Why do feel girls and boys don't join in Masonic Youth groups?
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These groups are not getting the word out to prospective members.  They never volunteer to run booths at the Mall Community Service Days, they never place flags at cemeteries on Memorial Days, they never do fund raising to benefit the poor, they don't visit hospitals.\n\nThey don't put on public dances, or make themselves known in any way.  If they would support the public in very public ways, it would help.  One way would be to get the word out about a TOTALLY FREE way to feed starving people any time of day or night.
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This may be true. They(boys) may find you a bit intimidating because you are confident and probably because of your maturity they may think they don't stand a chance with you.  But don't change because they are too wimpy to approach you.  There are lots of guys that like a challenge and are not intimidated by talented, competitive, confident young ladies. They find this appealing.
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Women can not join masonic lodge. They can become members of the Eastern Star, which is a branch of masonic lodge. Their husband's have to be a mason to join and it may also be that the husband has to join the Eastern Star for the wife to be a member too.
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The drinking, partying and sex is something that most college aged people take part in. Most fraternities have members with similar interests, that's why they allow them to become members. And contrary to popular belief, not every fraternity "spanks" or paddles their pledges.
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i would say for moral support  not because we can't go to the bathroom by ourselves, but it is the only place where we can be away from the prying eyes and ears of boys, so then we are able to "voice our opinions" about certain things, such as the latest gossip to academic, social, family, religious issues.   I know, girls can be confusing at times...
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Frats are men, sororities are women. I was whats called a "little sister" for a frat. I went to all the parties and hung out with the guys, but obviously I wasn't a member.
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Lol it's not just females, I think males have the same problem. If I can't find a female who can take care of family together with me, I would rather turn myself into a monk! (yeah of course it's a monk who eat meat, dating around, go to las vegas and play poker, etc...)
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I think being a girl, you're not allowed to do alot of things, iv seen my brothers grow up being allowed to do so much more then me.  But then again, us girls also got our way with alot of things.
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It goes against the grain of nature. There should be a role model of both sexes. 1 male, 1 female. Also what about when they get older and their school friends start to take the pis* out of them?
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I am assuming that you have male friends...and curious if they detect a bit of an uncomfortable vibe from you when you are around...maybe you being uneasy puts off some sort of signal that causes everyone else to be uneasy also...just don't try to hard maybe that's the problem...sometimes over doing the masculine thing causes doubt in everyone...just be yourself...true friends care about you for you...
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All of the previous answers are incorrect, and are obviously not answered by Masons.  Let me give you the real answer:\n\nTo become a Mason you must:\nBe a man over 18 years old (21 in some places).\nBelieve in a higher power (whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish, etc.)\nYou must ask to join.  We do not ask people to join.  You must ask us.\n\nSo if you are interested in becoming a Mason, just contact the Masonic lodge in your area and tell them you want to know more about them.  They will be happy to talk to you.  \n\nIf you have any other questions, please learn from real Freemasons such as myself.  Feel free to contact me.
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As said before its a Fraternal Organization. There will never be a sanctioned masonic Blue Lodge that accepts woman thats what the Eastern Star is for!
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This question has been answered on a few other threads but I will give you some basics (and NOT what you can get from Wikipedia).\n\nFreemasons are a composed of a diverse set of organizations. In the United States, for example, each state or region has its own rites and rituals for what we call "the masculine rite".  There is also Co-Masonry, of which I am a member, that admits women and men to all the rites and privileges.  So what one Freemason may answer here is only one viewpoint.\n\nThere are secrets but they are mostly passwords and signs to prove yourself as a member of the Society. Those grips and tokens are remnants of ancient times when few could read and write and it was necessary to be able to travel beyond where one was known. Was it because masons were stone masons or was it because we were actually Knights Templars in hiding? No one knows for sure. Whatever the case, those secret words are hardly secret if one looks hard enough.\n\nIs it a secret who is a Mason? Hardly! Check the back of their car. Look at their hands, are they wearing a Masonic ring? Masons are usually proud of belonging to such an upright and charitable organization. Although with that said, in some countries being a Mason has been a death sentence: Hitler killed Masons, in Portugal the Catholic dictators did too.\n\nMasonic belief is in the Golden Rule: do unto others as you would do unto you. Our belief and practice is in the equality of mankind and the need for justice dispensed equally. In my Order and in most Orders of Freemasons it is a requirement that the person believe in God (a Supreme Being whatever your religion chooses to call that). We leave religion and politics outside the Lodge door, however, save that upon which we all can agree. We practice tolerance of all religions. We, in Co-Masonry, admit all genders and races.\n\nOur purpose? To put it most clearly is to make good people better. We are a kind of morality. We take our lessons from the symbols of ancient stone masons. We do our best to put those lessons in practice in our lives. It is difficult to hew stone. It is far more difficult to change our own behaviors. No one changes them for a Mason but himself with the help of God. \n\nI know it is easy to distrust and throw mud at that which we do not know, but look to our past at the famous founders of the US and Great Britian, liberators of South America and Mexico. Look to  your own families; I bet that some of your grandfathers and uncles were Masons. \n\nOur doors are open to women and men over 21, free (not slaves to drugs or jails), and of good report. You do not have to be rich. You do have to want to make yourself  "The Temple of Solomon."  We do not recruit. You have to knock for yourself. \n\nI am a Master Mason. I believe it has made and continues to make me a better person.
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Yes, boys are labeled as weak or girlie if they don't want to drink. Drugs are a little more extreme, but I think it would be easier to pressure a guy into it. All it would take is a little questioning of the masculinity.
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What I tell you about Freemasonry will only be MY truth, not some other people's quotations, not something you can google. I will link you to MY Order of Freemasonry and let you read more (but only if you wish to.) Points? If you wish to. The important truth here is that you asked. OK?\n\nFirst, no one knows how far back Freemasonry goes. Many of us believe it is a descendant from the Ancient Mystery Schools of the Middle East. Certainly numbers and geometry play great parts in our work. There are those who say we have roots in the Knights Templar. There are, after all, in many Orders of Freemasonry a degree or more designated to correspond with those men. Some say that all of that is just convenient legends made up to add mystery and to sucker folks in. \n\nSecond, there are many different Orders of Freemasonry. The Order I belong to, American Co-Masonry, is very esoteric and places a great deal of emphasis on the slower alchemy of personal transformation. We also are different from most other Orders in that we admit women and men into Lodge. I am not talking Eastern Star, but fully into the Brotherhood. We admit all races, all religions but you must believe in a Supreme Being in our particular Order. There are even Orders of Freemasonry where that is NOT a requirement. In ours it is a requirement. \n\nWe are more than just a social club, more than just a club that does good for charities; although, both are part of Freemasonry. We are a way of helping make the world better by helping humans make themselves better. We study morality and try to practice it in our own lives. Simply put, we try to live by the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would want them to do unto you."\n\nWe use the working tools of real stone masons as allegorical symbols to remind ourselves of principles. Thus you see those tools as symbols everywhere after you become a Freemason and see their application too. Funny thing, when you join and ask what a certain symbol means, you are asked, "What does it mean to you?" The others are not mocking you; they want you to find answers within yourself and to help them find answers, too.\n\nWe work together because stones are smoothed (big analogy here) best by rubbing together. We work in Lodge and out of Lodge. Not the conspiracy business. I do not have a Ferrari. I did get to sit in one owned by a non-Mason the other day and it was too small. *sigh* We talk and email each other with encouragement and insight. \n\nWe are not for everyone. You have to be of legal age (21 in most places, sometimes 18 for children of Freemasons). You have to be free. You have to be of good moral character. \n\nI belong to two Lodges: one in Santa Cruz, CA and one in Los Angeles. I drive 360 miles round trip to each one each month. That is 720 miles. Lots of gas. We have very little time for socializing. We get our Lodge set up, do our ceremony, put away the Lodge furniture, have a quick potluck, and drive home. I am an officer of both Lodges. I do work outside the Lodge for both. \n\nWhat do I get from it? My daughter (23 years old and pretty cynical Libra, IQ at least 10 pts higher than mine) says that she sees a change in me. That I am more capable, less stressed, kinder to myself, more at peace, a lot more honest, even better to my ex-wife. \n\nOh, guess I should address the business of secrets. There are some. We have handshakes, certain words, etc that are traditional means of recognition. I suppose you could google around and find most of those. Cannot guarantee they would get you very far into a Lodge. There is a great deal of memorization work. I had to work pretty hard to learn all that took to get proficient in the first degree and second in order eventually to become a Master Mason (3rd degree). That is not so much a secret as it is a tough part of Masonry. \n\nOh, the real secret? Want to know that? I could put it in words all day but it really would not mean anything to you. Let us leave it wit
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We have a problem with recruitment and retention in my college chapter of SWE, due to a combination of factors. The biggest one being that there really just aren't that many girls that are eligible to be members.\n\nAdd to that the fact that not everyone has the money to be a paying member every year.\n\nAnd of course, the politics within the individual groups themselves--many girls didn't want to join because they didn't like who the president was, or the ideals that we were setting forth.\n\nI personally enjoy being a member of SWE, and I think that we do a lot of interesting things within our area to promote women in engineering (even if the guys only ever want to come to meetings when we have free food....)
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There are many in my country.  I am a clairvoyant reader and actually had a few come to me for a reading.. Much against their religion.  But we found many agreeing values.  And they understood their challenges.  I just feel a little intimidated by the women who bow down to their men, and let them have other wives.   Women have come so far to be looked at equally in society, and now we are bombarded with all these women in cloaks.  It makes me feel somewhat demised.