Daughters of Isis

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The Daughters of Isis are the female auxiliary to the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, the Prince Hall affiliated Shriners. [1]

Local groups of the Daughters of Isis were founded in the early years of the twentieth century in Maryland, Rhode Island and Washington, DC. In 1909 representatives of these locals met with a committee from the Prince Hall Shriners and formally requested the formation of a national organization of female relatives of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. This was granted at the annual convention of the Shrine held in Detroit, Michigan, on August 24, 1910. At the group's inception it had twelve courts or local groups. [1]

Local organizations are called Courts and the national organization is called the Imperial Court. [2]

The organizations' rituals are based on the Egyptian legends of Isis.

There were 12,000 members in 184 courts in 1979. [2] More recently there were "almost 200 courts located in the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Germany, Italy, South Korea, and Japan." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 History of the Imperial Court, Daughters of Isis Female Auxiliary of the Prince Hall Shriners
  2. 1 2 Axelrod, Allan (1997). International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders . New York: Facts on File, inc. p.  61. ISBN   0-8160-2307-7.