Welcome to Greater Rising Star Grand Chapter of Michigan! If you are looking for a way to be a service to others, and have a great time in the process, you are at the right place. We are a fraternal organization of men and women that welcomes adults of all ages trying to better themselves and the community around them.
The Order of the Eastern Star is a fraternal organization that both men and women can join. It was established in 1778. The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organization in the world. Worldwide, there are over 500,000 members under the General Grand Chapter Eastern Star is a social order comprised of persons with spiritual values, but it is not a religion. Its appeal rests in the true beauty of the refreshing and character-building lessons that are so sincerely portrayed in its ritualistic work. A deep fraternal bond exists between its members. It is the wholesome relationship of sisterly and brotherly love brought about through high principles exemplified in our lives which makes us near and dear to each other. The Five degrees of the Order of the Eastern Star are founded on the Holy Scriptures. Five worthy and notable female characters illustrating as many moral virtues have been selected and adopted. According to the tenets of the Order of the Eastern Star, the adoptive rite stands a bright monument to female secrecy and fidelity, and proves how wrong all those are, who fancy a woman in not being able to be trusted and confided in. |