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Being a member of the Women of the Moose can be a very interesting and rewarding experience. Through fund raising projects we provide funds and assistance to Mooseheart, our Child City Moosehaven, our City of Contentment our local lodge and our local community service organizations. As you become active in the chapter, you will have the opportunity to enjoy many challenging and rewarding experiences. We have many family activities and we know you will enjoy being a part of our chapter.

Two Chapter meetings are held each month. The first meeting typically includes a Welcome Reception prior to the meeting. Immediately following the close of our meetings, a social hour is held. Committee members provide refreshments with entertainment, such as a guest speaker or activity of interest.

The purpose of our meetings is to approve the various plans and projects of our committees, vote on the proposals presented by the Board of Officers to the chapter, ballot on applications and report on the chapter’s financial condition

Committee meetings are held once a month to discuss plans and projects of the committee. These meetings also provide a time for committee members to become better acquainted and participate in the activities of the chapter.

Tonight, when you were welcomed as a new member, you were automatically placed on the committee of your sponsor. There are four Chapter Development Committees: Membership/Retention, Community Service, Activities/Sports and Mooseheart/ Moosehaven. Each committee is scheduled to hold two or more Committee Activity Nights. Each committee is also responsible for having two or more fundraising projects to benefit Mooseheart, Moosehaven, the Scholarship and Maintenance Fund, a community service project and to help maintain the General Fund of the chapter. Contact your sponsor to find out the committee to which you have been appointed.

There is a Higher Degrees Committee comprised of co-workers who have earned the higher degrees of the Women of the Moose - Academy of Friendship, Star Recorder and College of Regents. The Higher Degree committee has the same responsibilities as the Chapter Development Committees.

In addition to the Chapter Development and Higher Degree Committees, the chapter may have various Special Committees such as Sports, Sewing Circle, Craft, Kitchen Band, Sunshine, Bowling, Blood Bank, Entertainment, Birthday, etc.

In July 1913, many of the wives, mothers, daughters and sisters of the members of the Loyal Order of Moose attended the dedication of Mooseheart, the Child City, established for the children of deceased members of the Fraternity.

The women returned to their homes inspired by what they saw. They banded together locally to assist the lodges in raising funds for the development of Mooseheart. In 1916, three short years after Mooseheart was dedicated, the “Women’s Circles”, as the groups were known, were unified into an international auxiliary called “Women of the Mooseheart Legion”. The name of the auxiliary was changed to its present title, “Women of the Moose”, in 1933. From the beginning, the Women of the Moose have promoted projects to make life more beautiful for the youngsters at Mooseheart and our senior members at Moosehaven. Co-workers who serve as Elected and Appointed Officers, and Chapter Development Committee Chairmen are eligible to qualify for personal honors and degrees. The Academy of Friendship Degree is the first degree of the Women of the Moose. A co-worker who serves as Senior Regent and as Junior Graduate Regent is eligible to qualify to receive the College of Regents Degree, the highest degree in the chapter. A co-worker serving as Recorder is eligible to qualify to receive the Star Recorder Degree. All personal honors and degrees have specific requirements and can only be attained if the chapter qualifies for the Award of Achievement. The Women of the Moose are proud to serve as a unit of the Moose Fraternity