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The Grand Council of
Cryptic Masons of the State of Illinois created this Cryptic Masons
University in 1997 to solicit funds for the Nurses Scholarship
Foundation.
The Cryptic Masons University is not a physical
building. It is the University that is in the head and soul of man. This
University teaches that charity is boundless and we must prudently use our
time, talents and treasures industriously.
Although the Cryptic
Masons University is not a physical building, it does exist. It exists in
the mind of every cryptic Mason. It exists in every candidate who stands
beside Adoniram as he retells the story about his conversation with Hiram
Abif, where he is assured that by service and charity towards all men, the
Masters' Word cannot be lost.
It is true that the Cryptic Masons
University is not a true institution of higher learning, but it is real.
It is as real as honor, hope, integrity and charity. We may not be able to
see or touch it, but we know it exists.
We have heard the cry of
help. We have seen the need for charity. If charity and honor are a real
part of your life then the Cryptic Masons University can become a real
part of your fife too. You need to become a student.
Please enroll
today and become a student for life.
Enrollment
and Degree Fees
The
fees are donations to the Nurses' Foundation and are one of the ways to
generate the money needed to grant scholarships.
The fees are
placed into a 501-(C3) account and are managed by the Grand Council of
Cryptic Masons of the State of Illinois. Only the interest from the
account will be used to grant scholarships. Your fees and donations will
continue to give forever.
By depositing $27.00 with the Foundation
you will he enrolled into the University. You will receive an acceptance
letter and the official Lapel Pin acknowledging you as a student.
Additional deposits of any size will be accepted and after you have
accumulated certain amounts based on the official audit on July 1st, the
Degree will be granted from the College.
Degree of…..
Additional Donation of..
Associate…….….. $75.00
Bachelor….…… $100.00
Masters….……. $200.00
Specialist……… $250.00
Doctorate………
$250.00
Each companion will receive a
Diploma and a special rocker for his official lapel pin for each degree he
achieves. The degree will be awarded at a special program at the Grand
Council Annual Meeting.
The
Board of Trustees
The
Board of Trustees of the Illinois Cryptic Masons University will be made
up of the individual Councils of the Grand Council.
Any Council
making donations that are not in the name of an individual member may
receive a position on the Board of Trustee of our University-
In
honor of an accumulated donation of $250.00: The Council will be made a
trustee for a period of not more than four years.
With an
accumulated donation of $500.00: The Council will have purchased a Chair
on the Board of Trustees and will become a permanent member.
With
an accumulated donation o f $1,000.00: We will construct a new wing on the
University and name it after the Council.
With an accumulated
donation of $2500.00: We will construct a new school on the University
and. name it after the Council.
All donations are accumulated.
Therefore any size donation is acceptable at any time. When the total
amount matches any of the above totals -as of the official audit on July
1st, the Council will be recognized at the Annual Meeting of the Grand
Council.
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