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Brethren, My name is Jake. I was initiated last Tuesday, the 11th, with another Brother and had the pleasure of watching yet another Brother join our fraternity yesterday. All three of us are thirty or younger, but about as different as three people can be. I love it. From the day I got my...

I understand some districts or GLs allow for stated meetings to be held on pretty much any degree. However, most BLs, whether allowed or not, hold their meetings on the MM degree. This is an old topic I understand but something I've been thinking about lately. We have four new EAs at my lodge...

Hello guys, I'm a mason in Italy. In most Lodges in this country, it can takes years to go from the Entered Apprentice degree to the Fellowcraft degree and to the MM degree. Unfortunately for family reasons, I will have to move to a different continent for ever. I'm still an EA so I wont be...

Tomorrow, Monday, Feb. 5, I will arrive to the lodge, eat, fellowship and will be initiated into my home lodge within Florida. I'm beyond excited, yet a little nervous about what's to come though I know I shouldn't be. It's going to be one unforgettable experience I know this to be true! I...

In some lodges in USA, I have seen that the flap of the EA apron worn is pointed up... why is that so? Lodges in England and India, as per my knowledge, do not point the flap up - but please do correct me if I am wrong. What is the symbolic meaning to it?

A MM apron has 3 Rosettes, a FC has 2, then why is it that an EA apron doesn't have any Rosette, shouldn't the natural way be have 1 Rosette as it is the first degree?

Hello R/V/M/W Brethren. I will be having my EA Exam and Fellowcraft Degree tonight. Any advice on what all I should pay special attention to, to make the ceremony all the more interesting? Or should I let it all just be a surprise? Fraternal Regards, Bro. Rhushida