Welcome to the
Folkston Masonic Lodge # 196
Folkston, Georgia Masonic Lodge # 196.. All Rights Reserved.
Designed by Brother Kevin Foddrell
How to become a mason?
Freemasonry has a long-standing custom of not soliciting members. In a local lodge it is required that you
ask a Mason to become one.
The absolute requirements for becoming a Mason in the State of Georgia are:
1. Be a man. (It's a fraternity)
2. Be at least 18 years old.
3. Have belief in a Supreme Being of any faith.
(No particular religion or faith is required or excluded.)
To join, all you have to do is ... Ask a Mason
To
join,
all
you
have
to
do
is
Ask
a
Mason
for
a
Petition
for
membership.
Preferably
from
a
Mason
you
know
who
is
a
member
of
the
lodge
you
wish
to
join
or
get
a
petition
from
the
Secretary
of
the
lodge
you
wish
to
join.
As
per
the
rules
and
regulations
established
by
the
Grand
Lodge
of
Georgia,
you
must
fill
out
the
Petition
in
your
own
hand
and
have
two
Masons
that
have
known
you
for
at
least
one
year
sign
your
Petition.
One
of
the
Masons
signing
your
Petition
must
be
a
member
of
the
Lodge
you
wish
to
join.
The
second
Mason
signing
the
Petition
may
be
from
another
Lodge
in
another
City
or
State
that
is
recognized
by the Grand Lodge of Georgia.
Return
the
completed
petition
plus
the
initiation
fee
to
the
Lodge
or
have
the
Mason
that
provided
the
petition to you return it to the Lodge for you.
Once a petition is submitted, the following things happen, in the following order:
The
petition
is
read,
for
the
benefit
of
the
membership,
at
the
next
regular
stated
communication
("Business
Meeting"),
and
the
Master
of
the
Lodge
(the
"C.E.O.
of
the
organization")
will
appoint
an
investigating
committee
(usually
several
senior
members
of
the
Lodge),
who
will
contact
you
and
find
a
mutually-
convenient
time
to
meet
with
you,
to
talk
to
you,
and
to
determine
if
you
meet
the
prerequisites
for
membership
(which
are
generally
that
you
are
an
honest
and
upright
man,
who
conducts
his
affairs
with
dignity,
and
treats
all
mankind
fairly
and
decently)
...
they
will
then
report
their
findings
to
the
Master.
(Since
it
is
not
practical
that
you
meet
each
person
who
will
be
balloting
on
your
petition,
the
"committee"
interviews you and reports their findings, through the Master, to the entire Lodge.)
The
petition
will
be
read
at
the
next
stated
communication,
and
it
will
be
voted
on
by
the
membership
present.
If
you
are
accepted
as
a
member,
you
will
be
contacted
by
the
Secretary,
and
instructed
as
to
when
and
where
to
report
for
your
"First
Degree"
-
that
of
"Entered
Apprentice"
-
at
which
time
the
Lodge,
in
full ceremony, will confer the ancient rites and rituals of that Degree.
Your Journey into Masonry will begin...
Folkston Masonic Lodge # 196
