Benton
Premium Member
I know I was involved in two fraternities in college, and they impacted me greatly in terms of the person I am today. And while they are not the only influence in my decision, they were a big factor in my decision to petition for the degrees of Freemasonry.
I also reference them a lot in these forums as, since I'm both a young person and a young Mason, they are one of the more significant frames of reference I have when trying to relate something in Masonry or life to a prior experience.
So how many of you were in a fraternity in college? If you were, feel free to mention the name of your old fraternity, and stories relevant towards your eventual decision to join Freemasonry, etc.
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EDIT: I suppose I should answer my own questions.
I was in Kappa Kappa Psi, President of the fraternity for two years. It was founded by Bohumil Makovsky, who was a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason. As you can imagine, now that I'm a Mason, I can look back and see much of Masonry's influence on things.
I was also in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. While the founder wasn't a Mason to my knowledge, some of the initial members became Masons. While I won't violate that obligation and give away any secrets, I will say that the Ritual for that fraternity is very heavily influenced by our ritual, and any Mason would easily recognize where they got their inspiration.
Only after becoming a Mason did I realize how much Masonry essentially built a foundation for every college fraternity out there.
I also reference them a lot in these forums as, since I'm both a young person and a young Mason, they are one of the more significant frames of reference I have when trying to relate something in Masonry or life to a prior experience.
So how many of you were in a fraternity in college? If you were, feel free to mention the name of your old fraternity, and stories relevant towards your eventual decision to join Freemasonry, etc.
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EDIT: I suppose I should answer my own questions.
I was in Kappa Kappa Psi, President of the fraternity for two years. It was founded by Bohumil Makovsky, who was a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason. As you can imagine, now that I'm a Mason, I can look back and see much of Masonry's influence on things.
I was also in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. While the founder wasn't a Mason to my knowledge, some of the initial members became Masons. While I won't violate that obligation and give away any secrets, I will say that the Ritual for that fraternity is very heavily influenced by our ritual, and any Mason would easily recognize where they got their inspiration.
Only after becoming a Mason did I realize how much Masonry essentially built a foundation for every college fraternity out there.
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