Are you a Perpetual Member? 
You can be. Pay just 20 times the amount
of your Lodge dues and you will never have to pay
Lodge dues again, ever! Additionally, your Lodge will
continue to receive your annual dues forever, even
after your death. There is no better gift that you
could leave to your Lodge than this gift which will
ensure income from your Lodge dues for all time. The
only exceptions would be:
If you transfer your membership to another
Louisiana Lodge, your Perpetual Membership moves with
you. Should you affiliate with a Lodge outside of
Louisiana, your Perpetual Membership stays with the
Louisiana Lodge. Should you decide to move back to
Louisiana and affiliate with a Louisiana Lodge, your
Perpetual Membership will move to your new Louisiana
Lodge.
This also benefits the Grand Lodge of
Louisiana in that the per capita fees in effect at
the time you become a perpetual member will continue
to go toward the operation of your Grand Lodge.
Q: Don't have the cash right now?
A: No problem! Simply multiply your
Lodge dues, including per capita, by the factor of
4.52. The amount derived from that computation is
payable in five (5) payments. A minimum of one (1)
payment per year is required. You become a Perpetual
Member at the time your 1st payment is accepted by
the Grand Lodge.
Q: How do I get started?
A: Fill out the application, attach
your check and turn it in to the Secretary of your
Lodge. He will complete the form and send it to the
Grand Secretary. Within a short time you will be receiving
a nice certificate and more importantly, each year,
every year, your Lodge will receive a check from the
perpetual trust, forever.
Q: Why do we need Perpetual Memberships?
A: Unfortunately, we have experienced
losses in membership for over a decade. These losses
have had adverse effects on the finances of particular
Lodges. If that Lodge owns its building, the fixed
costs of upkeep and operation are spread among a decreasing
number of members. The money from Perpetual Memberships
will be used as an endowment fund for your particular
Lodge. Only the earned income will be used to support
your Lodge and the Grand Lodge. A Perpetual Membership
is a way to eventually, depending on Lodge membership
participation, endow your Lodge, insuring future financial
security.
Q: I hold dual membership in two
Lodges. Does my Perpetual Membership Fee cover the
dues in both Lodges?
A: No. The Perpetual Membership payment
(20 times) is applicable only for the Lodge to which
it is paid. To become a Perpetual Member of both Lodges,
or each different Lodge you may be a member, you would
have to make the payment (20 times dues) to each of
those Lodges.
Q: What happens to the money that
I send to Grand Lodge?
A: All of the money collected for Perpetual
Membership is placed in a restricted investment account,
accounted for separately by the Grand Treasurer from
all other Grand Lodge funds. Each year an allocation
of these funds will be made for the amount of dues
to your Lodge and to the Grand Lodge for per capita
fees that were in effect at the time you became a
Perpetual Member. The Louisiana Perpetual Membership
Program is predicated on a 5% return in earnings.
Any and all earnings in excess of 5% will be included
in the total return to the participating Lodge.
Perpetual Membership
"Helping to Insure Our Future Financial Security"
Give The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Sign up today and receive a
beautiful Lapel Pin
and
Perpetual Membership Certificate, distinguishing you
as a
Grand Lodge of Louisiana
Perpetual Member
Application for a
memorial or an honorary Perpetual Membership
Application for Perpetual
Membership and Installment Payments
