The beautiful Order of Eastern Star was the embryo of Ancient Cradtsmen in Europe that desired their female relatives be deeply bonded by a system of the Adoptive Rite. The need for an organized symbolic ceremony with constitutional regulations was established for an immutable foundation that would not be changed down through the ages. The Eastern Star in the United States was founded in 1778. Between 1887-1890 Four Chapter were initiated and thus Missouri was resolved into a Grand Chapter.
Initiation denotes knowledge.
Masonic Symbols are straight lines or circles. Symbols point to light the initiates way. The Order of Eastern Star speaks to the power behind the visible universe and the reality of the unseen. The Golden Beams from our Star should be evident in our lives daily. Friendship and Loyalty should be emulated.