unaffiliation

Updated: August 2, 2026

The habit, thus introduced, was followed by others, until the sin of unaffiliation has at length arrived at such a point of excess, as to have become a serious evil, and to have attracted the attention and received the condemnation of almost every Grand Lodge. A few Grand Lodges have denied the right of a Mason permanently to demit from the Order.

Albert G. Mackey - The Principles of Masonic Law: A Treatise on the Constitutional Laws, Usages and Landmarks of: Freemasonry