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Charter a New Grand Chapter
Charter a New Grand Chapter
In order to charter a Jurisdictional Grand Chapter of the Riders of the Third Degree Masonic Riders Association, you must provide the following documentation to the Founding Grand Chapter:  
  • Petition for Grand Chapter Charter 
  • Grand Chapter Landmarks and Constitution  
  • 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 Founding Grand Chapter will begin an investigation on the requesting petitioners and then vote on acceptance or rejection of the Jurisdictional Grand 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. In the event that a Jurisdictional Grand Chapter Petition is denied, the Petitioning Jurisdictional Grand 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.  The fees are a $1.000 Grand Chapter creation fee and an anual per-capita fee. 
 
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 Founding Grand Chapter. The electronically filed forms should be sent to info@riders3.org.
 
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 Founding Grand Chapter. 

 
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