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Shreveport
Scottish Rite
Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry
Valley of Shreveport, Orient
of Louisiana
Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
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HOW TO JOIN
ALL
MEMBERS OF THE SCOTTISH RITE ARE MASTER MASONS. HOWEVER, NOT
ALL MASTER MASONS CHOOSE TO FURTHER THEIR MASONIC KNOWLEDGE BY
JOINING THE SCOTTISH RITE AND RECEIVING THE FOURTH THROUGH THE
THIRTY-SECOND DEGREES.
TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR SCOTTISH RITE MEMBERSHIP, THE PROSPECTIVE MEMBER MUST
BE A MASTER MASON IN GOOD STANDING BELONGING TO A LODGE THAT IS
RECOGNIZED BY THE GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. A
COMPLETED PETITION WITH THE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FEE MUST BE
SUBMITTED TO START THE PROCESS. THE PETITION IS AVAILABLE
EITHER AS A DOWNLOADABLE FORM FROM THIS WEBSITE OR FROM ANY
SCOTTISH RITE MEMBER OF THE SHREVEPORT VALLEY.
THE APPLICANT MUST SECURE THE SIGNATURES OF TWO SCOTTISH
RITE MEMBERS WHO RECOMMEND HIM FOR MEMBERSHIP.
CANDIDATES
APPROVED FOR MEMBERSHIP WILL ATTEND EITHER THE SPRING
OR THE FALL REUNION. THESE REUNIONS ARE TWO-DAY CLASSES IN
WHICH THE FOURTH THROUGH THE THIRTY-SECOND DEGREES ARE RECEIVED
BY THE CANDIDATE. THE FEE FOR THE SPRING REUNION IS
$275.00. THE FEE FOR THE FALL REUNION IS $211.00. THESE
ENTRY FEES INCLUDE YOUR PRO-RATED ANNUAL DUES FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE CALENDAR YEAR.
THE
ANNUAL DUES THEREAFTER ARE $75.00 PER YEAR. PERPETUAL
MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE FOR THE LUMP SUM AMOUNT OF $1500.00 OR IT CAN
BE PAID IN 3 EQUAL INSTALLMENTS OF $500.00 EACH.
ANY MEMBER
WISHING TO BE RE-INSTATED OR TO AFFILIATE FROM ANOTHER VALLEY OR
ORIENT NEEDS TO CONTACT OUR SECRETARY AT 318-221-9713.
SHOULD YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING MEMBERSHIP, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US
AT 318-221-9713.
PETITION FOR MEMBERSHIP
PETITION FOR AFFILIATION
REQUEST FOR LETTER OF GOOD
STANDING
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