2026 Life Membership fees and Grand Taxes are increasing Sept 1st

In Philadelphia, at the 98th Anniversary General Convention, Grand Tax, Chapter Tax, and Life Membership were approved to increase and with significant rule changes.

The Life Membership Application process will resume on September 1, 2025. The process was suspended until after the General Convention. If you have paid prior in the last seven years, the old rate will be honored at $3,000 until September 1st. Otherwise, it will be charged a new rate of $4,500. Note, there is no longer any payment plan available, and you must have seven years of continuous Grand Tax payments to be eligible. 

Grand Tax (i.e, annual tax per brother) has increased from $150.00 to $225.00 and is due September 1 - November 15, and late after that with a late fee of $15.00. There will also be an increase in Chapter Tax and Chapter Insurance fees. Those increases are pending.