Lodge Vitruvian will operate under what has come to be known as "The European Concept" as popularized by Lodge Epicurean, among others, in Australia.

The European Concept is known for its dedication to a number of primary tenets:

• Dignity and high standards are to be maintained by the Lodge in all its undertakings.
• Nothing short of excellence in ritualistic work is acceptable.
• Candidates shall be advanced only after having undertaken an intensive program of Masonic education and proving themselves proficient in open Lodge.
• The Lodge enjoys the fellowship of the Festive Board at a local restaurant following all Regular and Emergent Meetings of the Lodge.
• Members are expected to dress properly to attend to the duties of the Lodge.
• A Lodge of this caliber must be paid for.

Lodge Vitruvian will hold its regular meetings at the Broad Ripple Masonic Temple of the 4th Tuesday of January, April, July, and October. A fifth emergent meeting will be held for the purpose of Installation of Officers, and will be scheduled at the pleasure of the Master-elect. Lodge Vitruvian will schedule one emergent meeting in March to confer (or exemplify) the Entered Apprentice Degree, one in June for the Fellow Craft Degree, and one in September for the Master Mason Degree. The Lodge will always tyle at 7:00PM, business meetings will never last more than one hour. A Masonic Education program will always be delivered at the Festive Board. (Toasts and other speeches will be limited.)

Membership in Lodge Vitruvian will be limited to 36. All members are expected to attend all Communications of the Lodge. If a member cannot attend, he will be expected to contact the Secretary in advance. A member who does not attend meetings for one year will be asked to consider demitting.

In the style of European Lodges, members will be expected to dress in tuxedo for all Communications of the Lodge. Members will also purchase their own regalia (apron, collar, gloves, case) according to Lodge Vitruvian specifications.

Dues for Lodge Vitruvian will be $150/year. Initiation fees will be $250 (including regalia), affiliation fees will be $100 (plus regalia).

Lodge Vitruvian endorses the concept of opening regular meetings on the Entered Apprentice Degree. While we regret that legislation to this effect has failed at Grand Lodge Communications in Indiana since 2001, we will continue to work to see that resolution adopted.

Lodge Vitruvian wishes to work the English Emulation Ritual rather than the Indiana regulation ritual. It is understood that a number of Blue Book regulations will need to be changed to permit this. The Lodge wishes to work Emulation because it is the most widely worked ritual in English-speaking countries, and because working a different ritual will enable our members and visitors to become familiar with the customs practiced in Britain, where Freemasonry began and where it is still a powerful influence on society.

If you're tired of going to Lodge to read the minutes, pay the bills, and drink coffee and eat donuts, there is an option. If you became a Mason because you want to learn the Craft and because you want to enjoy Masonic fellowship the way it was designed to be, there is an option.