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University Lodge

lodgeactivenot on UGLE listoh-631-university-lodge

Identity

Abbreviation
unknown
Jurisdiction
US-OH · Ohio
Also operates
unknown
Naming style
F&AM
Claimed tradition
craft lodge under Grand Lodge of Ohio, F. & A.M.
Founded
unknown
Website
https://www.university631.com/

Public contacts

email: niv631@gmail.com personal published by org
email: ewbadger@gmail.com personal published by org
email: univ631@gmail.com personal published by org
phone: (614) 792-6311 public organizational
phone: 614-792-6311 public organizational

Addresses

physical Columbus, Ohio, 43235
mailing Columbus, OH, 43235-2709

Officers (public)

Chaplain: Craig Lobdell
Chaplain: Wallace Booher
Chaplain: Wb Frank Swiatek
Chaplain: Gary Pastor
Chaplain: Frank Swiatek
Junior Deacon: Adam Wilcox
Junior Deacon: Denvel McCullough
Junior Deacon: Adam Puthoff
Junior Deacon: Rod Flannery
Junior Deacon: Peter Pollock
Junior Deacon: Craig Haycook
Junior Deacon: Eric Drake
Junior Steward: Dominic Dotson
Junior Steward: Patrick Rainbolt
Junior Steward: Keith Brooks
Junior Steward: Denvel McCullough
Junior Steward: Donovan Trimble
Junior Steward: Craig Haycook
Junior Warden: Frank Swiatek
Junior Warden: Michael Heath
Junior Warden: Craig Haycook
Junior Warden: Peter Pollock
Junior Warden: Tim West
Junior Warden: Adam Wilcox
Junior Warden: Rod Flannery
Secretary: Ed Badger
Secretary: Martin McMurray
Senior Deacon: Rod Flannery
Senior Deacon: Peter Pollock
Senior Deacon: Eric Drake
Senior Deacon: Adam Wilcox
Senior Deacon: Michael Heath
Senior Steward: Babak Darvish
Senior Steward: Dominic Dotson
Senior Steward: Peter Pollock
Senior Steward: Craig Haycook
Senior Steward: Eric Drake
Senior Steward: Griffin Lundberg
Senior Steward: Patrick Rainbolt
Senior Warden: Michael Heath
Senior Warden: Peter Pollock
Senior Warden: Ed Badger
Senior Warden: Gary Pastor
Senior Warden: Rod Flannery
Senior Warden: Frank Swiatek
Senior Warden: Michael Selby
Treasurer: WB Bob Giesseman
Treasurer: Bob Giesseman
Tyler: N. Crowell Shane IV
Tyler: David Zambo
Tyler: Nick Hunkar
Worshipful Master: Gary Pastor
Worshipful Master: Frank Swiatek
Worshipful Master: Ed Badger
Worshipful Master: Michael Heath
Worshipful Master: Rod Flannery
Worshipful Master: Charles Weikel
Worshipful Master: Trustleboard PDF File

Website

Website liveness

live siteOfficial URLs are kept after they die. Facebook is social, not a replacement site.

Current site
Home - University Lodge #631 HTTP 200
University Lodge HTTP unchecked
Former sites
none recorded
Facebook
none in corpus

Public-web footprint

Public-web footprint

Rank #56 worldwide · score 82.8 · high live siteTravel signal only. Footprint ≠ members. Dead official URLs do not earn the live-site points.

SignalCount / sourcePts
Own official websiteyes18.0
Pages absorbed1712.0
Distinct hosts12.8
Social accounts00.0
HTTP 200 / 404 (site-like)15 / 08.0
Last verified (site-like)2026-09-20 (0d)6.0
Description corpus chars322610.0
Officers listed publicly586.0
Meeting schedule publishedyes6.0
Hall / addressphysical · geocoded8.0
Proceedings / sketches / assertions646.0
Parent GL membership prior (sourced only)none in corpus0.0

formula v1.1 · computed 2026-09-20 · join key lodge UUID 07328f8a-3140-518b-b628-4949c054c3e9

Lodge lifecycle

Number
631
Status
active
Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge of Ohio, F. & A.M.
Opened
unknown
Closed
unknown
Successor
unknown
Meetings
the first and third Tuesday of the month, September through June, at the Northwest Masonic Temple

Events

No lifecycle events. Proceedings not extracted yet.

Historical lineage

Charter / constitution / claimed descent. Not recognition.

This body traces through / was chartered by

SourceTargetDatesEvidence
Grand Lodge of Ohio, F. & A.M.charteredUniversity LodgeunknownunknownSourceautomatically_extracted

Current recognition

Directed edges only. Mutual recognition would appear as two edges.

This organization recognizes

None documented.

Organizations that recognize this one

None documented.

Classifications (attributed)

Exact language from a named body. The database has no is_clandestine flag.

None documented.

No attributed classifications.

Other documented relationships

None documented.

Primary-source corpus

URLs collected about this organization, including directory entries and official pages.

official website · primary
University Lodge

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified unknown

Sourced descriptions

extracted excerptLodgeLocator entity 35 — Grand Lodge of Ohio, F. & A.M.

University Lodge No. 631 listed under Grand Lodge of Ohio, F. & A.M. as active at 2436 West Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43235 on public directory (accessed 2026-09-20). Open/close dates not stated on this directory.

historical sketch

Our History - University Lodge #631 University Lodge #631 F&AM Home About Us Our History Lodge Officers Lodge Officers 2023 Lodge Officers 2022 Lodge Officers 2021 Lodge Officers 2020 Lodge Officers 2019 Lodge Officers 2018 Our Scholarship Program Our Building Trestleboard Past Masters Gallery About Freemasonry Freemason Degrees Join Freemasonry Freemasonry Questions Explore Freemasonry Scholarship Program News Calendar Contact Privacy Policy Payments 614-792-6311 Our History University Lodge #631 As a result of the interest manifested at this meeting, a permanent organization seemed desirable and a committee was formed to be in charge of future activities. Several intervening meetings were held, and early in 1914 the organization became known as the Ohio State University Masonic Club, and the Acacia Fraternity as such was no longer active in the affairs of the club. Interest in the organization was increasing, and at a third banquet held in February, 1914, nearly 150 Masons were in attendance. At this time the members of the Starling-Ohio Masonic Club, an organization of Masons in the Starling-Ohio Medical College, were received as members. This new addition nearly doubled the membership of the club. It was at this meeting that, during the general discussion of the future policy of the Club, the first suggestion of a University Lodge of Masons was made, but no definite action was taken. On October 2, 1914, a banquet was held with M.W. Bro. C.J. Pretzman, Grand Master of

official about

About Freemasonry - University Lodge #631 University Lodge #631 F&AM Home About Us Our History Lodge Officers Lodge Officers 2023 Lodge Officers 2022 Lodge Officers 2021 Lodge Officers 2020 Lodge Officers 2019 Lodge Officers 2018 Our Scholarship Program Our Building Trestleboard Past Masters Gallery About Freemasonry Freemason Degrees Join Freemasonry Freemasonry Questions Explore Freemasonry Scholarship Program News Calendar Contact Privacy Policy Payments 614-792-6311 About Freemasonry The Mission of Freemasonry is to promote a way of life that binds like-minded men in a worldwide brotherhood that transcends all religious, ethnic, cultural, social and educational differences; by teaching the great principle of Brotherly Love, relief and truth; and, by the outward expression of these through its fellowship, its compassion and its concern, to find ways in which to serve God, family, country neighbor and self. University Lodge is committed to actually living the principles of classical Freemasonry. To achieve this we commit to investigating the principles themselves, their origins, how history has affected the transmission of these principles, and what we must do each day to live them here, and now. We value knowledge, intention, action silence and circumspection. We learn and perform exemplary ritual, and investigate exactly what the ritual was designed to teach. We do not accept dogma but rather accept knowledge arrived at through experience. We define brotherhood as a p

Assertions

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