Petitioning for Membership
In Ohio:
1) You must obtain a "Petition for Degrees" from the Lodge you wish to join. The best way to do this is to stop by the Pataskala Masonic Lodge an hour before a stated meeting time or any other scheduled event. Any members will be able to get you a petition from the Lodge. You may also download a petition from this site or the Grand Lodge of Ohio website.
2) Complete the petition and return it to the Lodge or Lodge member from whom you obtain it.
3) Two members in good standing will sign at the bottom of your petition after you have completed it to show that they are "Recommending" you to the Lodge.
4) The Petition will be presented to the Lodge officers.
5) The Petition will be read at a Stated Business Meeting and an Investigating Committee will be named to contact you for an interview.
6) The Investigating Committee will report their findings back to the Lodge at another Stated Business Meeting.
7) Your Petition will be voted on by all members present at a meeting of the Lodge. You will be contacted a short time afterwards with the results of the election process. If approved, you will receive instructions from the Lodge regarding your first degree in Masonry.
1) You must obtain a "Petition for Degrees" from the Lodge you wish to join. The best way to do this is to stop by the Pataskala Masonic Lodge an hour before a stated meeting time or any other scheduled event. Any members will be able to get you a petition from the Lodge. You may also download a petition from this site or the Grand Lodge of Ohio website.
2) Complete the petition and return it to the Lodge or Lodge member from whom you obtain it.
3) Two members in good standing will sign at the bottom of your petition after you have completed it to show that they are "Recommending" you to the Lodge.
4) The Petition will be presented to the Lodge officers.
5) The Petition will be read at a Stated Business Meeting and an Investigating Committee will be named to contact you for an interview.
6) The Investigating Committee will report their findings back to the Lodge at another Stated Business Meeting.
7) Your Petition will be voted on by all members present at a meeting of the Lodge. You will be contacted a short time afterwards with the results of the election process. If approved, you will receive instructions from the Lodge regarding your first degree in Masonry.