WHAT IT DOES?
It promotes good fellowship amongst the
members of the Marine Corps League Detachments.
The Order provides amusement and entertainment
at all the gatherings of the League, when and where advisable, preserves and
strengthens the principals and ideas of the League and maintains true allegiance
to the United States of America and its Constitution and laws. It fosters and
extents American institutions of freedom and defends America against all
enemies. The Order is also very active in raising funds for different charities.
WHO BELONGS?
You must be a paid-up member and in good
standing in the Marine Corps League, Inc. The applicant must be active in his or
her Detachment in the League, and must be invited to join the Order. He or she
must be recommended by his or her Detachment Commandant and be sponsored by two
DEVIL DOGS or PEDIGREED DEVIL DOGS. The applicant is then interviewed by the
members of the Pound at a Pound Growl. (A meeting is called a Growl.) If
accepted, the applicant must undergo an initiation and obligation ceremony. Then
he or she becomes a Pup in the order.
ORGANIZATION
The Pound is on the local level and is usually
made up of members of different Marine Corps League Detachments. On the State
level there is a Pack, and on the National level there is the Kennel.
There are three different degrees in the
Order. The lowest degree is that of a Pup. The next highest level is that of a
Devil Dog. The highest level is that of a Pedigreed Devil Dog.
All Dogs wear a dog collar (ribbon) around
their neck with a Dog Tag attached. A Pup wears a black ribbon. A Devil Dog
wears a red ribbon. A Pedigreed Devil Dog wears a gold ribbon.
The head of the Pound is called the “Pound
Keeper”. The head of the Pack is called the “Pack
Leader” The head of the Kennel is called
“Chief Devil Dog”.
The Order’s many charitable donations not only
help people, but also build good public relations for the Order, the League and
the United States Marine Corps.
It is an honor and a privilege to be a Devil
Dog. We are the Fun and Honor Society of the Marine Corps League. We are only
interested in quality membership, not quantity membership
