anyone who says anything bad about the masons is ignorant I am a 32nd degree mason and we are not secretive we are private we have to be that way so people don't take advantage of our generosity you know to be a 32nd degree mason you have to be a Scottish rite mason and as of right now the Scottish rite contributes a little over 5 million dollars a DAY for free healthcare for children and scholarships anD such and yeah I said DAY ! So think about whag you are saying that man you are dating is a good man and the money and effort he puts Into that club helps a lot of unfortunate children and the private aspects or secrets as u call them protect that money from con artist claiming to be masons to get money so date that man if you are right for each other maarry him and join the eastern star and one day you will look back and say how could anyone say anything bad about a fraternity that does nothing but good ? God Bless