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Originally Posted by halfpint
Yes you can "Join" If you want to. You can even buy mason rings and other jellery if you want to as well lol
We speak to them on thier stand at shows . The last show we went to, there were about 10 of them in thier little show caravan trying to get people to join lol
They even gave me a little booklet and invited me to one of thier lodges lol
I actually found the whole thing pretty funny cause they were all old guys looking for "camaraderie".
Of course they still have thier old ways and some lodges are more open than others but it is not the society it used to be way back it has changed a lot
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not in the US. Masons are explicitly forbidden for trying to get people to join the Lodge. The process involves you asking a Mason about joining they put it to a vote at a Lodge meeting. If everyone drops in a white ball or abstains from the vote you can begin the initiation process. Get one "blackball", and your out of luck.
I am an actual blue Lodge master Mason. Do not be impressed though, there are 33 degrees and I am only a third degree.
To answer Mr. Maxwell's question: you get out of freemasonry what you put in. It is a fraternal organization so you will meet lots of new people but that in no way guarantees you any kind of contacts to help you develop any kind of a business.
I have met a couple of fellow travelers in this industry though.