THE SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY LODGE SCHEME PROVIDES AN AVENUE FOR YOUNG MEN, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION, WHO HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN FREEMASONRY, BUT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PRECLUDED FROM JOINING THE SCOTTISH CRAFT.
In November 2013, Lodge St David, No. 36 became the first University Lodge in Scotland. A similar scheme has been run very successfully under the auspices of the United Grand Lodge of England for ten years, with over sixty lodges now participating.
The Grand Master Mason understanding the benefits of such a scheme has created five-year pilot in Scotland. The Scottish University Lodge Scheme allows young men in higher or further education, and similar circumstances, who would not otherwise be able to join a Scottish Lodge to benefit from the opportunity of Initiation into the Scottish Craft.
The Scottish University Lodge Scheme enjoys a number of standing dispensations to permit:
The lodge has enjoyed a resurgence, with ten new members having been admitted during their first year.
Read more about the lodge and the scheme at stdaviduniversitylodge.org.uk
If you believe that you have something to contribute to the community in which you live, or in pursuing a personal journey of learning through Freemasonry, then our fraternity may be for you. Please write in the first instance to:
Grand Secretary
Freemasons' Hall
96 George Street
EDINBURGH
EH2 3DH