04B Instructions attached to blank Petitions & Background Waiver forms

Lodge Secretary’s HOW TO GUIDE

Melbourne Lodge No. 143, F. & A.M

Instructions attached to blank Petitions & Background Waiver forms – OVERVIEW

Petition for the Degrees of Freemasonry GL601

All too often a completed (?) Petition is given to the Secretary at a time when he cannot review it and the Background Waiver form to determine if all required information is included. In order to help a member work with a potential candidate in completing the Petition, some brief instructions have proven to be very helpful. By taking a few moments and with just a few reminders, the forms will be complete when submitted to the Secretary to take their usual course. Here are some tips to pass along to the member who request a petition and which can be passed along to the petitioner.

Form GL-601, Petition for the Degrees of Freemasonry, complete page one with ALL requested information.

Include an Email address for the petitioner.

Page 2: Be sure the Petitioner signs and prints legibly his name.

Get legible signatures of two members. If the members’ signatures are not legible, print their names next to their signatures.

Include a check for the Initiation fee plus the $15.00 cost of the Background Check

Include the names, address (street/city/ST/zip), and phone numbers for three references

Application Background Waiver, form GL-6-1A must be completed down to the signature and date in the box.

Return the Petition, Background Waiver application, and check to the Secretary.