15/03/2023
𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗗𝗗 𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪
Those interested should contact a Lodge, meet a current member, or come to an Odd Fellow-sponsored event and let us know of your purpose.
Once we are aware of your intention, we strongly suggest the following:
𝟭.) 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥.
Information is in every library and all over the internet, or follow us on Facebook. Ask people you know if they know anyone who is an Odd Fellow.
Send a note introducing yourself and expressing interest in joining.
You can also send me a direct message on this page.
𝟮.) 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.
Attend our Lodge meetings and functions to get to know the members firsthand and some of the benevolent programs we are involved in.
𝟯.) 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿.
Consider the time you have to offer. Odd Fellows are Odd Fellows 24/7, 365 days a year.
𝟰.) 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻`𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
𝟱.) 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.
𝟲.) Your sponsor will let the lodge know if you have gained the knowledge to make a well-informed decision on joining the order, and the 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.
𝟳.) 𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.
