What is the governing body that oversees multiple local Chapters within a jurisdiction?

• A. The Blue Lodge
• B. The Grand Assembly
• C. The Grand Chapter
• D. The Supreme Council

Answer: (C)

In the Order of the Eastern Star, the governing body for multiple local Chapters within a jurisdiction is the Grand Chapter. Each state or province has a Grand Chapter that supervises all the local Chapters in that area, providing oversight, standardizing rituals and procedures, approving new Chapters, and appointing officers for the entire jurisdiction. Local Chapters operate under its authority and follow its constitution and by-laws, reporting up through the Grand Chapter as needed. The other bodies listed belong to different organizations or levels (the Blue Lodge governs Craft Masonry, the Grand Assembly is part of another order, and the Supreme Council governs the Scottish Rite), so the Grand Chapter is the correct choice.