Reinstate vs. Re-enroll

The Moose General Laws contain the rules of re-enrollment and reinstatement. This information outlines the membership options and can be found under Chapter 30 – Dues.

If a member wants to retain their years of service, they can reinstate their membership by paying back dues and current dues in The Moose lodge where they are expired, or General Assembly. This must be done within 24 months of expiration date. If years of service are not an important factor to the member they can apply to re-enroll at any lodge. The differences between re-enrollment and reinstatement include:

Sponsors: Because re-enrollment is rejoining, it does require a sponsor. Reinstatement does not require a sponsor because the member is catching up on their dues.

Location: Re-enrollment can be done at any Moose lodge whereas a member reinstating must do so at the lodge in which they are expired, or General Assembly.

• Re-enrollment requires that the member is expired for at least 6 months. A member whose dues expire within the last 6 months, cannot re-enroll. Their only option is to pay their dues for the year.
• Reinstatement is allowed for members who are expired over 12 months but less than 24 months. They are not able to pay back dues once they go over 24 months of non-payment.

Cost: Because re-enrollment provides a full year of membership at the cost of one year’s worth of dues and an application fee it is less expensive. However, if years of service are important to the member, reinstatement is the way to go!

• Re-enrollment is done by submission of an application and appropriate monies to the lodge.
• Re-enrolling members must sign the Former Member Acknowledgment.
• Re-enrolling members keep their original Moose Member ID and as such can use the online application. Paper applications should be entered in the lodge LCLweb program as a code 2 – re-enrollment.
• A re-enrollment application goes through the Vote by Membership process and, if applying at a different lodge it is also subject to approval by the Application Review Committee prior to Vote by Membership.
• Re-instatements should be handled at the local level and cannot be done online. The dropped member would pay back dues and dues in advance. The lodge would then enter the information into LCL web as a code 3 – Reinstatement. Or, if the member wants to re-instate into General Assembly, please contact Moose International at (630) 906-3658 and ask for the General Assembly office for additional information.

Payment Options for Members Expired 12 Months or Less

Any member who is expired for less than 12 months can pay dues to update their current expiration date. A one-year payment updates them to the current expiration month and year; it does not extend their expiration date to one year from the payment date.

Example: A member is up for renewal every year in November. They do not pay the dues timely but instead wait until August of the following year. Their new expiration date is 11/30/current year; it is not the following August. Dues expiration dates remain the same and are based on the month of the members enrollment.

Dues payments can be made:

• Via check made out to Moose International and mailed to the Dues Processing Center. Please use your renewal coupon and envelope.
• Via credit card using our secure Quick Pay screen
• Via credit card over the phone by calling The Moose Helpdesk at (630) 906-3658
• Via The Moose Smartphone App. Learn more here on how to download it
• Via creation of a reoccurring annual payment with a credit card. Set up is easy; just log into your My Membership Record and go to “Manage Account”>” Manage Auto Pay”