Beginning with a good definition that explains the terms well, AF and AM stands for Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Subsequently, F and AM refer to Free and Accepted Masons. Being a part of any of a specific lodge (particularly AF and AM or F and AM) is not mandatory. Thus, a mason can join either of them in the United States.

2018年9月26日 · But what are the differences between them? What do they mean? In this article, we’ll shed more light on them. AF and AM are for Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. F and AM are for Free and Accepted Masons. In the United States and most parts of the world, it does not matter if you join an F & AM lodge or an AF & AM lodge.

2014年3月22日 · What is the difference between AF&AM and F&AM Lodges? by Roger M. Firestone After the foundation of the first Grand Lodge in England in 1717, a rival Grand Lodge arose less than two decades later, calling itself the Antients (or Ancients), whereby it intended to assert greater authenticity than the rival "modern" Grand Lodge.

What is the difference between AF and AM vs F and AM STATES? AF and AM stands for Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. F and AM stands for Free and Accepted M. asons. In actuality, it does not matter whether you join an AF & AM lodge or an F & AM lodge in the United States. In the U.S., every regular lodge is under the jurisdiction of its state ...

2021年6月8日 · In the USA each state has one Grand Lodge for all regular, main-stream masonic lodges. Depending on historical connections these Grand Lodges can be either AF&AM or F&AM. It is not possible to have both in the same Grand Lodge jurisdiction. In Texas the Grand Lodge is AF&AM, and therefore all of its constituent lodges are therefore also AF&AM ...

2023年11月4日 · In Masonry, AF stands for Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, while Am stands for Ancient Masons. These are designations that differentiate between different branches and jurisdictions within Freemasonry.

2012年8月3日 · While legitimate Prince Hall masons are all F&AM, there are many Regular lodges in the USA that are not Prince Hall but are F&AM. Louisiana, from which Texas received her first charter, is F&AM, for example. AF&AM and F&AM goes back to Great Schism between the Grand Lodges in England back in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Grand Lodges in the United States are designated as "Free and Accepted" or "Ancient, Free and Accepted." In addition, the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia is designated F.A.A.M. interpreted "Free And Accepted Masons." The Grand Lodge of South Carolina likewise, is written A.F.M., meaning "Ancient Free Masons."

2020年2月18日 · In actuality, it does not matter whether you join an AF & AM lodge or an F & AM lodge in the United States. In the U.S., every regular lodge is under the jurisdiction of its state Grand Lodge. Due to the fact that there is no Grand Lodge Headquarters for each state's separate Grand Lodge, each state's Grand Lodge is, therefore, its own ...

The answer usually given is that these letters refer to the origin or parentage of the particular lodge, the former (AF & AM) being an abbreviation for “Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons,” and the latter, (F & A.M.) standing for Free and Accepted Masons.”