U.S. Grand Lodge, Ordo Templi Orientis
US Local Bodies
Camps in Formation
The Electoral College of U.S. Grand Lodge encourages the development of new local bodies in unserved areas of the country. Its "Camps in Formation" program recognizes individuals who are attempting to organize such bodies. Other prospective members in such areas may wish to contact the organizers to assist in the Camp formation process. The E.C. maintains a list of current Camp in Formation organizers and their locations.
Other formats
Local body information is also available in a variety of other formats:
- A directory of all local body contact information on a single page.
- A Google Fusion Table containing all local body contact information in exportable (and software-accessible) form.
- A Google Earth overlay showing body locations. This requires that you have Google Earth installed before clicking the link. If you add the resulting folder to your "My Places" collection, it will automatically stay up to date as local body information changes.
Terminology
Note that the terms Camp (or sometimes Encampment), Oasis, and Lodge simply refer to the three categories of OTO local bodies. Camps tend to be smallest and generally do not perform initiations; Oases are larger and initiate through III°; Lodges are larger still and initiate through IV°/P∴I∴. There are some exceptions to this pattern, but it holds more often than not.
Reporting body information changes
If you are a local body officer and want to report new or changed contact information, please see the local body website policy page for instructions.
