Invitational Bodies
Are bodies in which the candidate must be a member of the York Rite or one of its bodies, be invited by a member of the invitational body, and pass a ballot for membership.
Many of the following organizations are exclusive in nature and their memberships represent the more dedicated and select of the Masonic fraternities' membership.
This selectivity is usually exhibited in the limitations of the body's membership size and/or its selection processes and requirements.
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York Rite Sovereign College of North America
Dedicated to the assistance and promotion of York Rite Bodies and Degree Work.
Dedicated to the Knight Masons of Ireland and also known as the "Green Degrees"
Knights of the York Cross of Honor (KYCH)
Members must be a Past Master of a Symbolic Lodge, a Past High Priest of a Royal Arch Chapter, a Past Master of a Royal and Select Masters Council, and a Past Commander of a Knight Templar Commandery; and nominated by a KYCH.
Order of St. Thomas of Acon
Membership requires affiliation with the Knights Templar. The modern Order commemoratives an early body of English Knights Templar founded during the 3rd Crusade.
The Allied Masonic Degrees
(AMD)
Dedicated to the preservation and exemplification of Masonic side degrees of antiquity.
The Red Cross of Constantine and Appendant Orders
Membership requires affiliation with the Royal Arch, and belief in the Trinitarian Christian faith
The Order of Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priest
Membership requires affiliation with the Knights Templar, and members must be Past Eminent Commanders of a Knight Templar Commandery.
