I got fascinated with this stuff too. I studied it for a while like you did. Thought about joining AMROC in Florida. Went by the place and decided not too. Seems like much a sham today. Ended up joining The Independent Order of Oddfellow’s. I love the esoteric ritual stuff and aspect of it. Helping your community is a great thing too. They all claim to be the oldest. Hell, some IOOF members claim we started from Adam. That he was the first “Oddfellow”. Cool stuff.