if you are looking for an organization that you can feel proud to be in or have your young person involved in, DeMolay is it.
DeMolay was started more than 70 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri. Today there are approximately 1000 chapters in the United States, as well as those Chapters in 11 foreign countries.
DeMolay International is the largest fraternity for young men and women in the world. The fraternity is an association of young men twelve to twenty-one years of age and women fourteen to twenty-one who are seeking to better themselves by learning leadership skills and practicing civic responsibility.
There have been more than a million young men and women who have been members of the DeMolay fraternity and DeMolay Sorority. Alumni members (over 21) of DeMolay include, Walt Dysney, John Wayne, Dan Rather, Willard Scott and countless others who have gone on to some form of greatness. DeMolay’s Alumni include United States Senators, State Governors, U.S. Astronauts, Professional Athletes, and Chairmen of major U.S. Corporations.
DeMolay is dedicated to providing a fraternal environment (i.e. acceptance) in an organization for young men and women who govern and direct their own activities under the “advisorship” of adults. The organization develops leadership skills and character-building in the young men and women who work within the fraternity. It helps members develop civic awareness and responsibility.
DeMolay provides young men and women the opportunity to practice leadership techniques and the real world application of the same through its chapter (laboratory) settings.
The organization assists young men and women in growing into responsible adults with good moral character and provides them with a place to go, have fun, companionship, be accepted by peers, and develop social skills.