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Old 06-11-2012, 08:52 PM
Psi U MC Vito Psi U MC Vito is offline
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Originally Posted by chi-o_cat View Post
When my father joined the Masons, he was probably in his late 40's or early 50's at that time, his lodge was thrilled to have such a "young" member join. And he moved up through the degrees pretty quickly, because they wanted to get him into a leadership role. He also eventually became a Shriner. So, I would imagine if someone joined at an even younger age, the opportunities for leadership, networking, community involvement, etc would be a lot more plentiful than what someone would gain by joining a college-based fraternity.
It's funny. I'm 26 and am one of the youngest Masons in my Lodge and I think, but am not sure, the youngest Shriner in the Temple for North Idaho.
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