YOU WANT TO APPLY?
WM Eric Matig-a
Here’s the process. An applicant is usually visited by a member at his home, where the family’s attitude toward his desire to join the Masonic Order shall be determined. If there is serious opposition to him joining which is difficult to overcome and there is every likelihood that his membership would cause internal family problems, the application should be returned or rejected.
It shall also be ascertained whether the applicant’s home surroundings are such as to permit him financially to continue hismembership without depriving his family of the essentials of life. While a man’s financial circumstances or his educational background ought not bar him from participating in Masonic privileges or render him unwelcome in the fraternity, his standard of living may be so different from those of the other members as to make him uncomfortable in their presence.
The applicant should be given the understanding that his character is subjected to the closest scrutiny, and that friendship, personal consideration, or favoritism, must not control or bias Masonic action. He is informed that he must pass the scrutiny of the investigation and the ordeal of the ballot, as all have done who has gone this way before him. If there be a doubt in regard to his fitness to become a Mason, let the brethren have the benefit of the doubt. Remember that the dignity, honor, and reputation of the institution are in your hands. (masonicworld.com)