Join us in Oklahoma City for the 2026 International Moose Convention! Registration and housing are now open – click here to register.
For information from last year, view presentations/transcripts from the 2025 International Moose Convention in Milwaukee.
Mid-Year Conference Schedule
Association Annual Conference Schedule
Wow, what a fantastic time we had in Oklahoma City for the 2026 International Moose Convention! I am so honored and humbled to serve as Chairman of the Board for the 2026-2027 Growing to Serve campaign. It is an exciting time to be part of the Moose as we expand our mission at Mooseheart to include care for intellectually and developmentally disabled children and adults, continue caring for our seniors at Moosehaven and serving our communities, celebrate our Country’s 250th anniversary, and march toward one million Moose members. One Mission – One Fraternity – One Million.
As I begin this next part of my lifetime Moose journey, I look forward to traveling the country and visiting with the wonderful members throughout our fraternity and learning how the Moose has impacted them, their families and their communities. My message during my travels will be centered on gratitude, service to others and unity of purpose.
As a child, the Moose provided a second chance at life for me and my family at Mooseheart and I will be forever grateful. I will carry the message of gratitude on behalf of the 13,000 students who have called Mooseheart home over the past 113 years. Enter to Learn – Leave to Serve. I am also so very grateful for being a Moose member for the past 39 years and being part of our wonderful Moose family.
Like so many of us, being a Moose member has transformed my life and provided so many opportunities to provide service to others, including volunteering at the lodge and helping those in need within our communities. I am so very proud to be part of an organization that is focused on service to others, and I am looking forward to seeing first-hand how the Moose is impacting our communities throughout the fraternity.
For continued growth and future sustainability, Moose members need to be united in purpose to show the world who we are and what we stand for. Since our founding, the Moose has always been the helpers in our communities and now we also need to be the healers. Let’s each do our part to heal this great country one interaction at a time through patience, forgiveness, understanding and tolerance of others. Our Moose mentors were important to each of us and we have a continuing obligation to mentor our current younger members in fraternalism but be open to learning from them and welcoming to all who want to be a part of our missions, so that we will all be united in purpose.
Mark Penzkover, Chairman of the Board
Download: Chairman of the Board Bio
Download: Chairman of the Board Travel Schedule
Pilgrim Degree - The Pilgrim Degree of Merit is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a member of the Fraternity. This degree, originally created on August 1, 1918, is conferred only in the House of God at Mooseheart, Illinois and comes as a reward to members of the Fellowship Degree for extraordinary service to the Fraternity.
Moose Ceremonies & Procedures - Ceremonies performed by members are varied in nature. They largely outline and facilitate how we conduct business and are primarily the meeting agendas that follow the orders of business for various purposes or aspects of our program(s).
Council of Higher Degrees - Pilgrims, Fellows and Moose Legionnaires of the Loyal Order of Moose, together with members of the College of Regents, Academy of Friendship and Star Recorder Degree holders of the Women of the Moose comprise groups within our Order known as the Council(s) of Higher Degrees. It is a unique setting where both men and women come together to plan and serve side by side for a common cause.
Fellowship Degree - The Fellowship Degree of the Moose Fraternity is an honorary degree. It was first created on August 7, 1918. To advance to this degree one must first be an active status Moose Legionnaire. This degree must be earned through service to the Lodge, Moose Legion, and or other entities of the Fraternity.
Moose Legion - The Moose Legion is a higher degree of the Loyal Order of Moose. Male members of the Order who have held membership for at least six months or who have sponsored at least one member into the Order qualify to advance to the Moose Legion.
Statistics - Check back weekly for updates on Moose Legion membership production and fundraising projects.
Monthly Messages - Check back for updates from Bob Neff, Moose International's Director of Ritual & Higher Degrees and the International Moose Legion President.
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