Wanted: Hard-working members of Pennsylvania DeMolay for outstanding elected and appointed state leadership opportunities for the 2013-2014 term.

Public speaking skills, many new opportunities and friends to be gained! If you possess the burning desire inside of you to prove yourself as one of our Jurisdiction's "few and proud"... If you are looking for glory and the "royal treatment," then go look somewhere else. Being a State Officer is hard work, high pressure, and the greatest opportunity to SERVE your brethren available in DeMolay. It's leadership by example in programming, ritual, brotherhood and overall DeMolay excellence. Have you got what it takes?

Officers elected to serve PA DeMolay each year are State Master Councilor, Deputy State Master Councilor, State Senior Councilor, State Junior Councilor, State Scribe and State Treasurer.

A candidate for elected office must be an Active DeMolay, a present or Past Master Councilor, have earned the Representative DeMolay award, and have completed all five lessons of the DeMolay Leadership Correspondence Course. These requirements must be met prior to submitting a letter of intent. Must be able to provide his own transportation andtransport himself to various locations within (and sometimes outside of) the Jurisdiction of Pennsylvania.

Complete expectations and guidelines for elected state officers are available here.

Write your letter of intent today! It must be received no later than 60 days prior to the Annual Election of Officers (that's July 19th, guys, so it has to be in by May 19th!). The letter must include:

1) your full name, address and phone number, and e-mail,
2) the office for which you intend to run,
3) a brief summary as to what you expect to do in your position if approved as a candidate and elected,
4) four (4) required signatures: you, one of your parents, your Chapter Advisor and your Chairman.

Letters of intent should be mailed to

The upcoming elected state officers will also be looking for a solid corps of appointed officers to assist them in their duties. These officers include State Deacons, Stewards, Orator, Standard Bearer, Chaplain, Marshal, and Preceptors.

Appointed state officers need not be present or Past Master Councilors. All interested and qualified applicants will be considered as long as they file the proper paperwork, consisting of the Completed Appointed State Officer Application with all required signatures. It's a great way to get some more leadership experience, and to find out if you have an interest in elected state office in the future. Appointed officers for 2013 - 14 will be named at our Convention in Erie.

Complete expectations and guidelines for appointed state officers are available here (printable .pdf form, requires Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher)

To be considered for this year's corps, you'll need to have your application in to "Dad" Grow at the address above by June 19, 2013. Apply now!

Appointed State Officer Application (printable .pdf form, requires Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher)

Good luck, and get those letters and applications in!