Dr. Rob Morris Chapter No. 651
Order of the Eastern Star
ABOUT US
What is the Order of the Eastern Star?
It is the largest Fraternal Organization in the world to which both women and men can belong.
What are the requirements to join?
Women with specific Masonic affiliation and men who are Master Masons are eligible. A petitioner must be of good moral character, believe in a Supreme Being (all faiths welcome), and have attained the age of 18.
What Masonic affiliation is required for women?
A woman must be a relative by birth, marriage or adoption to a Master Mason in good standing or, if deceased, in good standing at the time of his death. Also eligible are members of Job’s Daughters International or International Order of the Rainbow for Girls who are eighteen years old and have either been active members for at least three years or have reached majority.
What is the basis of Eastern Star?
The Degrees of the Eastern Star are based on the lives of five Biblical women – Adah, Ruth, Esther, Martha, and Electa. Each of these Biblical heroines stands for one of the tenets of the Order. They are Fidelity, Constancy, Loyalty, Faith and Love.
Initiatory degrees are offered four times each year on the weekend, and we have a celebratory event in connection with the initiation.
Come to our next dinner (reservations required) and find out what were all about!
First Friday of every month 8:00 PM
Child care available at every program (reservations required)
We started our Chapter to welcome a new generation of members to the Order of the Eastern Star. Our Chapter provides the flexibility you need in your hectic schedule, while providing an environment for you to search for deeper meaning, through the symbolism of our Order, and to support the community, through our community service projects.
Our Chapter meets once a month (the first Friday, unless the first Friday is a religious or state holiday) to conduct the business of the Chapter. After our meetings, we have dinner and a discussion, which is infused with educational programming. Initiatory degrees are offered four times each year on a weekend evening, after which, we have a formal dinner and dance to celebrate.
We value our history! We want to return to the principles of our Order through a streamlined format. We value our families! We want a place where men and women can share their fraternal commitment. We value your time! Our monthly meetings will not exceed one hour. We will have child care available at every event. We will listen to your ideas.
THE IDEA
THE FORMAT
THE PROMISE
TRADITIONS
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Business attire at every meeting (our degrees and installation are formal). Pants are okay!
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Escort and introductions once a year – not at every meeting!
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One hour meetings!
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Educational and inspirational programming!
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Child care available at every program.
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All communications via e-mail!
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No carrying pieces, pin-ons etc. to work on for our installations and other programs!
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Community service projects through involvement in community service activities, such as serving at the Midnight Mission, and fundraising for our Order’s important projects (Eastern Star Training Awards for Religious Leadership (E.S.T.A.R.L) and college or university scholarship awards to students of any race, creed, or color; Eastern Star Senior Living Community - a home for our senior members in California; J. Clifford Lee and Marguerite Rennie Memorial Cancer Funds; Memorial Cancer Dressing Stations; Heart Research Foundation and Benevolent Fund for the relief of qualified indigent
JOIN US !
Come to our next dinner and find out what were all about!
First Friday of every month 8:00 PM
VISION STATEMENT
We are a philosophical family of Sisters and Brothers who have been transformed by our initiation into the Order of the Eastern Star. True to our Masonic heritage, we are banded together for self-improvement, social enjoyment and service. Through our Ritual and sharing our individual understandings of its Masonic principles, we learn more about ourselves and our relationship with our Creator and each other, each choosing from what we have learned and shared to make life more complete and fulfilling. We are a diverse group from many faiths and heritages, loving one another for who we are. This love extends beyond our Masonic family as we work also for the betterment of our communities. We enjoy one another’s company, not only at chapter meetings but also in our homes and in our community work. We are Dr. Rob Morris Chapter. ​
OUR HISTORY
Dr. Rob Morris, Master Builder of the Order of the Eastern Star, was born August 31, 1818, near Boston, Massachusetts. His childhood and young manhood were spent in New York where he received many educational advantages including a splendid college training that qualified him as a successful lawyer, lecturer, educator and instructor in Masonry. He devoted many years in research and creative writing.