The Politics of the Elks Lodge

Fourth degree is loosely defined as engaging in a major conflict for the cause. Being arrested is not encouraged, although those who are immediately become fourth degrees because the court has registered a major conflict. Serious physical fights also count and it's up to each chapter to determine how serious the conflict must be to determine fourth. This regulation is not retroactive and it only counts events that occurred after a brother was declared a proud boy. If somebody gets skipping degrees, if someone gets a third degree that before their second degree, the third degree is placed in a form of stasis until the previous degrees can be completed. That's tragic folks. We are not a political group. We're a fraternal brother