How Do I Become a Mason?
First of all to become a Freemason you need to ask one. You may have seen
a bumper sticker, poster, or something on the web that said, 2B1ASK1. It's
that simple, the first step to becoming a Mason is to ask a Mason that one
simple question, "How do I join?"
Traditionally
Masonry has not advertised itself to the world or even defended itself against
outside attacks by anti-Masons. Recently however, that has changed and you
may see billboards, newspaper ads, and other advertisements that promote
Freemasonry. Many Grand Lodges have even created Public Relations
Departments to oversee not only their PR campaigns but to help individual Lodges
with getting the word out.
The easiest way for you to become a
member is to find out what the most convenient location is for you to petition
to become a member. Then if you know someone who is a member, even from
another community ask them about joining. Most Masons would be more than
happy to assist you in contacting the proper people. If you do not know
anyone who is a member, another way is to go to the Grand Lodge website of the
State, Province, or Country that you live in. In the case of Ohio the
website is www.freemason.com. From there you can see
what Lodges are in your vicinity. If you are from another state a great
resource is found at
http://askafreemason.com/index.htm.
The contact information is provided on the lodge locator which generally
includes the address, telephone, and sometimes email and webpage information.
If the lodge has a webpage you should visit it as most have contact information
listed. If you do not get a reply to an inquiry made through email make
sure you call or write to the Lodge. One important thing that you must
understand though, is that most Lodges don not hold meetings in the
summer months. For example our Lodge does not meet in July or August
unless a special meeting is called for some form of business.
Please click on the links below for some interesting information about
Freemasonry passed on by our good friend and brother Benjamin Franklin.
This video is
linked from
http://askafreemason.org/index.htm which was created as a national landing
site by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts A.F. & A.M.