OES Grand Chapter
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A Masonic "Grand Chapter is the governing body that supervises and governs the individual "Chapters" of Ladies in any particular geographical area or "jurisdiction", (usually corresponding to a national boundary or other major political unit). Some are large, with thousands of members divided into hundreds of subordinate Lodges. Others jurisdictions are smaller, with three or four subordinate Lodges. Sometimes there will be only one Grand Lodge in a given area. More often, however, there will be several competing Grand Lodges claiming the same jurisdictional area, or claiming overlapping areas. This fact leads to debates over legitimacy: Not all Grand Chapters recognize each other as being legitimate. Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the Virgin Islands and Its Jurisdiction, Free & Accepted Masons, covers all the Virgin Islands.