Name a typical step in the petition process after submission?

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The step being tested is the lodge performing an investigation and then voting on the petition. After a petition is submitted, the lodge typically appoints an investigating committee to review the applicant’s character, background, and suitability for membership. This investigation helps ensure the applicant meets the standards of the lodge. Following the investigation, the lodge conducts a secret ballot to decide whether to accept the petition. This two-part step—investigation followed by a ballot—is the standard procedure before any formal acceptance or initiation.

The other options don’t fit this stage: inviting the petitioner to a social is not a formal step in the petition process, the petition isn’t granted immediately without examination and ballot, and a certificate of membership isn’t issued at this point—it comes later after acceptance and initiation.