Ancient & Honorable Order of Turtles

11/2/2022

YBYSAIA!

Well there I was….. having a beer with Chris Westerdahl on the beach in Galveston, TX at the Brick House Tavern and Tap, on November 2 2022, when he says “are you a turtle?” To which I replied “no” and the next thing I know he said “we’ll be ready to have your life changed” and dug into his wallet….and the rest is still a mystery!!!

Well not so much a mystery really, actually a simple google search will land you hundreds of websites dedicated to educating about the Ancient & Honorable Order of Turtles. But to get the most out of the initiation its best to learn it from a Turtle!

I look forward to doing everything I can to become a Master Imperial Turtle! That means that I will be responsible for initiating 500 members into the Turtle Club.

TURTLE RANK

Various offshoots of the original club may vary but the founder established the following:

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 Bro. Denis P. McGowan, son of founder Hugh P. McGowan.)

So join me as I head on this journey to initiate 500 Turtles!

I will be documenting my journey in the comments below.

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Michael is a 35 year old member of the Navy Individual Ready Reserves (IRR), with 16 years of Naval Service and 8 years of Government Relations experience.

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Michael Joseph Little

11/9/2022 23:59:05

1.) The first person I initiated into the Turtles was my best friend and love of my life!

Elizabeth Ann Little

11/9/2022 23:59:22

2.) One of the best friends I have had in my life since I was 13 years old! Someone I look up to....well not really because I am taller than he is, but definitely someone I respect!

Barry Sanders

11/29/2022 18:18:41

3.) My mother in law Connie Leretsis!

11/29/2022 18:19:19

4.) Michala Medema

11/4/2023 01:23:37

Turtles hatched during ABMA Professional Working Group July 23-July 30 2023:

5. Emma Johnson
6. Noah Smith
7. Olivia Williams
8. Liam Brown
9. Ava Jones
10. Lucas Garcia
11. Mia Miller
12. Ethan Davis
13. Sophia Rodriguez
14. Mason Martinez
15. Charlotte Perez
16. Michael Thompson
17. Emily White
18. Alexander Harris
19. Madison Clark
20. Daniel Rodriguez
21. Chloe Lewis
22. Jack Walker
23. Ella Hall
24. Oliver Allen
25. Isabella Anderson

(Achieved the rank of Snapping Turtle)

26. Jacob Taylor
27. Amelia Moore
28. William Jackson
29. Sophia Martin
30. Benjamin Lee
31. Charlotte Perez
32. Michael Thompson
33. Emily White
34. Alexander Harris
35. Natalie Turner
36. Henry Phillips
37. Zoe Campbell
38. Dylan Parker
39. Grace Evans
40. Luke Edwards
41. Ruby Collins
42. Carter Stewart
43. Ella Sanchez
44. Adam Morris
45. Lily Murphy
46. Owen Cooper
47. Isla Bailey
48. Aiden Rivera
49. Lillian Diaz
50. Julian Reed

(Achieved the rank of Grand Snapping Turtle)

51. Anna Bell
52. Christopher Gonzalez
53. Leah Peterson
54. Andrew Nguyen

11/4/2023 01:35:24

Turtles Hatched online 01 August - 30 September 2023

55. Harper Howard
56. Theodore Ward
57. Ella Price
58. Jason Kelly
59. Sophia Powell
60. Charles Foster
61. Mia Richardson
62. Nathan Russell
63. Amelia Hunt
64. Ryan Kennedy
65. Chloe Brooks
66. Sean Armstrong
67. Grace Reynolds
68. Connor West
69. Layla Tucker
70. Adrian Olson
71. Nora Freeman
72. Christian Sims
73. Victoria Sanders
74. Ian Bates
75. Savannah Fisher
76. Austin Carpenter
77. Isabelle Weaver
78. Jack Lane
79. Julia Hamilton
80. Wyatt Hart
81. Jasmine Burke
82. Devin Hawkins
83. Brianna Fox
84. Derek Rice
85. Kaitlyn Gordon
86. Brandon Bennett
87. Audrey Fernandez
88. Jeremiah Graves
89. Madelyn McCoy
90. Tristan Duncan
91. Lily Snyder
92. Colin Gibson
93. Ariel Banks
94. Oscar Mills
95. Camila Nichols
96. Grant Perry
97. Gianna Holland
98. Patrick Wade
99. Mackenzie Armstrong
100. Spencer Stone

(Achieved the Rank of Imperial Turtle)

101. Vanessa Bradley
102. Elliot Harper
103. Natalie Mitchell
104. Caleb Ferguson
105. Daisy McCoy
106. Lucas Howell

11/4/2023 01:38:49

Turtles Hatched online 01 October - 31 Oct 2023

107. Fiona Reed
108. Harrison Davenport
109. Eliza Knight
110. Jasper Dean
111. Sierra Hopkins
112. Marco Kelley
113. Claire Barrett
114. Mitchell O’Neal
115. Tessa Walsh
116. Leo Gilbert
117. Ivy West
118. Shane Burke
119. Julia Hines
120. Trevor Lloyd
121. Paige Guzman
122. Ian Ball
123. Brooke Hamilton
124. Jeffrey Moss
125. Elise Pittman
126. Brendon Frank
127. Lydia French
128. Dominic George
129. Alicia Vaughn
130. Kaden Phelps
131. Adriana Walters

Michael Little

5/9/2024 06:29:48

Turtles Hatched Online 01 Nov - 30 Nov 2023

132. Reagan Carlson
133. Wesley Donovan
134. Miranda Silva
135. Garrett Chambers
136. Vivian Patel
137. Kylee Jensen
138. Ezekiel Barnett
139. Kayla Wong
140. Dean Ramsey
141. Elena Walsh
142. Cooper Blake
143. Penelope Lin
144. Maxwell Saunders
145. Hazel Chang
146. Vincent Snyder
147. Jocelyn Foster
148. Felix Carter
149. Daniela Alvarez
150. Timothy Rhodes

(Achieved the Rank of Past Imperial Turtle)

151. Melody Lawson
152. Brady Nguyen
153. Autumn Garrett
154. Seth Herrera
155. Aria Mullins
156. Bradley Cohen
157. Clara Li
158. Brody Taylor
159. Angelina Kim
160. Gabriel Ortiz
161. June Wong
162. Declan Rowe
163. Daisy Park
164. Andrei Petrov
165. Miranda Preston
166. Tristan Harrington
167. Athena Chung
168. Theodore Jensen
169. Fiona Sullivan
170. Martin Blake
171. Sadie Alvarez
172. Damien Hudson
173. Mira Patel
174. Arlo Chan
175. Sierra Barnes
176. Micah Olson
177. Layla Yang
178. Griffin Martinez
179. Lila Griffin
180. Nico Hayes
181. Naomi Washington
182. Rowan Cole
183. Cecilia Chang
184. Marcelo Costa
185. Valentina Rios
186. Beckett Hughes
187. Serena Torres
188. Spencer Vargas
189. Olive Morgan
190. Derek Sullivan
191. Kiera Patel
192. Joaquin Ross
193. Lana Nguyen
194. Landon Fischer
195. Delilah Mitchell
196. Rafael Silva
197. Camille Lin
198. Jaxon Mendez
199. Selena Tran
200. Oscar Calderon
201. Callie Gomez
202. Trevor Chen
203. Esmeralda Rivera
204. Carson Wong
205. Adeline Riley
206. Miles Yilmaz
207. Leilani Wu
208. Dominic Larson
209. Everly Bennett
210. Kian Kim
211. Mallory Santana
212. Donovan Wong
213. Eloise Schwartz
214. Holden Chang
215. Lena Murphy
216. Simon Patel
217. Camila Valencia
218. Jonah Cohen
219. Kelsey Russo
220. Xavier Wu
221. Lyra Li
222. Brayden Khan
223. Diana Alvarez
224. Porter Chen
225. Iris Santiago

5/9/2024 06:34:48

Turtles Hatched Online 01 December - 31 December 2024

226. Ryder Thompson
227. Isla Gallagher
228. Nolan Ramirez
229. Tatum Harper
230. Asher Patel
231. Willow Hayes
232. Jameson Kim
233. Giselle Santos
234. Finnegan Wong
235. Adalyn Huerta
236. Maximus Chang
237. Georgia Nguyen
238. Everett Huynh
239. Arya Shah
240. Santiago Morales
241. Sienna Wong
242. Atticus Patel
243. Josephine Huang
244. Zane Russo
245. Alessandra Wong
246. Kai Morales
247. Brynn Le
248. Axel Chen
249. Juniper Wu
250. Lincoln Vega
251. Harper Tran
252. Kellan Li
253. Adeline Chen
254. Knox Ramirez
255. Elaina Wong
256. Reid Park
257. Juliette Nguyen
258. Memphis Hu
259. Kennedy Patel
260. Sawyer Tran
261. Lucia Wang
262. Holden Duong
263. Nova Nguyen
264. Beckham Pham
265. Emerson Chan
266. Arabella Huynh
267. Ronin Park
268. Gabriella Wong
269. Caden Reyes
270. Adelaide Phan
271. Silas Yu
272. Genevieve Chen
273. Easton Le
274. Mila Wong
275. Karter Hoang

5/9/2024 06:42:34

Turtles Hatched Online 01 January 2024 - 24 March 2024

276. Grayson Nguyen
277. Eloise Chen
278. Maverick Wong
279. Everleigh Tran
280. Finnley Huynh
281. Rosalie Park
282. Beckham Le
283. Gwendolyn Pham
284. Dominic Nguyen
285. June Park
286. Camden Chen
287. Adelaide Tran
288. Colton Huynh
289. Luciana Wong
290. Lincoln Ho
291. Nova Le
292. Sawyer Phan
293. Gemma Nguyen
294. August Park
295. Raegan Chen
296. Emmett Nguyen

Turtles Hatched Following Tick-Tok Post on 25 March 2024

297. Elodie Huynh
298. Kaison Wong
299. Leona Tran
300. Atticus Le
301. Evangeline Pham
302. Kieran Nguyen
303. Mabel Park
304. Quincy Chen
305. Lennon Huynh
306. Harlow Wong
307. Nash Le
308. Maeve Phan
309. Ronan Nguyen
310. Octavia Park
311. Zephyr Chen
312. Mira Huynh
313. Franklin Wong
314. Celeste Tran
315. Preston Le
316. Camilla Phan
317. Sterling Nguyen
318. Margot Park
319. Jonah Chen
320. Alani Huynh
321. Callahan Wong
322. Brynlee Tran
323. Spencer Le
324. Elaina Phan
325. Beckett Nguyen
326. Winter Park
327. Felix Chen
328. Sloane Huynh
329. Daxton Wong
330. Eloise Tran
331. Maximilian Le
332. Aspen Phan
333. Ember Nguyen
334. Cassius Park
335. Jolie Chen
336. Lachlan Huynh
337. Juno Wong
338. Callum Tran
339. Amara Le
340. Marcel Phan
341. Sienna Nguyen
342. Ryker Park
343. Miranda Chen
344. Emmeline Huynh
345. Beckham Wong
346. Noelle Tran
347. Harrison Le
348. Estelle Phan
349. Silas Nguyen
350. Annabelle Park
351. Jaxon Chen
352. Delaney Huynh
353. Koa Wong
354. Rosalind Tran
355. Ryder Le
356. Cleo Phan
357. Arlo Nguyen
358. Wren Park
359. Lyric Chen
360. Layla Huynh
361. Augustus Wong
362. Leilani Tran
363. Hudson Le
364. Juniper Phan
365. Brayden Nguyen
366. Edith Park
367. Josiah Chen
368. Mira Huynh
369. Bodhi Wong
370. Vivienne Tran
371. Dash Le
372. Luna Phan
373. Theo Nguyen
374. Holland Park
375. Elara Chen
376. Sullivan Huynh
377. Rowan Wong
378. Mae Tran
379. Matteo Le
380. Marlowe Phan
381. Harlan Nguyen
382. Tessa Park
383. Ronin Chen
384. Ayla Huynh
385. Atlas Wong
386. Maisie Tran
387. Lawson Le
388. Zara Phan
389. Tobias Nguyen
390. Amelie Park
391. Weston Chen
392. Freya Huynh
393. Beau Wong
394. Vienna Tran
395. Griffin Le
396. Aria Phan
397. Nico Nguyen
398. Livia Park
399. Rhys Chen
400. Marina Huynh
401. Gage Wong
402. Anika Tran
403. Magnus Le
404. Meadow Phan
405. Orion Nguyen
406. Lacey Park
407. Lennox Chen
408. Marlowe Huynh
409. Callie Wong
410. Kellan Tran
411. Ember Le
412. Maren Phan
413. Wilder Nguyen
414. Elise Park
415. Kian Chen
416. Maeve Huynh
417. Otis Wong
418. Kaia Tran
419. Sterling Le
420. Celeste Phan
421. Archer Nguyen
422. Nadia Park
423. Lance Chen
424. Keira Huynh
425. Dorian Wong
426. Tatum Tran
427. Sullivan Le
428. Amara Phan
429. Kieran Nguyen
430. Evelina Park
431. Grady Chen
432. Wren Huynh
433. Kellen Wong
434. Zara Tran
435. Asher Le
436. Esme Phan
437. Colton Nguyen
438. Zelda Park
439. Dominic Chen
440. Brynn Huynh
441. Everett Wong
442. Waverly Tran
443. Silas Le
444. Camille Phan
445. Jasper Nguyen
446. Rosalind Park
447. Ryder Chen
448. Elara Huynh
449. Quinn Wong
450. Juliet Tran
451. Griffin Le
452. Rowan Phan
453. Roman Nguyen
454. Mila Park
455. Jonah Chen
456. Adaline Huynh
457. Dominic Wong
458. Remi Tran
459. Micah Le
460. Bryn Phan
461. Asher Nguyen
462. Nova Park
463. Xavier Chen
464. Lila Huynh
465. Jude Wong
466. Alina Tran
467. Leo Le
468. Juniper Phan
469. Bennett Nguyen
470. Zara Park
471. Callum Chen
472. Mira Huynh
473. Wyatt Wong
474. Amelie Tran
475. Miles Le
476. Tessa Phan
477. Kaden Nguyen
478. Noelle Park
479. Matteo Chen
480. Esme Huynh
481. Beckham Wong
482. Everly Tran
483. Kieran Le
484. Marlowe Phan
485. Arlo Nguyen
486. Juniper Park
487. Theodore Chen
488. Koa Huynh
489. Luna Wong
490. Silas Tran
491. Lennox Le
492. Marina Phan
493. Cassius Nguyen
494. Livia Park
495. Rhys Chen
496. Maren Huynh
497. Orion Wong
498. Lacey Tran
499. Lance Le
500. Nadia Phan

(Achieved the Rank of Master Imperial Turtle)