Eastern Star Membership
Eligibility:
*Must be 18 years of age
*Must be a resident of Kansas for 6 months
Who may join: Only men who are Masons are eligible and only women
with specific Masonic affiliation may be members. These affiliations
include:
* Affiliated Master Masons in good standing,
* the wives
* daughters
* legally adopted daughters
* mothers
* widows
* sisters
* half sisters
* granddaughters
* stepmothers
* stepdaughters
* stepsisters
* daughters-in-law
* grandmothers
* great granddaughters
* nieces
* great nieces
* mothers-in-law
* sisters-in-law
*and daughters
of sisters or brothers of affiliated Master Masons in good
standing, or if deceased were in good standing at the time of their
death; as well as members - either active for three(3) years or majority -
of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls or of the International
Order of Job's daughters, each of whom having attained to at least the
age of eighteen (18) years, are eligible to membership in the Order of
the Eastern Star.
How to join: To inquire about membership, talk to a current member, or
contact a local chapter. You will be asked to fill out an application called
a petition. Petitions are carefully read, eligibility investigated and
election to membership must be by unanimous vote. Petitions must be
accompanied by the following fees: dues, inititation fee, and a
$5.00 International Temple Fund Assessment, The
Order strives to select persons of mental, moral and spiritual quality
who will work together in harmony to perform its objectives.
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How Does One Belong?
Q. How may I express a desire to join the Order of the Eastern Star?
A. If you are not familiar with anyone in a Chapter in your area, you may
contact the Grand Secretary, of the Grand Chapter in your state for the
name, address, and phone number of a Chapter in your area to express
your desire for additional information.
Q. What procedure should I follow when I have decided that I would like
to join a chapter?
A. The Chapter you intend to join will provide you with a Petition, which
you must fill out completely. It should be returned to the Chapter
Secretary, as soon as possible, with the appropriate fees.
Q. What happens after I submit my petition?
A. Your petition will be submitted to an Investigation Committee
composed of members of the Chapter that you wish to join. Shortly
thereafter the members of the Investigation Committee will contact you
individually to set up a time and place for a meeting. This is done (1) To
ask a few very simple questions, (2) To provide you an opportunity to
meet some of the Chapter members, (3) To provide you an opportunity
to ask and receive answers to any additional questions that you might
have, and (4) To verify your Masonic affiliation. The information that the
Investigation Committee receives will be reported to the Worthy Matron.
Q. What will be the next step?
A. If all of the information is in order, the report of the Investigation
Committee will be submitted to the Chapter members at a stated
meeting and a vote will be taken. If favorable, you will have been elected
to receive the Degrees of the Order of the Eastern Star. The Secretary
will notify you of the results of the election and arrange for you to be
initiated into the Order.
Q. How long after the election will that be?
A. Each Chapter attempts to plan the events of each meeting for the
entire year. That usually includes some flexibility to accommodate
Degree meetings for new members; however, in some instances very
special plans cannot be interrupted, so the Degrees will be given at the
first possible date. This will be between one week and not later than 60