Posted: 2/9/2014 9:54:19 PM EDT
|
For the last 20 years or so my wife and I have been working with the International Order of the Rainbow Girls and I am currently the chairman of the advisory board for one assembly and on the AB of another where my wife is Mother Advisor. The number of girls that know me and come running to give me a hug when we meet is too high to count, each and every one is as a daughter to me. With that being said, one girl had a request of me at our last meeting that I had to sit back and think about before giving her an answer.
The young lady is turning 18 next month and has put her partition in for the Eastern Star and asked me, no pleaded with me to be initiated with her so she would not be out there by herself. Now I have nothing against OES but have not joined as I have limited time and do not get to Lodge as often as I would like, have not been to a SR since I joined that. My wife has understood this or at least not brought the subject up, too often. But how on earth does one say no to an 18 young lady with those big puppy dog eyes and a “please, please, please”. I guess I join |
|
I feel for you brother.
I still have a bit of time before I join OES. When I joined the lodge I made it clear I would not pursue any appended bodies until after I sat in the East. Well the chair line jumped a few times so it will be time sooner than I thought. At least at that time I can also join the SR which I have a great interest in. |
| OES here is not highly regarded in many of our lodges. They flat out almost destroyed one lodge here as they began to see the lodge as THEIRS and not a masonic lodge. It has caused a LOT of strife here in the last few years. It has caused a major decline in their membership. the few chapters we have remaining in this area don't appear to be active at all. |
|
Quoted:
OES here is not highly regarded in many of our lodges. They flat out almost destroyed one lodge here as they began to see the lodge as THEIRS and not a masonic lodge. It has caused a LOT of strife here in the last few years. It has caused a major decline in their membership. the few chapters we have remaining in this area don't appear to be active at all. Had the same issue in my lodge. My year in the East will be remembered by the eviction of OES from our building. 
|
|
It's too bad about the lack of OES chapters. I know that in this area of Va they have been declining as well but a few are begining to make a come back. The chapter at the local Lodge here folded 10 yrs back but the one in the next town over is very active and serves diner at a number of masonic functions and is very supportive of the youth groups as well.
It's nice to have all of the orders working together. |
|
Quoted:
It's too bad about the lack of OES chapters. I know that in this area of Va they have been declining as well but a few are begining to make a come back. The chapter at the local Lodge here folded 10 yrs back but the one in the next town over is very active and serves diner at a number of masonic functions and is very supportive of the youth groups as well. It's nice to have all of the orders working together. if the chapters here did that it would be booming. instead they seem to do everything they can to cause drama. |
|
Quoted:
if the chapters here did that it would be booming. instead they seem to do everything they can to cause drama. Quoted:
Quoted:
It's too bad about the lack of OES chapters. I know that in this area of Va they have been declining as well but a few are begining to make a come back. The chapter at the local Lodge here folded 10 yrs back but the one in the next town over is very active and serves diner at a number of masonic functions and is very supportive of the youth groups as well. It's nice to have all of the orders working together. if the chapters here did that it would be booming. instead they seem to do everything they can to cause drama. Same here. |