At its beginning, Odd Fellowship was just for men (though some groups of Odd Fellows retain that tradition).  In 2001 the Independent Order opened up membership to women.  Since that time, women have risen to the highest ranks in Odd Fellowship, including our current Sovereign Grand Master.  There are some lodges, however, that still maintain a (mostly) single-gender membership.  Brother Roger Sitton, PG of Waxahachie #80 and Savannah Williams, PNG of Waxahachie Rebekah Lodge #381 join us to talk about their respective lodges and how having groups primarily for men and women benefits each of them.  Their perspectives both give a crucial insight into the value of having single-gender spaces.  The lodge Shoutout goes to Wheeling #9 of West Virginia, celebrating their 175th anniversary.  In the Odd Podge, Mike reps AMOS and LOTO, Savannah shares the Odd Fest coming to Waxahachie, Ainslie talks about his visit to the Montana Odd Fellows Museum, Roger tells us of his new dog Emmett (named after beloved Waxa member Horace Bratcher), and Toby hatches a plan to visit Texas next March for the National Accordion Association Convention and the Texas Grand Sessions.

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