Oasis Lodge #52 The Place to be for Masonry 450 N. Pantano Road, Tucson AZ (520) 296-9381

Greetings!

We are pleased that you have navigated down this path and shown your interest in petitioning for the degrees of Masonry. We can always benefit by receiving good men into the great worldwide Fraternity of Freemasonry!

You probably are asking, "How can I become a Mason?"

It is easier than you may think. You must seek out a Master Mason and ask him "How can I become a Mason?" or for a Petition for the Three Degrees. That starts the process. No Mason should actually solicit you for membership. This would be a Masonic offense.

To become a Mason, you must be a man, of lawful age (18 years of age or older), acknowledge a belief in a Supreme Deity and the immortality of the soul, be of good morals and reputation, must seek admission of your own free will and accord, must come well recommended (In Arizona, it is necessary that you be recommended by two men who are members of the Fraternity that have known you for a period of at least six months), must be unanimously elected to membership, and must be willing to assume an obligation to the fraternity. You will not be asked to assume obligations, which are incompatible with your religious or civil duties, and to those duties, which you owe to your family or your fellow man. You can find Brother Master Masons in all walks of life. There may be a Brother at your place of work, where you go to shop for clothes, groceries, at your church, temple or synagogue. In essence, anywhere in your community that you go, you might find a Brother. Members of the Fraternity make themselves known to the public by a number of items. Rings, lapel pins, license plates, desk items, and bumper stickers are just a few of the things you can look for. You could also contact the secretary of a lodge in your area and look through the membership roster to see if you recognize anyone. Most of the lodges are listed in the phone book and to help you, elsewhere on our site is a Masonic Links button that will get you to an Alphabetic Listing of Lodges in Arizona and website addresses, where appropriate. If by chance you find it difficult to find a Brother Master Mason, all is not lost. Many times men will make new introductions to members of a lodge who will then meet with them socially on a regular basis to get to know them for the six-month period. Then they can sign the petition for you. Most lodges have several social events a month that you would be welcome to attend. So you can easily make it happen.

We at Oasis Masonic Lodge #52 would very much like for you to give us consideration as you contemplate joining the world's oldest and largest Fraternity and a Fraternity which contributes more than one million dollars every day to charitable causes which they, alone, have established - Freemasonry.

At our Lodge located at 450 N Pantano (see map elsewhere on this website) we meet for our Regular Monthly Meeting every 2nd Tuesday of the month for a Potluck starting at 6:30 PM and would welcome you to attend our dinner for that evening and meet the members and the ladies. You will find a great bunch of friendly people. These are always casual, and there is lots of good food and friendly exchange of conversation to be enjoyed. Please note that wives/ girlfriends are not only welcome but encouraged to attend with you. Actually we are at the Lodge nearly every Tuesday evening doing something for the Fraternity and/or the Brothers. So come visit us.

I hope that this answers some questions about Masonry and if not, please contact us thru the many contacts listed here in our website, such as the List of Lodge Officers who can assist you. If one of them cannot answer your questions they will get them to someone who can. Remember the first contact must be made by you. Contact us by e-mail, phone, thru our Guest Book here on the website, or take us up on our offer to visit us at the Lodge.

Many of our nation's early patriots were Freemasons, as well as thirteen signers of the Constitution and fourteen Presidents of the United States beginning with George Washington. Freemasons around the world come from virtually every occupation and profession. Within the Fraternity, however, they all meet as equals. They come from diverse political ideologies, but they meet as friends. They come from virtually every religious belief, but they all believe in one Supreme Being.

One of the truly great aspects and draws of Freemasonry is, and has always been, that men from so many different walks of life meet together in peace and harmony, devoid of political or religious debates, and always conducting their actions and affairs "on the level" and in harmony and friendship, and call each other "Brother!" Won't you consider joining us and becoming our Brother?