Does a woman have to come to OES first?

[mrpierce17]

Do women have to first go through OES to join the Masonic organization or is she free to chose witch house she wants to join?

 

[Ripcord22A]

Im not aware of anyothers except maybe tall ceaders and the amaranth that accept women. I dont believe that oes is required for any

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[mrpierce17]

Im not aware of anyothers except maybe tall ceaders and the amaranth that accept women. I dont believe that oes is required for any

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No I mean does she first have to join OES before she can join HOJ , OOGC , HOTC , COP , DOTC the female appendant and concordat bodies

 

[Ripcord22A]

I have no idea what any of those are

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[mrpierce17]

They are the female equivalent of the male Masonic houses Order of Eastern Star Herons of Jericho exc.

 

[Ripcord22A]

Must be a PHA thing cause OES and amaranth are the only female orders i know of

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[Dontrell Stroman]

Daughters of the Nile as well

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[mrpierce17]

Must be a PHA thing cause OES and amaranth are the only female orders i know of

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There is a female counterpart for every house in PHA masonry
http://www.mwuglflorida.org/concordant_bodies.htm

 

[Ripcord22A]

Oh wow..yeah not on our side of the family there isnt. Do they all have the requirement like OES that a MM or that houses equivalent must be present to open?

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[Ripcord22A]

Tha ks for sharing that link...thats interesting!

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[mrpierce17]

Oh wow..yeah not on our side of the family there isnt. Do they all have the requirement like OES that a MM or that houses equivalent must be present to open?

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I believe so not 100 percent sure I will check with one of the elders and get back with you

 

[mrpierce17]

Ok so a woman can join any auxiliary she wishes as long as she has a male relative in the equivalent house in good standing and yes they require a MM or equivalent of that house to be present to open

 

[Ripcord22A]

Ok so a woman can join any auxiliary she wishes as long as she has a male relative in the equivalent house in good standing and yes they require a MM or equivalent of that house to be present to open

That's really interesting.
I find it very interesting that the PHA-AASR female aux is called the Golden Circle as there was an order in the sourthern states dedicated to the preservation of slavery known as the Knights of the Golden Circle. Its rumored that John Wilkes Booth was a member.

 

[mrpierce17]

That's really interesting.
I find it very interesting that the PHA-AASR female aux is called the Golden Circle as there was an order in the sourthern states dedicated to the preservation of slavery known as the Knights of the Golden Circle. Its rumored that John Wilkes Booth was a member.

I seriously doubt that has anything to do with the reasons we chose that name I will do some researching and find out why it is used and report back with my findings

 

[Ripcord22A]

Im sure that its not the reason. I would be shocked if the two had any connection

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[Brother JC]

Im not aware of anyothers except maybe tall ceaders and the amaranth that accept women. I dont believe that oes is required for any

Tall Cedars is Masons only, not a ladies auxiliary.

 

[Ripcord22A]

Thanks. Like i said i think. Inwasnt sure if they accepted women or not

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[BullDozer Harrell]

Do women have to first go through OES to join the Masonic organization or is she free to chose witch house she wants to join?

I can detect a sincere question and know that you're well meaning in your inquiry. However we in the Regular spirit of Freemasonry do not have female memberships in our organization.

Did you mean Masonic affiliation?

In the case of Adoptive Rite and the Order of Eastern Stars etc, there seems to be a fixed line of progression from the basic to the so-called advanced bodies for them that's parallel to our Craft.

They are structured in a way that a woman first has to have membership and good standing in her OES Chapter before she branches outwards to appendant Courts, Guilds, Circles and Oases.

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[BullDozer Harrell]

Ok so a woman can join any auxiliary she wishes as long as she has a male relative in the equivalent house in good standing and yes they require a MM or equivalent of that house to be present to open

We're mindful that rules differ from one jurisdiction to another, so while at one time it might have been an universal requirement of a woman to be related to a Master Mason, Companion, Sir Knight etc, that's no longer strictly enforced in my jurisdiction.
There are members of the Adoptive Rite & Order in my State's Grand Chapter whom are not related to a Mason in any capacity as wife,sister,mother,daughter or widow.

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[Derinique Kendrick]

Do women have to first go through OES to join the Masonic organization or is she free to chose witch house she wants to join?

As of right now in Georgia, they have to be OES first, but I have heard OES wasn't necessary in all jurisdictions.