One Hundred DeMolays
Of any 100 young men who join
DeMolay, five of those 100 will become Master Councilor of their DeMolay
chapters. And at least one of them will later
say that he valued that experience above his college degree. Eighty
or more of the 100 will go on to complete some form of post-high school
education.
Many of the 100 will find
their vocation through other DeMolay involvement, such as Merit Bar work.
DeMolay has produced a good number of men, who
after serving as chaplain of their local chapters, went on to become ministers
or pastors. Along those same lines, several of
the 100 DeMolays will first be introduced to some form of organized religion by
attending some church, temple or
mosque through a chapter function.
Of any 100 young men who
become a DeMolay, thirty will drop out in their first year. Perhaps
this may be regarded as a failure. But in later
life, most of these will remember that they have been in DeMolay and speak well
of the program and the lessons it teaches.
Of any 100 DeMolays, only
rarely will one ever appear before a juvenile court judge or be in any trouble
with the law. In fact, DeMolay produces a great
many lawyers. And, although the percentages are
not known, many of the 100 will join the military. Each
of the 100 will learn something from DeMolay and most all will benefit from
their association with the fraternity. Again,
the percentages are not known, but a considerable number of the 100 will also go
into the Masonic Lodge in later life. Of the 100
who join Masonry, many will serve as a head of one of the Masonic organizations.
A number of the 100 come from
single parent families and look to their advisors (Masons) as positive role
models. One out of the 100 will be awarded the rank and honor of Chevalier, the
highest honor granted to an active DeMolay. Approximately
sixteen of the 100 will value their time in DeMolay so much that they will "give
back" to DeMolay by serving as an adult volunteer in later life.
Although only one out of every
1,000 young men in the United States, age 13 to 21, will join DeMolay, it is
interesting to note that many of this nation's leaders in business, religion,
and politics belonged to DeMolay in their teens. In
fact, one out of every twelve State Governors is a Senior DeMolay and one out of
every ten United States Senators is a Senior DeMolay.
One hundred DeMolays ...
equals a high number of leaders.
Sources:
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1990 United States Census
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1992 International Supreme
Council Proceedings
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1992 DeMolay Year End
Membership Status Report
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March, 1993 DeMolay Service
& Leadership Center Reports
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Personal Interviews and
Surveys
