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From: Ron Boutwell
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 1994 05:51

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Earlier MGD@MEDINFO.ROCHESTER.EDU  said this to ALL  about Acacia:

M>Message-ID: <940621.161336.21184@medinfo.rochester.edu>


M>What is the "Acacia Fraternity", it sounds like something derived from
M>Masonry.

It is.  It is a college social fraternity like all the other greek letter
 groups.  However,
their original founders were all Masons before going to college.  When they
founded it, it was simply called "The Masonic Fraternity" and it was open to
members of other fraternities as well.

Things changed over the years and now it is simply a college fraternity like any
other, BUT IT IS ALSO AN ACCEPTED YET LITTLE KNOWN ALLIED MASONIC
BODY just like Scottish Rites, York Rites, and Demolay.  Their education system
 is
taken directly from Masonry as well.  Instead of focusing on Hiram Abiff they
 focus
on Pythagoras instead.  However, Hiram does have a role in their education
system.

Any Demolays going to college should consider Acacia strongly.

Ron Boutwell
Indianapolis, Indiana


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