Each Lodge has six reference chapters covering its identity, element, mascot, patron, meditation, and invocation. These form a maintained reference collection for members studying the Lodge’s traditions and practices.
Access depends on two separate requirements. The Lodge’s Patron tier determines which chapters are unlocked for the Lodge, while a member’s personal Campus Standing determines which unlocked chapters that member may read.
Reference chapter | Lodge Patron requirement | Personal Campus Standing |
|---|---|---|
Lodge introduction | Tier 0 | Tier 1 |
Element | Tier 1 | Tier 2 |
Mascot | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
Patron | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
Meditation | Tier 4 | Tier 5 |
Invocation | Tier 5 | Tier 6 |
At Patron Tier 5, members receive an additional reading allowance of one personal tier. For example, a member at personal Standing Tier 4 may read the Meditation, while a member at personal Standing Tier 5 may read the Invocation. This allowance does not change the member’s actual Campus Standing.
Access to the six Lodge reference chapters does not itself cost Perk Points and does not depend on which Patronage benefits the Lodge has selected.
Members must have a linked School and vGSW account with a verified Campus Standing record. Where that information is unavailable, the page provides this direction:
“Visit Meighen Hall on vGSW to Link your account and verify your Standing.”
Chapter access may change when the Lodge’s Patron tier or the member’s personal Standing changes. If the page cannot verify the required records, restricted chapters remain unavailable until verification is restored.
The Lodge Almanac is a separate selected Patronage feature providing a Sun and Moon calendar and planetary hours. Its selection does not waive or change the reference chapter requirements above.