i was wondering what the process is to demit from PH masonry to mainstream is there a fee i know brothers who went from main stream to PH any info would be helpful
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It may not be necessary to go through the degrees again. We had a man who had been raised in a PHA military lodge overseas while working for a military contractor. He moved to our town, and the nearest PHA lodge is in the Twin Cities, 80-90 miles away. He contacted us, and the guidance we got from our Grand Lodge was that once we got confirmation of his good standing from the PHA Grand Lodge of Washington (state) we could affiliate him directly into our Lodge. Not a problem, did not have to go through the degrees again.My Br. Draekell,
I would strongly suggest you contact the Grand Lodge Jurisdiction in your state (verify it to be "main-stream" & "recognized/legitimate"), advise them as to your current status regarding PH affiliation. They can advise you which Lodges are in your area to which you can petition. You will need to go through the 3 degrees again if voted into a Lodge, also you will probably need to pay the Lodge you petition their usual fees/dues required for membership. The Lodge should posses a book of affiliated Grand Lodges, and Blue Lodges recognized by them for verification purposes if you're not sure.
Though there are "Main-stream" Grand Lodge Jurisdictions that recognize and allow visitation which you might want to check out before demiting from your PH Lodge.
Hope you find what it is you're looking for Brother.
May you be Blessed in your Travels.
p.s.
Attached, is a site posted by Br. Freyburger
on other threads that might help you as well.
http://bessel.org/masrec/phamap.htm
Great information Brothers.
i was wondering what the process is to demit from PH masonry to mainstream is there a fee i know
Keep in mind brethren that it is very difficult to get out of Prince Hall Masonry seeing that demits have to be voted on and approved...and Prince Hall Lodges do not allow one to demit into a Non Prince Hall Lodge.
dfreybur said:Wow. I was not even aware it was allowed to refuse a demit request. Thanks for the education.
If the demit is allowed the GM needs to get involved? That sounds to me like a local variation. As any one recognized PHA GL is just another recognized GL does that mean to demit to Hawaii from any GL the GM needs to get involved or do PHA jurisdictions get special treatment in this?