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Charter a New Chapter
Charter a New Chapter
In order to charter an affiliate Chapter of the Riders of the Third Degree Masonic Riders Association, you must provide the following documentation to your Jurisdictional Grand Chapter or Presidents Council:  
  • Petition for Chapter Affiliation  
  • Chapter By-Laws  
  • Members in Good Standing attestation letters from the Blue Lodge(s) of the founding Members.  
Upon the receipt of these items the Jurisdictional Grand Chapter or Pressidents Council will begin an investigation on the requesting petitioners and then vote on acceptance or rejection of the affiliate Charter. Once the vote has been taken, the response will be sent to the petitioners in writing and in the event of a rejection, the reason(s) will be given, and where to send the fees.  The fees are a $500 Chapter creation fee and an anual per-capita fee. 
 
In the event that an affiliate Chapter Petition is denied, the Petitioning affiliate Chapter will be given the opportunity to correct the reasons for which they have been rejected. They will have ninety (90) days to do so and then they will be able to re-petition.
 
Filing the  Petition
Filing Electronically: If you are going to file the petition electronically, you will need to scan the written approval from your MWGL and the Letters in Good Standing into an electronic format.   The electronically filed forms should be sent to the Secretary of the Jurisdictional Grand Chapter or Presidents Council.
 
Filing through Mail: If you are going to file the petition through the mail, send paper copies of all of the forms, including a check or money order for the petition fee, to the address given to you by the Secretary of the Jurisdictional Grand Chapter or Presidents Council. 

 
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