FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Who can join?
To join DeMolay, you must:
* Be a young man between the ages of twelve and twenty-one
* Believe in a Supreme Being
* Be a person of good character and good reputation
* Petition a DeMolay chapter
What is the cost?
The one-time induction fee for Trinity Chapter is $75 but there are no annual dues for the rest of your life! That cost covers DeMolay International & New York fees, insurance and a Chapter shirt. Some of our activities cost money but we do fundraising to help out with that.
What is a Degree?
Ever since DeMolay began in 1919, all of its members have gone through the same initiation ceremonies, including John Wayne, Walt Disney, Walter Cronkite, and Dan Rather. To be a DeMolay you must go through two ceremonies, which we call ‘degrees’. The first is the Initiatory Degree where the Seven Cardinal Virtues (Precepts) of a DeMolay are explained to you by the members of the Chapter. The second degree is the DeMolay Degree where we dress up in costumes and put on a short play for you to watch. The play is about the trials of Jacques DeMolay (the person DeMolay is named after), and teaches us about the bonds of friendship and loyalty we share as DeMolay members.
What are the Seven Cardinal Virtues?
They are the basic principles that we feel help us to be better people. They are:
* Filial Love (Love of Parents)
* Reverence for Sacred Things
* Courtesy
* Comradeship (Friendship)
* Fidelity (Being true to your friends and beliefs)
* Cleaness
* Patriotism
To join DeMolay, you must:
* Be a young man between the ages of twelve and twenty-one
* Believe in a Supreme Being
* Be a person of good character and good reputation
* Petition a DeMolay chapter
What is the cost?
The one-time induction fee for Trinity Chapter is $75 but there are no annual dues for the rest of your life! That cost covers DeMolay International & New York fees, insurance and a Chapter shirt. Some of our activities cost money but we do fundraising to help out with that.
What is a Degree?
Ever since DeMolay began in 1919, all of its members have gone through the same initiation ceremonies, including John Wayne, Walt Disney, Walter Cronkite, and Dan Rather. To be a DeMolay you must go through two ceremonies, which we call ‘degrees’. The first is the Initiatory Degree where the Seven Cardinal Virtues (Precepts) of a DeMolay are explained to you by the members of the Chapter. The second degree is the DeMolay Degree where we dress up in costumes and put on a short play for you to watch. The play is about the trials of Jacques DeMolay (the person DeMolay is named after), and teaches us about the bonds of friendship and loyalty we share as DeMolay members.
What are the Seven Cardinal Virtues?
They are the basic principles that we feel help us to be better people. They are:
* Filial Love (Love of Parents)
* Reverence for Sacred Things
* Courtesy
* Comradeship (Friendship)
* Fidelity (Being true to your friends and beliefs)
* Cleaness
* Patriotism
