Prince William Chapter Installation

On September 22nd, Prince William DeMolay Chapter had their installation of officers. The Master Counselor, Kate’s little brother Connor, got installed along with his officers. He was a little flustered and definitely excited for his term opening with a great speech thanking Mom Debbie for starting his journey in DeMolay, and the rest of his family and friends for supporting him while he was making his way to the east. After rolling smoothly through the rest of his installation the installing team wrapped things up and we all hung out in the refreshment hall.

Portsmouth Chapter had their installation on August 18th and it was an amazing time. Sara and I showed up as on theme as possible. We both wore flower dresses and lays for the Hawaiian themed installation. All the boys wore Hawaiian shirts and looked like cheesy tourists. The Portsmouth boys seemed to have added new members, which was very nice to see. They’ve grown a lot since their reinstating a few years ago. Afterward, we headed to the reception hall for fellowship and the Hawaiian theme did not stop! There were tons of fun decorations and the food was very tropical. One of the advisors even took time to cut fruit like watermelon and pineapples into works of art. There were pineapple ducks and volcano cakes. It was all very cool to look at and delicious to eat. We joked around and by the end of the night, we didn’t want to say goodbye. It was another fantastic DeMolay event and we were glad we could bring our Rainbow enthusiasm to the mix! 

With Love and Service,

Lauren Ann

On July 29, Hampton Assembly went to the Virginia DeMolay Conclave dance. Some of our girls were already inside at the banquet while we waited for the doors to open. In the lobby, we joked around with the other girls and shared stories. A major highlight of big events that sometimes gets overlooked is that everyone comes together and you get to reconnect with your Rainbow sisters. Sometimes it feels like an eternity has gone by since you last spoke to each other but when you and your friends get together it’s so easy to talk to them that it makes you feel like they never left. When the doors opened a flood of people rushed out. There was chattering and laughing and cameras flashing. It’s all very chaotic and completely wonderful. After I found our girls, Sara, Maddy, Alex, Reagan, our prospect Audrey, and I all got together to take photos and joined in with many other Rainbow girls in their photos. The room was cleared and we entered the dance floor. Like any dance, it was super fun and everyone seemed to be having a great time. Kensley made a reappearance later in the night after speaking at the banquet and leaving to go to Supreme practice. We all danced around together and had a good night. 

With Rainbow L&S,

Lauren Ann

On Saturday, September 4 Lauren, Sara, Kensley, Reagan,and our prospects Jasmine and Elise, Attended Tidewater DeMolay’s installation, dinner and dance at the Newport News Scottish Rite. Logan is their new Master Counselor. His colors were red, white and blue and as we walked in we got little American flag pins. The installing officers were great as well as the new officers. After the installation there was a dinner, we had hamburgers and hot dogs and cake. The dance was not much longer after dinner and we played with beach balls and balloons while dancing. I had so much fun with the Tidewater DeMolay boys and I would like to further congratulate Logan and I know that his term will be amazing, he is a great leader.

With Rainbow love and service,

Reagan