Merit Bar Descriptions
Athletics - Awarded for participating in a Chapter’s athletic program for one full year with a minimum of six game competitions in one or more sports. This includes bowling and rifle.
Attendance - For perfect attendance at regular meeting for one year in a member’s chapter, or if far away from home, for the same number of meeting of some other Chapter. Make-up meetings counted towards the Attendance Bar will not be used to fulfill the requirements of the Visitation Bar.
Civic Service - A member must contribute ten hours of service on behalf of the Chapter without financial remuneration to the individual of the Chapter in three different civic service projects of the Chapter.
Conclave - For attending three state, jurisdictional, or provincial conclaves as a participant or as a visitor.
Fine Arts - For working in or on a musical group with a minimum of three performances or for participating in a minimum of two theatrical performances. These need not be DeMolay related.
Fund Raising - Work on at least three different fund-raising projects for the Chapter, for a total of twenty hours, without direct financial remuneration to himself.
Health & Fitness - For completing one fitness goal, one nutritional goal and for participating in at least one sports or fitness activity within a period of one year. Goals are to be set by each individual with the approval of an advisor.
Installing - For participating in three Chapter installation ceremonies as a member of the installing team.
Journalism - For being a member of, or submitting to, a Chapter newspaper, public newspaper, electronic newspaper, web newsletter, web site, or any other form of published communication with at least six articles submitted and published, copies of which are forwarded to the Executive Officer of the Jurisdiction.
Correspondence Course - The Leadership Correspondence Course is a five-course program, which is available in eScribe when you log into your profile with your email address as your username and your ID# as your password.Merit Bars are awarded on the successful completion of each course.
Masonic Attendance - Awarded to an active DeMolay who brings in three different Master Masons in good standing, to one of more DeMolay Chapter meetings. He may not be an Advisor of any Chapter or Jurisdiction. He must list each Mason and have the list confirmed by both the Master Councilor and Chapter Advisor. Limited to one bar per year.
Masonic Service - For participating in three different Chapter Masonic Service projects with a minimum of ten hours without financial remuneration to either individual or Chapter.
Merit - For contributing twenty hours of service to DeMolay in an area not covered by another bar,with no financial remuneration to either individual or the Chapter.
Membership - For securing and being the First Line Signer for three membership applicants who are initiated into the Chapter.
Patriotism - For completing one years service in a military or auxiliary organization such as JROTC, ROTC, Civil Air Patrol or regular or reserve armed forces.
Priory - Be a member in good standing for a minimum of one year and attend two-thirds of the Priory functions.(Priory must have held a minimum of six activities other than regular meetings.)
Religion - For attending at least thirty regular weekly religious services per year.
Ritual - For sustained and USUALLY HIGH GRADE work in either or both degrees with a minimum of 125 points earned according to the Supreme Council point scale. Points are awarded each time part is given.
Safe Driver - Each year, with a clean driving record, the member will earn the next level of the bar. An infraction can halt the earning of future colors, and a serious infraction could mean the loss of a color or colors, or the entire bar itself. The issue date of the license/permit would be the start date for determining the year of a safe driving record.
Scholastics - Maintain a “B” grade average (or equivalent) for one full year of school.
Technology - Utilize technology in a way that is beneficial to your Chapter or Jurisdiction in an area not covered by another merit bar. Examples include: create a Chapter Facebook page, Twitter group, refurbish a computer for Chapter use, create a Chapter/Jurisdiction WEB page, arrange Video Game tournament that brings in new members (not just for fun), Video newsletter, etc....
Visitation - For six visitations at regular Chapter meeting of a Chapter other than his own, or a total traveled distance of 150 miles (one way).
Athletics - Awarded for participating in a Chapter’s athletic program for one full year with a minimum of six game competitions in one or more sports. This includes bowling and rifle.
Attendance - For perfect attendance at regular meeting for one year in a member’s chapter, or if far away from home, for the same number of meeting of some other Chapter. Make-up meetings counted towards the Attendance Bar will not be used to fulfill the requirements of the Visitation Bar.
Civic Service - A member must contribute ten hours of service on behalf of the Chapter without financial remuneration to the individual of the Chapter in three different civic service projects of the Chapter.
Conclave - For attending three state, jurisdictional, or provincial conclaves as a participant or as a visitor.
Fine Arts - For working in or on a musical group with a minimum of three performances or for participating in a minimum of two theatrical performances. These need not be DeMolay related.
Fund Raising - Work on at least three different fund-raising projects for the Chapter, for a total of twenty hours, without direct financial remuneration to himself.
Health & Fitness - For completing one fitness goal, one nutritional goal and for participating in at least one sports or fitness activity within a period of one year. Goals are to be set by each individual with the approval of an advisor.
Installing - For participating in three Chapter installation ceremonies as a member of the installing team.
Journalism - For being a member of, or submitting to, a Chapter newspaper, public newspaper, electronic newspaper, web newsletter, web site, or any other form of published communication with at least six articles submitted and published, copies of which are forwarded to the Executive Officer of the Jurisdiction.
Correspondence Course - The Leadership Correspondence Course is a five-course program, which is available in eScribe when you log into your profile with your email address as your username and your ID# as your password.Merit Bars are awarded on the successful completion of each course.
Masonic Attendance - Awarded to an active DeMolay who brings in three different Master Masons in good standing, to one of more DeMolay Chapter meetings. He may not be an Advisor of any Chapter or Jurisdiction. He must list each Mason and have the list confirmed by both the Master Councilor and Chapter Advisor. Limited to one bar per year.
Masonic Service - For participating in three different Chapter Masonic Service projects with a minimum of ten hours without financial remuneration to either individual or Chapter.
Merit - For contributing twenty hours of service to DeMolay in an area not covered by another bar,with no financial remuneration to either individual or the Chapter.
Membership - For securing and being the First Line Signer for three membership applicants who are initiated into the Chapter.
Patriotism - For completing one years service in a military or auxiliary organization such as JROTC, ROTC, Civil Air Patrol or regular or reserve armed forces.
Priory - Be a member in good standing for a minimum of one year and attend two-thirds of the Priory functions.(Priory must have held a minimum of six activities other than regular meetings.)
Religion - For attending at least thirty regular weekly religious services per year.
Ritual - For sustained and USUALLY HIGH GRADE work in either or both degrees with a minimum of 125 points earned according to the Supreme Council point scale. Points are awarded each time part is given.
Safe Driver - Each year, with a clean driving record, the member will earn the next level of the bar. An infraction can halt the earning of future colors, and a serious infraction could mean the loss of a color or colors, or the entire bar itself. The issue date of the license/permit would be the start date for determining the year of a safe driving record.
Scholastics - Maintain a “B” grade average (or equivalent) for one full year of school.
Technology - Utilize technology in a way that is beneficial to your Chapter or Jurisdiction in an area not covered by another merit bar. Examples include: create a Chapter Facebook page, Twitter group, refurbish a computer for Chapter use, create a Chapter/Jurisdiction WEB page, arrange Video Game tournament that brings in new members (not just for fun), Video newsletter, etc....
Visitation - For six visitations at regular Chapter meeting of a Chapter other than his own, or a total traveled distance of 150 miles (one way).
