A BRIEF HISTORY OF LIBERAL ARTS LODGE NO. 677  

The roots of Liberal Arts Lodge are tied very closely to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and to the local business community (Westwood Village).  1930 was the magic year that saw the formation of our Lodge.  A group of men closely associated with UCLA and Westwood met and established Liberal Arts Lodge in Westwood Village.  The Lodge initially met over a small ice cream parlor near the entrance to the UCLA campus.  Over the next 30 years the Lodge continued to grow creating the need to move to several larger locations until in 1960, the members built their own Lodge building on Westwood Boulevard. 

In the more than seventy-five years since that small charter group assembled over the ice cream parlor in Westwood Village, Liberal Arts Lodge has continued to mature and has grown, prospered and served its members well.  At this time, we are more diverse in all aspects – age, occupation, religion, ethnicity and education.  The result is a blending that has created an appreciation and understanding of our differences as well as our similarities.  It would be impossible to list the names of all those who have contributed faithfully to the life and welfare of the Lodge or to enumerate the distinctions achieved by so many of our brethren in service to the Grand Lodge of California and their community.  The combined work of every member over the years has made Liberal Arts Lodge No. 677 what it is today.  Our Lodge has the reputation of being one of the friendliest Lodges in California, and the bond of brotherhood is stronger than ever.