Higher Degrees

there is a destiny that makes us brothers.

none goes his way alone,

that which we send into the lives of others,

comes back into our own.

One of the basic precepts of the Loyal Order of Moose is that "no institution that labors for self and self alone can remain great and mighty, and serve posterity." Therefore, the two highest degrees conferred on members of the Moose Fraternity are bestowed as a reward for devotion and service to the philanthropic programs of the Order. These are the Fellowship and the Pilgrim Degree of Merit.

When a man is enrolled into the Loyal Order of Moose, he automatically becomes a member of the first degree. A good standing member becomes eligible for advancement to the Second Degree, ( The Moose Legion Degree of Service ), after he has completed one year of membership and has sponsored one member into the lodge OR has completed six months of membership and sponsored three members in to the lodge.

The official logo of the Council of Higher Degrees is the standing Moose overlaid on six (6) interlocking rings representing the degrees of the Order. The color of the rings denote the degrees: Pilgrim is gold; Fellowship is French blue, Moose Legion is purple, College of Regents is black, Academy of Friendship is blue and the Star Recorder is green.

The Council of Higher Degrees consists of:

Members of the Pilgrim Degree of Merit, the Fellowship Degree of Honor, the Moose Legion Degree of Service, the College of Regents, the Academy of Friendship and the Star Recorders.

Welcome new Moose Legion Applicants

Chris Schenko

The Moose Legion will open many new opportunities to you in your Lodge. Theme parties, sporting events, community service projects and other unique activities for you and your family. Special social activities called Moose Legion Conferrals are scheduled at various Lodges within the membership region of the Blue Ridge Moose Legion 82, which comprises 21 member Lodges.

New candidates for Moose Legion membership attend an enrollment ceremony held during one of these Conferral Events. The next Conferral is scheduled for Saturday, October 9th, 2010, at Roanoke Lodge #284. New member orientation starts at 2:45, Enrollment starts at 3:00pm.

New applicants have the option to defer enrollment to the Winter Conferral scheduled at the Brookneal Lodge #1507 on Saturday January 8th, 2011 or defer till the Annual Conferral and Picnic scheduled at the Lynchburg-South Moose Family Center #1727 on Saturday April 9th, 2011. Candidates have (9) nine months from the date of Application to attend a Conferral before forfeiting their Application Fees.

Moose Legionnaires have proven over and over again .....…

"Active Moose Legionnaires are the greatest asset a Lodge can possess!"

Vic Schenko -- Lynchburg-South Moose Family Center 1727 -- Moose Legion Committee Chairman

Vacant -- Lynchburg-South Moose Family Center 1727 -- Moose Legion Secretary

Blue Ridge Moose Legion 82 -- Assistant Secretary

Jack Lancaster -- Blue Ridge Moose Legion 82 -- President

Robbie Robertson -- Blue Ridge Moose Legion 82 -- Secretary

Conferral Schedule for Blue Ridge Moose Legion 82

October 9th, 2010 -- Roanoke #284 -- Fall Conferral

January 8th, 2011 -- Brookneal Lodge #1507 -- Winter Conferral

April 9th, 2011 -- Lynchburg-South #1727 -- Annual Conferral & Picnic

July 9th, 2011 -- Lynchburg-South #1727 -- Summer Conferral & Drawdown

October 8th, 2011 -- Altavista Lodge #1433 -- Fall Conferral

January 7th, 2012 -- Salem Lodge #2012 -- Winter Conferral

April 14th, 2012 -- Clifton Forge Lodge #1683 -- Annual Conferral and Picnic

Once you become a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, you may be asked to join the Moose Legion, which is the second degree in your advancement within the fraternity. Those members, signified by wearing the maroon blazer, who shown a genuine desire to help their communities and their Lodge are asked to become Moose Legionnaires. This second degree, also known as the degree of service allows these men another way to serve their fellow man.

Dennis Ashwell	Carrington Baker Sr.	Thomas Allen Bass	J Beach	Larry Bell
Mike Bergin	Richard Blackburne	John Boye	Troy Bosiger	John Brightwell
Larry Bullion	Newt Burnette (deceased)	Tony Burns	Winfred Campbell	Stanley Clements Jr
Mark Collins	Sean Councell	Charles Crickenberger	Dwight Daniels (deceased)	Richard Daugherty
Waverly Davidson	Mark Deshano	Stephen Elder Sr.	James Elliott Jr.	Jerry Evans
Jack Fisher	Edward Floyd	Jimmy Foster	E Garbee Jr.	Danny Gibson
Calvin Greene Jr.	Mark Grogan	Brad Hall	Rob Hartman	Julian Heptinstall
Sonny Higginbotham Jr	Clay Harris	Gary Hudson	Donald Hunt	Peter Jachode
M Dewayne Johns	Jeep Jones	Kevin Jones	Ken B. Jordan	Monte Kegley
Jay Koch	Richard Larock (deceased)	Jack Lancaster	Robert Law Jr.	Michael Layne
Randy Layne	Robert Lee	Danny Leonard	Andrew Lombardo	Randy Maddox
Mike Mann	Carl Martin	Paul Martin	Robert Matthews	Carlton Maxey
Stewart Mays	David Maxey Sr.	Robert Mayberry	Curtis McCormick Sr.	Kenneth McDowell
R McGinnis	Richard B. Monroe	Aubrey Moore Jr.	Lester Morman	James Moss
James Murphy	Carl Overstreet	Reginald Overstreet	James Owen	Kenneth Owen (deceased)
Gene Phelps	Richard Porter	Allen Puckett	Jim Puckett	Keith Ramey
Dennis Reynolds	Darrell Robertson	Michael Robertson	Earl Saunders	Frank Saunders
Gray Saunders	Victor Schenko	John Schmucker	Daniel Schrader	Mike Shenigo
Ronny Sherlin	Preston Shields	Frank Shorter	Gerald Shupe	Wallace Strader
Robert Smith	John B. Tessiatore	Bryan Thacker	James Thacker	Jason Thacker
Rocky Thacker	Ralph Thompson	Malcolm Trent	Raleigh Trent	William R. Tyree
Sydney Waller	Brian Webber	Sam Webber	Mike Weigand Sr.	Mark Whitlow
Charles Whorley	Tony Wooldridge	Matthew Wright

The third degree within the Loyal Order of Moose is the Fellowship Degree of Honor. These men have been recognized by their peers for the service to the Fraternity and Lodge. In order to become a Fellow one must be selected by the other Fellow Degree holders within the Lodge as worthy of bearing this honor. Using a set of standard criteria, which includes length of service, participation, and aiding in membership growth, the list of eligible candidates is narrowed down to those who truly deserve to advance to the Third Degree. Distinguished by wearing the French Blue Blazer, these men are now eligible to vote on other future Fellow candidates and are people who other members turn to for advice about the Fraternity.

Frank W. Saunders

9/02/1967

Curtis McCormick Sr.

9/04/1982

Wallace W. Strader

9/04/1982

Troy Williams

1983

Monte Kegley

5/29/1984

Calvin Heptinstall

5/27/1986

Robert P. Shirey Jr. (deceased)

5/26/1987

Edward D. Floyd

6/19/1989

David H. Maxey Sr.

7/29/1989

Sidney F. Higginbotham Jr.

6/10/1991

Calvin E. Greene Jr.

5/31/1993

James L. Moss

8/05/1995

Richard L. Daugherty

7/01/1996

Dennis Lee Reynolds

8/16/1997

Richard E. LaRock (deceased)

7/05/1999

Daniel C. Schrader

8/05/2000

Winfred Campbell

8/25/2001

Charles R. Crickenberger

8/17/2002

Kenneth S. Owen (deceased)

5/26/2003

Richard Blackburne

6/27/2004

Carl Overstreet

6/24/2008

Dewayne Johns

5/25/2009

Jack Lancaster

07/05/2010

Larry Bell

07/17/2010

The fourth and highest degree within the Loyal Order of Moose is the Pilgrim Degree of Merit. The holder of this degree, which is signified by the Gold Blazer, is definitely a leader within their community. Only a certain number of new Pilgrims are selected each year. The criteria for this prestigious honor is lengthy and it may take many years to achieve. Once the Moose Member is selected, he must travel to Mooseheart, and have this honor bestowed upon him in the House of God.

While the men members of the order seek out the Pilgrim Degree of Merit. Co-Workers in the Women of the Moose are challenged to obtain the College of Regents Degree. This can only be done by serving the order in many capacities over several years including aiding in new membership growth. They must also serve as a committee chairman for one year in which she must complete a successful project, sponsor at least two new members and the chapter earns the Award of Achievement. With this accomplishment, the Co- Worker earns her Academy of Friendship Degree. Next, she must run for and hold an elected Office (Senior Regent and Jr. Graduate Regent) sponsor at least two more new members each year (2 as Senior Regent, 2 as Jr. Graduate Regent) and the chapter must earn the Award of Achievement in one of those two years. After completing this, she must stay active for one year by sponsoring at least two more members and has the option of running for and holding Office again as Secretary/Treasurer or Recorder. She may then attend a Moose International Convention the following year to receive her Cap and Gown. A Collegian Night will be held in the month of September following the International Convention by her Chapter to recognize her accomplishment. The following Co-Workers of Chapter #1415 have achieved this honor. They are listed by year of bestowment.

Barbara W. Jackson 1970

( deceased )

Nancy Beach 1988

( deceased )

Queen Taylor 1989

( deceased )

Iris Heptinstall

05-01-1990

Gladys Floyd

06-01-1991

Brenda Kegley

06-07-1992

Pinkney G. Greene

06-30-1996

Frances Higginbotham

07-05-1997

Linda Burley

06-28-1998 - ( deceased )

Shirley K. Owen

07-03-1999

Betty Thacker

06-23-2001

Anita Reynolds

05-24-2003

V. Eloise Bowling

06-19-2005

Peggy Lancaster

07-06-2010

Jean Saunders

07-01-2010

Brenda Ashwell

01/18/2009

Elizabeth H. Blankenship

01-01-1983

V Eloise Bowling

02-01-2004

Linda S. Burley

01-19-1992

Patricia A. Cash

01-24-1993

Mary Ellen Chesney

01/18/2009

Wanda Coleman

01-21-1996

Betty B. Creasey

03-01-1991

Charlotte M. Crews

05-01-1981

Delores W. Doss

01-22-1995

Drema Dudley

05-01-1977

Teresa Elliott

01-17-2010

Donna L. Evans

02-01-2004

Gladys Floyd

05-04-1986

Pinkney C. Greene

01-19-1992

Kitty E Hayslett

03-28-1990

Iris Heptinstall

05-04-1986

Frances Higginbotham

01-19-1992

Daisy C. Hill

01-18-1998

Katheryn C Hudson

01-21-1996

Helen Jolley

01-17-2010

Nicki Johns

01/18/2009

Frankie Keen

05-01-1983

Brenda Kegley

03-05-1989

Karen Kennedy

01-17-2010

Christine Key

01-22-2006

Myra L. Key

01-21-2007

Peggy A Lancaster

02-01-2004

Rose Marie LaRock

01-22-2006

Wanda Lombardo

01/18/2009

Evelyn C. McCormick

01-22-1995

Linda J. Moss

01-16-2000

Shirley K Owen

01-21-1996

Donna Porter

01/18/2009

Helen Puckett

01/18/2009

Teresa Pulliam

01-17-2010

Anita Reynolds

01-16-2000

Rebecca Reynolds

02-11-1996

Katie Rhodes

01-17-2010

Jean Saunders

01-22-1006

Debra A Schenko

02-01-2004

Jennifer Schmucker

01/18/2009

Betty Thacker

01-19-1997

Rosemary Wilson

03-01-1991

Denise R. Wooldridge

01-21-1996

Bonnie Yancey

03-03-1991

Member Lodges of Blue Ridge Moose Legion 82
Blue Ridge Moose Legion 82 Jack Lancaster - President Robbie Robertson - Secretary
Roanoke #284	Bassett #383	Covington #610	Glasgow #690
Lynchburg #715	Farmville #968	Appomattox #975	Rocky Mount #1053
Vinton #1121	Altavista #1433	Montgomery County #1470	Brookneal #1507
Clifton Forge #1683	Lexington #1700	Lynchburg-South #1727	Bedford #1897
Piney River #2032	Blue Ridge #2135	Buchanan #2182	Smith Mountain Lake #2346
Salem #2573

Blue Ridge Moose Legion 82 Conferral Schedule
Fall Conferral	October 9th 2010 - Roanoke Lodge #284
Winter Conferral	January 8th 2011 - Brookneal Lodge #1507
Annual Conferral & Picnic	April 9th 2011 - Lynchburg-South #1727
Summer Conferral & Ritual Drawdown	July 9th 2011 - Lynchburg-South #1727
Fall Conferral	October 8th 2011 -Altavista Lodge #1433
Winter Conferral	January 7th 2012 - Salem Lodge #2012
Annual Conferral & Picnic	April 14th 2012 - Clifton Forge Lodge #1683