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Originally posted by Glitter650
a masonic organization is any organization which is affiliated with the Masons, Eastern Star, Rainbow girls, order of Demolay, White Shrine, and many many more. They each have a different and unique history but they each started somehow because of a link to the Masons.
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Quick guide to Masonic and Masonic-affiliate organizations:
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls (IORG): Open to girls 11-20, do not require Masonic parental affiliation.
International Association of Job's Daughters (IOJD): Open to girls 11-20, requires Masonic parental affiliation for membership.
Order of Demolay: Open to boys 12-21, does not require Masonic parental affiliation.
Order of the Eastern Star: Open to women 18 years and older, who have Masonic family ties or if no Masonic ties, be at least a majority member of Rainbow for at least 3 years. Males must be Master Masons in good standing.
White Shrine of Jerusalem: Open to men and women 18 and older, requirements same as OES except for Rainbow clause.
Blue (Symbolic) Lodge: Open to men at least 21 years of age (some jurisdictions allow entry at 19 or 18). Must be of good character and apply of his own free will and accord. Three degrees: Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft and Master Mason.
Scottish Rite: Open to all Master Masons, confers the 4th through the 32nd degree. Being a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason does not make you a higher-degree Mason than one who only completed the first three degrees in Blue Lodge.
York Rite: Open to all Master Masons, confers degrees in three distinct bodies: Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Council of Royal and Select Masters and Order of Knights Templar. You must profess a belief in the Christian religion to become a Knight Templar.
Shrine: Open to all Master Masons (previously, one had to either be a 32-degree Scottish Rite or Knight Templar in the York Rite before becoming a member). Famous for their Shrine Hospitals.
Grotto: Open to all Master Masons. Primary philanthropy is dentistry for the handicapped.
National Sojourners/Heroes of '76: Open to Master Masons who are current, retired or former officers or senior non-commissioned officers of the U.S. Armed Forces (though honorary membership is conferred on those who do not meet the membership requirements). Heroes of '76 is a 'side degree' performed by members who wear Revolutionary War costumes.