with, a cigar lighter with a S&C on it. I'd bought it to give him when we were both raised but the birth of his son came first. He gave me a SS class ring style ring on the day that we both passed our MM proficiency and signed the bylaws. IMO...
You have a voice in your lodge. Stand and be heard.
Also realize that what you call a clique may also be perceived as a group of friends who work together and get things done. Yes it's hard to break into that group but they may be telling themselves that they're the only ones doing anything to...
Cypher book memorization still requires mouth to ear instruction. The advantage it offers is that the candidate can study quietly alone several times per day as necessary and check/confirm his word choice against the book. IMO the book is worthless without instruction.
I sincerely hope that they don't twist the plot and make Freemasons the enemy. There's already enough of that BS in the world I'd really like to see Freemasonry represented in a positive light for the entire length of the series.
Here's an idea - stop dragging your feet and get busy including men into the fraternity. Investigate him well. Make sure he's the guy you want to include in the fraternity. Once you like him, include him. Do something fun. Entertain the new guy. Make him glad he joined. We call him Brother - how...