Candidates for Freemasonry will have met most active members of the Lodge they are joining before they are initiated. The process varies between jurisdictions, but the candidate will typically have been introduced by a friend at a Lodge social function, or at some form of open evening in the Lodge. In modern times, interested people often track down a local Lodge through the Internet. The onus is on candidates to ask to join; while candidates may be encouraged to ask, they are never invited. Once the initial inquiry is made, an interview usually follows to determine the candidate's suitability. If the candidate decides to proceed from here, the Lodge ballots on the application before he (or she, depending on the Masonic Jurisdiction) can be accepted.
How are Freemasons invited to join a lodge? How does one become a Freemason? Can women ask to be a member of the Masonic Lodge? How can you find a lodge to ask to be a member of? Candidates for Freemasonry must do what before being initiated?  Candidates are normally introduced to the lodge by whom? Now days, many interested people find a Masonic Lodge using what? Candidates are never what to a Masonic lodge? What usually follows an initial inquiry of a candidate?