* Candidate - Someone wishing to become a member of the Order.
* Turtle - Any
Brother or Sister Turtle initiated into the Order through the initiation and interrogation ceremony.
* Snapping Turtle
- A Brother or Sister who has initiated at least 25 new Turtles into the Order.
* Grand Snapping Turtle - A Brother or
Sister who has initiated at least 50 new Turtles into the Order.
* Imperial Turtle - A Brother or Sister who has initiated
at least 100 new Turtles into the Order.
* Past Imperial Turtle - A Brother or Sister who has initiated at least 150 new
Turtles into the Order.
* Master Imperial Turtle - A Brother or Sister who has initiated at least 500 new Turtles into
the Order.
*Supreme Imperial Turtle Emeritus - this title is held by the successor to the founder (currently held
by Brother Denis P. McGowan, son of founder Hugh P. McGowan.)
