During the period around 500-600 B.C. Pythagoras was considered the greatest scientist. Most of his life was spent traveling, studying the accumulated wisdom of the ancient world. His knowledge and wisdom lead to an academy knows as the Pythagorean

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During the period around 500-600 B.C. Pythagoras
was considered the greatest scientist. Most of
his life was spent traveling, studying the
accumulated wisdom of the ancient world. His
knowledge and wisdom lead to an academy knows as
the Pythagorean Brotherhood.

• State of Indiana
• Sponsored by The M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of
  Indiana

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Mission and Purpose

• Mission The Knights of Pythagoras is a youth
  organization dedicated to the Fatherhood of God
  and the Universal Brotherhood of Man.
• Purpose Targeted at young African American boys
  between the ages of ten (10) and eighteen (18) to
  help them develop into young men the program
  promotes family values, provide educational
  scholarships, and play a significant role in the
  uplifting of humanity.

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Statewide Structure
M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Indiana
8 Districts
34 Lodges
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Councils Chapters

• Grand Advisory Council is chaired by the R.W.
  Director of Youth Activities and consist of Grand
  Advisors, District Youth Supervisors, Assistant
  District Youth Supervisors, Grand Advisory
  Council Treasurer, Financial Secretary and
  Chaplain.
• Local Advisory Council is chaired by the
  Advisor, who must be a Master Mason and consist
  of an Assistant Advisor. Each Council must
  secure a minimum of six African American Adult
  Males to serve as mentors to the Order of
  Pythagorans.
• Chapter works under the sponsorship and
  personal supervision of Prince Hall Masons to
  provide beneficial worthwhile companions,
  wholesome educational environment and a program
  aiming to interact and aid youth in their
  all-around development.

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Chapters

• Consists of a minimum of one tribe that includes
  an adult leader (must be a master mason), one
  peer leader 16 24 years of age, and five youth
  ages 10 18 years of age. The adult leader
  serves as mentor to the peer leader, and ensures
  that each of the remaining five youth are
  assigned a mentor. A chapter may consist of
  multiple tribes based upon its capacity.

A Tribe
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Chapter Advisor

• (30 hours per month)
• Qualifications
• Must be 36 years of age or older
• Must be a Master Mason
• Within one year must complete 40 hour ROP
  Trainers Training.
• Minimum three year commitment
• Duties
• Facilitates the chapter program and fundraising
  activities.
• Ensures appropriate documentation of program
  records.
• Work adult leaders in coordinating the
  development of the chapter.
• Attend and arrange for various meetings and other
  program activities.
• Serve on Local Advisory Council and completed
  necessary reports.
• Meet with parents and mentor at least once per
  month.
• Coordinate speakers for weekly roundtables
• Plan specific activities for annual calendar
  including field trips, community and spiritual
  activities.
• Recruit and facilitate the training of Adult
  Leaders and mentors.
• Engage parents support and engagement in the
  program.
• Conduct and/or ensures Rites of Passage and
  Making the Grade sessions are held weekly.

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Role Models

• Adult Leader
• (20 hours per month)
• Qualifications
• Must be 25 years of age or older background
  check
• Must be a Master Mason
• First year must complete 40 hour ROP Trainers
  Training.
• Minimum three year commitment
• Duties
• Ensure each youth is assigned a mentor
• Assist in conducting the chapter program and
  fundraising activities.
• Ensures appropriate documentation of tribes
  program records.
• Work one on one with peer leader in coordinating
  the development of the tribe.
• Attend and arrange for various meetings and other
  program activities.
• Regular meet with Chapter Advisor
• Meet with parents and mentor at least once per
  month.

• Mentor
• (10 hours per month)
• Qualifications
• Must be 25 years of age or older background
  check
• Member of the lodge
• During first year must complete 16 hour ROP
  Mentor Training
• Minimum one year commitment.
• Duties
• One on one mentoring to a mentee
• Contact mentee at least twice per week, once in
  person.
• Contact parent at least twice per month.
• Attend roundtable meetings
• Document engagement with youth.
• Participate in monthly field trips and other
  program activities.
• Attend mentor council meeting at least once per
  month.
• Attend monthly church visit.

• Peer Leader
• (20 hours per month)
• Qualifications
• Must be 16 - 24 years of age positive role
  model
• High School/college student with 2.5 g.p.a. or
  better.
• Must have completed at least two years of ROP
  training.
• Minimum one year commitment.
• Duties
• Interacts twice a week with each of the mentees
• Ensures mentees attendance at activities.
• Serves as liaison between mentees and advisor.
• Assist in organizing roundtable meetings and
  delivery of program sessions
• Maintains records of participation for each
  member of the tribe.
• Attend and assist in planning and coordinating
  field trips and other program activities.
• Meet with other peer leaders at least once per
  month.

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Calendar

• Weekly (3 hours)
• Making the Grade one hour session that address
  skills in the content areas of math, language
  arts, reading, etc.
• Rites of Passage once hour session that
  reunites youth with the origins of their peoples
  culture.
• Roundtable, one hour session that allow
  participants to discuss relevant issues of today
  with mentors and/or community leaders.
• Monthly (6 hours)
• Community Activity two hours that brings
  together parents, mentors, elders and students to
  interact in a community activity or event.
• Spiritual Activity visit to church, temple,
  mosque, etc. to foster introspection into the
  nature and origin of self.
• Field Trip Outing with youth for either
  recreational or educational objective.
• Quarterly (2 hours)
• Ceremony recognizes the progress and
  achievement of youth held at either local church,
  school or community center depending upon the
  nature of the ceremony.

• Annually
• January conduct community service project
  associated with Rev. Martin Luther King
  celebration.
• February conduct Recognition of local African
  American Male leaders that made significant
  contribution.
• March Visit Black Institutions such s colleges,
  museums, etc.
• April Third Sunday Black Youth Day celebration.
• May Parent Recognition each chapter is
  requested to have special meeting for this
  purpose.
• June - Annual Program and Financial Reports
  submitted. African American Male Teen Summit
  held.
• July - Rites of Passage Annual Training
  Conference and State Assemblage.
• August Career Day
• September Visit to local, county, state
  government councils.
• October Membership Drive
• November community service project seniors in
  nursing homes, etc.
• December community service project feeding
  program, Christmas baskets, etc.

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Developing A Chapter

• Identify interest and capacity of the local
  lodge.
• Based upon interest and capacity determine if
  local lodge needs to partner with other lodge(s)
  to formulate a chapter.
• Identify local youth service organization that
  provide mentoring services to target age group.
• Based upon interest and capacity discuss how
  local lodge can work with local youth
  organization to provide mentors as volunteers.
• Develop a memorandum of understanding with local
  youth service organization outlining their role
  and local lodge role in providing mentoring
  services.
• Assess effectiveness, commitment, and capacity of
  lodge and local youth service organization
  ability to deliver mutually agreed upon services,
  30 days, 90 days, 6 months, and annually
  thereafter.
• Based upon 6 month assessment determine lodge
  capacity to formulate a Order of Pythagoras
  Chapter.
• Complete application requesting chapter.

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Admittance of a Chapter

• Complete application.
• Obtain support of a minimum of seven lodge
  members to commit to serving a one year term as a
  mentor.
• At least one of the seven must meet the
  qualifications of an Advisor and be willing to
  serve in that role.
• Advisor must be committed to filling the
  necessary requirements to become a certified
  Ten Steps Rites of Passage Trainer and provide to
  the chapter members.
• All lodge chapter members commit to meeting the
  requirements to become Ten Steps Rites of Passage
  certified mentors.
• Chapter commits to generating the necessary
  resources to operate the program for a minimum of
  three years.
• Chapter names shall be based upon one of the
  following criteria
• Impactful African American Male, local, district,
  state, or national
• Ancestry Figure

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Chapter Annual Incomeper tribe
Category Description Amount
Black History Month Recognize 5 local African American Male Leader that have made significant contributions to local community. 5,000
Youth Entrepreneurship Lead by lodge member each chapter must have a youth business training project 1,000
Scholarship Secure local businesses to make donations for this specific purpose. 1,000
Community Foundations Submit grant request to local community foundation for program support. 1,000
Total Income 8,000
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Chapter Annual Expensesper tribe
Category Description Amount
Program Supplies Books, shirts, incentives 750
Ceremonies Recognition of achievement 350
Field Trips Monthly field trips travel 900
Scholarship College bound student 500
Certification Advisor Training 1,000
Chapter fee Cost associated with overall program operations 1,500
Total Expenses 5,000
NET REVENUE 3,000
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Pilot Lodges
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Timeline

• February 28, 2011 - PowerPoint presentation
  presented to GM Morton
• March 31, 2011 Presentation refined for GM
  Morton final approval
• April 29, 2011 - Linshaell Group's program
  finalized, approved by GM Morton.
• May 30, 2011 - Develop program documents to
  include 1)template memorandum of understanding
  (MOU) 2) Chapters application form, 3) Program
  impact assessment system, 4) Chapter Readiness
  assessment tool, 5) How to Manual and obtain
  approval from Grand Lodge.
• June 30, 2011 - Secure funds necessary for our
  pilot program, as well as for all districts,
  putting the funds in our KOP (Order of Knights of
  Pythagoras) account, under the direction
  supervision of Grand Lodge 
• July 30, 2011 adult leaders at pilot districts
  trained on Ten Steps Rites of Passage.
• August 30, 2011 - with funds procured for all
  phases of the program, each adult leader in our
  pilot districts begins to find define the 6
  (six) members of its pride
• September 1, 2011 - KOP Rites of Passage program
  implemented in our pilot districts
• November 21, 2011 - during the Thanksgiving break
  we present the first survey forms to the young
  men in our pilot program to form an evaluation of
  the program
• November 30, 2011 - the evaluation forms will be
  looked at  considered
• December 30, 2011 - Ellis Maye will determine
  any changes to result from the evaluation
• January 31, 2012 adult leaders in remaining
  districts trained on Ten Steps Rites of Passage.
• March 31, 2012 - KOP Rites of Passage program is
  implemented in all 8 districts