1. Welcome to: circumscribing your desires in Social Media
WB Gerry Massey
DDGM District 16
Past Master, past potentate, kych,
Intro to me and course.

2. Learning Objectives: Defining Social Media
Grand Lodge policy/guidelines about social media
What is proper and improper to put on social media?
Examples of Good things and how to fix errors

3. What is Social Media? What is Social Media?
Get definitions and examples from the floor…

4. How many can you identify?!?

5. What does the AMC say about Social Media?
Discussion

6. What is Proper/Improper to post?
The new “First Impression”
Judging Books vs Facebook
Direct reflection on the Fraternity
Dating and professional sites wearing paraphernalia
Discussions / Arguments / Disagreements / Politics
Social Media has become one of the first places people go to see who you really are!
This includes, but is not limited to potential new friends, potential new Employers, Potential Dates, References (imagine a potential employer checking your fb page only to find you and your best reference on your application obviously intoxicated!)
We are often told not to judge a book by its cover. However, we often judge a person by their FaceBook “Cover”.
Remember, we are a direct reflection on the Fraternity. Just like those little discs on the back of our cars… we have “tell tale” signs on our Social Media Pages. (tell car tag story)
Tell story about Positive posting and representation…
Dating sites (Match vs Tinder/Fet) and Professional sites (Linkedin, etc) Wearing logos, etc
We need to remember this when we have discussions about politics, religion, or even just a discussion about anything! The Layperson will see your opinion and the Square and Compass and automatically associate the two…. “Ohhh, so THAT’s how the Illuminati think!!!”
How many of you have blood brothers and sisters? Brothers and Sisters always fight more fiercely against one another! Just remember, on Social Media, you need to remember the WORLD is reading what you write! That can be very powerful! Especially if you are being rude or derogatory. (Perspective Candidates, family, friends, etc can all see these comments). Tell story about arguments, etc…
Recruiting tools

7. Recruiting

8. Public events, such as parades are great ways to showcase our fraternity to the public…

9. Recruiting, getting involved in the Community…
Ask for examples of doing this

10. What types of things should we and should not be able or allowed
Tressle Boards are a good way to get info out to the Craft… Valuable tool for a Master of a lodge.
What types of things should we and should not be able or allowed
Tresses Boards are a good way to get info out to the Craft… Valuable tool for a Master of a lodge.
What types of things should we and should not be able or allowed

11. And what do you think you will find when you do look at their page
And what do you think you will find when you do look at their page? If it is a Mason, most likely you will find a Square and Compass all over their wall/page!

12. Is there anything wrong with taking a picture of a lodge room while empty?

13. How about now?
Altar… How can we fix this?

14. How’s this, Any better? OR… This??

15. Anything wrong with this? Just another Alternative…

16. It’s Ok, to do THIS…

17. But let’s NOT OK to do THIS!

18. Anything wrong with this pic
Anything wrong with this pic? HINT: It IS NOT the SuperBowl Champ Patriot Jerseys! LOL

19. What’s wrong with this Picture?

20. Better? Faces just covered to “protect the innocent”… But the drinks are covered with SOMETHING…

21. Better? Crop the drinks out, etc

22. Anything Wrong with this Pic?

23. What did we learn? Defining Social Media
Grand Lodge policy/guidelines about social media
What is proper and improper to put on social media?
Examples of Good things and how to fix errors