Welcome all new Turtles!

Listed below you will find the degrees in this order.

There are seven (7) degrees in the Ancient and Honorable Order of Turtles, in that there are:

Candidate - a person invited to become a Turtle;

Turtle - a Brother or Sister member duly initiated into the Order;

Snapping Turtle - A Brother or Sister Turtle who has personally initiated 25 new Turtles;

Grand Snapping Turtle - A Brother or Sister Turtle who has initiated 50 or more Turtles;

Imperial Turtle - A Brother or Sister Turtle who has initiated 100 or more Turtles;

Past Imperial Turtle - A Brother or Sister who has initiated at least 150 new Turtles into the Order;

Master Imperial Turtle - A Brother or Sister who has initiated at least 500 new Turtles into the Order

You can only make new Turtles only when there is a Imperial Turtle in the room.

The presiding officer, often referred to as a "Grand Turtle," "Imperial Turtle," Grand Snapper," or "His or Her Shellness