Royal Arch Chapter, Cryptic Council, Knights Templar Commandery, R+C College, Masonic Society.
Difficult for someone else to say, plus I'm not sure what bodies exist in the Netherlands. I'm fairly certain you have access to the Royal Arch and would highly recommend it. It truly brings the degrees full-circle.None yet. Which one should i join and why?
I guess I can now add: St. Thomas of Acon, Knight Masons, the three chair degrees of the York Rite, AMD, Royal Order of Scotland, and have been invited to a few more groups.Well, I'm honored to say that last Thursday, prior to Boise York Rite meeting, the Eminent Commander asked to talk with me in private. He informed me that I have been invited to join the St. Michael Conclave of the Red Cross of Constantine (RCC). For those who don't know, the RCC is an invitational, honorary group that requires one to be a Royal Arch Mason and Christian. There is a membership limit as well.
I will go through the initiatory ceremony at the end of May (a very busy month).
None yet. Which one should i join and why?
If you can't explain why you want to join an appendent body, then you probably shouldn't. There's little wrong with joining an appendent body because you saw one of their brochures and you had nothing better to do on your social calendar but doing that is wasteful of your time, superfluous. Don't join an order because I'm interested; join because you are.
If you're interested in the optional orders, find out which ones are in operation in your geography, read about them and see if you are interested.
... SR I think I will soak up this Blue House liGht for about a year before venturing out
Numerous brothers have asked me to join the Scottish Rite and Shrine.
I have little interest in the Shrine. The SR is something I will do eventually. For me the York Rite was something I very interesting.
There's a badge for bringing in enough members. On the one hand I suggest being aware of that bias by the inviting brothers. On the other hand I suggest knowing it's a competition and signing with a brother you wish to support when and if you decide to join that order. When I decided to join the Shrine one of my signers was selected because he was very close to getting his badge.
Looks to me like you have a written plan. (Insert scene of Star Trek captain saying "Make it so" ;^)