FAQ – True Vine & The Ladies Of Electa National Council

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Yes. The Order of the Eastern Star membership supports internal and public charities. We offer strong scholarship programs and community college and university scholarship awards to students of any race, creed, or color. The order supports several heart and cancer funds and projects and a Benevolent Fund for the relief of qualified indigent and distressed members of our Chapters.

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No. The Order of the Eastern Star is not a religion. Although we celebrate the lives of Biblical women and we require a belief in a Supreme Being, the Order does not take the place of religious practice, worship, or substitute for (or supersede) the religious beliefs of its members. Our members come from

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Eastern Star celebrates the lives of five Biblical women, Adah, Ruth, Esther, Martha, and Electa.
Each woman exemplifies one of the tenets of the Order— Fidelity, Constancy, Loyalty, Faith and
Love.

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The Order of the Eastern Star (OES) is the world’s largest fraternal organization that admits both
women and men to membership. Although the Order of the Eastern Star is not associated with
Freemasonry, it is connected through members’ personal relationships. The Order supports
friendship and fellowship among its members and philanthropy in the community, including a strong scholarship program and cancer and heart research charities.

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Dr. Rob Morris, the poet laureate of Masonry, formed the Order of the Eastern Star in 1850.

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The initiation ceremony will be scheduled between one week after election to receive the degrees but not later than sixty (60) days. Each Chapter plans the meeting calendar for the year. The plan includes flexibility to accommodate new member initiations but, occasionally the events scheduled for stated meetings cannot be interrupted or changed. Initiation and conferring Degrees will be
scheduled at the first possible date.

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To find out more about joining, you can contact the Secretary of a Chapter close to you by using our Chapter Locator on the left side of our web site Home Page. You can also talk with any member of a Chapter about joining, or contact the Grand Secretary of the Grand Chapter of Georgia, for contact information for a Chapter representative in your area. Your local Chapter will answer your questions and welcome your participation.

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Your petition will be read in Chapter and submitted to an Investigation Committee composed of Chapter members. Within a few days of reading your petition, each of the members of the Investigation Committee will contact you to arrange a meeting. They will each ask a few very simple questions, answer any additional questions that you may have, and verify your Masonic affiliation. These meetings also give you an opportunity to meet several Chapter members. The Investigation Committee reports your responses to the Worthy Matron.

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The Chapter you intend to join will provide you with a Petition that you must complete. It asks for
contact information, information about your Masonic affiliation and information about your general

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The Investigation Committee report will be submitted to the Chapter at a stated meeting where members will vote on your petition. The Secretary will notify you of the results of the election. If favorable, the Secretary will arrange for you to be initiated and receive the Degrees of the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Long dresses were the fashion, whether daytime or evening, at the time of our Order’s inception.
Chapter protocol for meetings was to dress for evening. In some Chapters, the long, formal dress for members has carried to present day with interpretations in fabric and style. In some Chapters, only the Chapter officers wear formalwear and the members attending the Chapter wear street length dresses and business suits. And in a few Chapters, formal wear is only used on special occasions and not worn at regular meetings. But even in those instances, we prefer to display a certain level of
decorum and presence, expressed through appropriate attire for our events. You may want to talk to representatives from more than one Chapter in your area to find a good fit for your expectations and preferences.

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Fraternal life is an attitude of compassion and concern in everything we do not only for our fellow Sisters and Brothers in the Order of the Eastern Star, but to ourselves, our families, our Country, and our faith. The Order of Eastern Star encourages us in a way of life that each of us want for ourselves, our families and our world.

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Yes. Your financial situation is not considered in the Order. Our members come from all economic
stations of life.

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Yes. We make no exclusions based on religious faith. People of any religion may belong to the
Order of the Eastern Star. We only require that you hold a belief in a positive Supreme Being.

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No. Secret societies are underground and hard to find. We are easy to find in the community and
inclusive in our membership. We do enjoy a distinctive means of identifying one another. Only members are allowed in a closed meeting.

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There is no mandatory memory work except the means of making yourself known if you wish to visit a Chapter in which you are not known as a member or if you become a Chapter officer. An officer must learn the work associated with the office. A short proficiency examination available to all members is encouraged but is strictly voluntary.

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After your Initiation into our Order during a regular meeting, you may attend as your time permits. You may put in as much or as little as your other life commitments allow. Most chapters meet twice per month in the evening although some chapters meet monthly. Social activities are scattered throughout the year to allow the members fellowship time outside the regular meetings.

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A petitioner must (a) be of good moral character, (b) believe in a Supreme Being, (c) have attained
the age of eighteen (18), (c) believe in the laws of the United States of America, (d) be willing to
assume the obligation of the Order, (e) be able to participate, with assistance if needed, in the
Ceremony of Initiation, (f) be free from disqualifying mental illness, (g) be a resident of the State for six months, with some exceptions, and (g) be free of felony conviction (or judgment as a habitual criminal) under any State or National laws.

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The Order of the Eastern Star includes members from every race, religion, gender, and economic
status.
History

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Yes. The Master Mason must have been in good standing at the time of his death. Initiation requires a letter of verification from his Lodge before conferring the Degrees of the Order of The Eastern Star.

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No, he need not be a member of the Eastern Star.

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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, aunts and daughters of sisters or brothers of affiliated Master Masons in good standing, or who were in good standing at the time of death, are eligible to membership.

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The Order of the Eastern Star supports friendship and fellowship among its members and philanthropy in the community, including a strong scholarship program and cancer and heart research charities., It encourages service to our Order with Charity, Truth and Loving-kindness for the good of all mankind throughout the world.

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Your husband must be a member to attend the Chapter meetings. He is, however, always welcome at social or open events.

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The more people you meet the wider your network. Our members represent a variety of
professions. Your membership in our Order and attendance at the meetings and social events allow you many networking opportunities with persons of like interests.

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Yes. Each Chapter has numerous fun activities for all members and their family and friends.

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Your children are welcome at our social events unless otherwise stated on the event invitation.
Parents are expected to be responsible for the safety and behavior of their children.

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The Order is a fraternal organization open for membership to both women and men. We are
dedicated to furthering the principles of Freemasonry and enjoying these efforts alongside our spouses and fraternal friends. We support many funds that are for the benefit of our members as they age or become ill and search out public charities to support either financially or with volunteerism. Because we are fraternal we have the opportunity to form and maintain close bonds to our Eastern Star family. That family welcomes us wherever we travel and we open our doors to fraternal visitors. Our Ritual at the opening of every stated meeting is a reinforcement of our obligations to be mindful of our attitudes, responsibilities and loyalties to our God, our Country and our family.

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Many of us feel a need to do something for others. Sometimes it is difficult to determine just how to begin. The Order of the Eastern Star offers that guidance and provides an outlet as well as serving as a resource center and support group.

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Whether you become a better person is entirely up to you. The Order offers its members
opportunities to serve in the Chapter and in the community. We offer many volunteer opportunities within our Order and with our community. The charities we support through our donations and our hands-on volunteer work provide aid and comfort to both members and non-members.

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Frequently Asked Questions about the Order of the Eastern Star?

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The Order of The Eastern Star is the largest Fraternal Organization in the world to which both women and men can belong.

Dr. Morris created the Degrees of the Eastern Star around the lives of five Biblical women. They were Adah, Ruth, Esther, Martha, and Electa.
The reason was that each of these Biblical examples stands for one of the tenets of the Order. They are Fidelity, Constancy, Loyalty, Faith and Love.

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No. The Order of the Eastern Star is not a religion, even though we are religious in character. It does not pretend to take the place of a religion or serve as a substitute for the religious beliefs of its members. Our members do come from all denominations.

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Purposes And Goals

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To provide an organization where women and men with high moral and social character can contribute much time, energy and wisdom to our
Order with Charity, Truth and Loving-kindness for the good of all mankind throughout the world.

How Does One Belong?

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If you are not familiar with anyone in a Chapter in your area, you may contact the Grand Secretary of the Grand Chapter of Georgia, for the name, address, and phone number of a Chapter in your area to express your desire for additional information.

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.

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. The information that the Investigation Committee receives will be reported to the Worthy Matron.

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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.

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 1 year.

OES – A Way Of Life

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The Order of the Eastern Star provides us with a means of compassion and concern – not only for our fellow Sisters and Brothers in the Order of
the Eastern Star, but to ourselves, our Country, and our faith. In addition, it enters us into a way of life that all of us inwardly want for ourselves and our families.

Why Should I Want To Join The Order Of The Eastern Star?

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Each of us has an inner need to do something for others. Sometimes it is difficult to determine just how to begin. The Order of the Eastern Star
offers that guidance and provides an outlet as well as serving as a resource center and support group.

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Yes. The Order of the Eastern Star takes good citizens and makes them even better. We continue to be central in the development of the
American promise of human opportunity and personal fulfillment.

Popular Misconceptions

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Yes. Members of all religions may belong to the Order of the Eastern Star. We only require a belief in a Supreme Being.

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