Freemasonry is a fraternity.  We believe in some pretty “old fashioned” things, such as the Brotherhood of Man.  We believe in service to the less fortunate and helping young people get a head start toward a promising life.  We provide college scholarships to promising young men and women.  Masons contribute to blood banks, fund medical research, and maintain hospitals for crippled children.  Fourteen U.S. Presidents were Masons including George Washington.  Five Chief Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, General Douglas MacArthur, Henry Ford, John Wayne, and Astronaut Wally Schirra were also Masons.