Chapters in Missouri
The Widows Sons are expanding to the Kansas City area. An Associate chapter has formed in the Missouri metro area. If you are interested in joining this chapter please contact the Grand Chapter and we will put you in touch with the appropriate members.
The Widows Sons are expanding to the Columbia area. An Associate chapter has formed in the Columbia Metro Area. If you are interested in joining this chapter please contact the Grand Chapter and we will put you in touch with the appropriate members.
Rawhide Knights - Sedalia
The Widows Sons are expanding to the Sedalia area. An Associate chapter has formed in the Sedalia Metro area. If you are interested in joining this chapter please contact the Grand Chapter and we will put you in touch with the appropriate members.
"Hiram's Horde - Sullivan"
The Widows Sons are expanding to the Dexter area. An Associate chapter has formed in the Sullivan area. If you are interested in joining this chapter please contact the Grand Chapter and we will put you in touch with the appropriate members.
"Dexter"
The Widows Sons are expanding to the Dexter area. An Associate chapter has formed in the Dexter/Cape Girardeau/Poplar Bluff area. If you are interested in joining this chapter please contact the Grand Chapter and we will put you in touch with the appropriate members.
"Joplin"
The Widows Sons are expanding to the Joplin area. An Associate chapter is currently forming in the Joplin area. If you are interested in joining this chapter please contact the Grand Chapter and we will put you in touch with the appropriate members.
"St. Louis Metro"
The Widows Sons Missouri Grand Chapter has several members in the St. Louis Metro Area but due to geographic issues an Associate chapter has not yet formed. If you are interested in joining and/or helping to form a chapter in this area please contact the Grand Chapter.
Forming your own Local Chapters:
The
Missouri Grand Chapter is based in the St. Joseph area, but we can
assist our brethren who live in
other parts of the state and are interested in forming their own local
Affiliated Chapters.
To
form your own local Affiliated Chapter, you will need to assemble a
minimum of 5 or 6 Master Masons who own a motorcycle with an engine
displacement of 500 cc's or larger (the cc limit can be waived for
vintage/antique and some sportbikes). Those officers wanting to start
their Affiliated Chapter must first join the Grand Chapter.
You will then elect or appoint your officers which will consist
of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Guardian of
Membership, and Sergeant at Arms. In cases where you only have 5
brothers to start your chapter, the Guardian of Membership may also
serve as the Sergeant at Arms until you have had a chance to build your
membership.
Associate or local chapters have the opportunity to select a unique name for their chapters. Some names that other associate chapters have selected in other states are: Hiram's Wheels, Knights of the East, The Ruffians, The Low Twelve Riders, Knights of Solomon, The Ashlars, etc. You can be imaginative and select a name with Masonic connotations, or name your chapter according to the town or county you reside in.
You
will need to complete a set of by-laws that meet the approval of the
Grand Chapter. Please see the Grand Chapter by-laws
for an example or starting point.
After
you chapter by-laws have been written and approved by the Grand Chapter
and after at least one of your officers has attended a Grand Chapter
Meeting a charter will be granted and full patch status will be allowed.
On your riding vests or jackets, you may then wear, in addition to the
center Widows Sons logo, a set of rockers. On top will be the name
Missouri, along with your local chapter name at the
bottom. Logo patches and rockers may be ordered through the Missouri Grand Chapter.
If
you are interested in forming your own local or associate chapter
contact us using the Officers page.
If
you are interested in joining the Missouri Grand Chapter, you may
download our Application for Membership and bring it to our next
meeting, or mail it to our Grand Chapter Secretary.
Application for
Membership