You see on this page 2B1 ASK1. That is short hand to tell you that if you are interested in Freemasonry, you usually find a Mason and ask for a Petition for the Degree. Here are some commonly asked questions. Each lodge sets its own fee. For example Daylight Lodge sets their fee based upon the Minimum Wage.
All lodges take cash or checks.
Unlike other lodges, Daylight Lodge also offers convenient credit card payment for all lodge fees, etc. Each petition given a lodge is read or presented to the lodge members at two different meetings, thirty days apart. After the first meeting a committee of members is assigned to meet with the petitioner and his family. A report is filed with the lodge about the visit. The petition is then presented to the members a second time and a ballot taken.