Hey - want to get discounts on state activities? How about as much as $150? It's easier than you might think! Memorize some ritual, perform it with a high degree of accuracy, and you'll get money! Level 1 is worth $10, Level 2 is worth $20, up to Level 5 which is worth $50. Full details are below. Evaluations will take place at Convention, Athletics Weekend, and Winterfest.

For more information, contact "Dad" Schaeffer, Director of Ritual, at ritual@nydemolay.org.

Level 1 (900 points required for proficiency)
A. Pick one Preceptor part
B. Pick two (DeMolay Degree): Lord Constable, Marshal of the Commission, or Senior Guard
C. Proficiency in the step, signs, token, grips, and password (errors count as word errors)

Level 2 (750 points required for proficiency)
A. Pick three Preceptor parts
B. Initiatory Degree & DeMolay Degree obligations

Level 3
(700 points required for proficiency)
A. Pick one (Initiatory Degree): Junior Councilor or Senior Councilor
B. Pick one (DeMolay Degree): Senior Inquisitor or Guy of Auvergne
C. Pick one: Junior Inquisitor (DeMolay Degree) or Chaplain (all three prayers)
D. Master Councilor, opening/closing

Level 4 (600 points required for proficiency)
A. Pick one: Marshal and Senior Deacon (Initiatory Degree) or Orator (DeMolay Degree 1st and 3rd Sections)
B. Pick one: Ceremony of Light, Flower Talk, 7 Preceptors
C. Master Councilor, Initiatory Degree

Level 5 (650 points required for proficiency)
A. Master Councilor, DeMolay Degree 4th Section
B. Pick one (DeMolay Degree): Master Inquisitor, Jacques DeMolay

Competitors start at 1000 points, and lose 5 points per word error and 1 point per performance error. After giving all the parts required in a Level, a competitor earns proficiency if his final score is above the minimum requirement for that Level. He must perform all the required parts at one evaluation.

Example: A competitor is trying for Level 2. He makes 20 word errors and 7 performance errors in the 3 Preceptors. He makes 25 word errors and 4 performance errors in the obligations. That is a total of 45 word errors and 11 performance errors, for a total score of 1000-225-11 = 764 points. He meets proficiency for Level 2.

A competitor may not skip Levels; to qualify for Level 3, for example, he must have completed Level 2 successfully. A maximum of 25 points may be lost because of performance errors for Levels 1, 2, and 3 (no limit for Levels 4/5). Evaluations will take place at Sports Weekend, Convention, and Winterfest.