Last Updated
October 23, 2008

© 2008 Memphis Area York Rite Association

Web Master:
Ed Morton

Welcome!

Our site is dedicated to the York Rite organizations serving Shelby and Tipton Counties in West Tennessee.

What is York Rite Masonry?
The York Rite is an appendant body of Freemasonry and is composed of three seperate but associated bodies.  The entry level into the York Rite is through the "Capitular Degrees" of Royal Arch Masonry.  The second level on the journey for more light is through the degrees in the Council of Cryptic Masonry.  The final body is the "Chivalric Orders" of the Knights Templar.  This is shown i the following illustration.

 
This illustration was copied from the San Diego York Rite website and used with their permission.

See the Royal Arch Masonry, Cryptic Masonry and Knights Templar main pages for information on each of these bodies.

Website Policies

1. Privacy - Your privacy is important to us!  We only collect information from visitors in our "Guestbook."  This information is available to all who read our guestbook.  Any guestbook entry checked "Private" will only be viewed by the Webmaster, information needing to be passed on will be passed on to the appropriate person as an anonymous comment.

2. Copyrights - The information on this site is copyrighted by one or more parties.  Each of these parties retains all rights and priviledges of their copyright and their material appears on this site by permission.  If you are the holder of a copyright to any image or article appearing on this site and feel that it is presented without your permission, please contact the webmaster and it will be immediately removed and the issues resolved.

3. Spam -   We will NOT use unsolicited E-mail nor unsolicited bulk Email nor will we broadcast unsolicited email for ANY reason!  We will also NEVER forward junk email or spam!

4. Computer Protection Measures - Virus protection software is currently installed and updated on a regular basis.  In the event a virus, worm, trojan or other malicious is found on the pc; the pc will be immediately disconnected from the internet until such time as the problem has been identified, corrected and the correction verified.

5. Family Friendly Content - This site is family friendly!  Like our fraternity, this site is based on striving for the highest moral character and will not provide content that is inappropriate to any age group.  Although our website is targeted to an audience above the age of eighteen (18), we take all necessary steps to comply with the Childrens' Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA).

6. Legal Issues - This site does not contain nor will it present articles that are illegal or promote illegal activities.

7. Discrimination - This site does not practice nor condone the practices of discrimination, humiliation or degradation of any person on the basis of sex, race, religion, or nationality.