Fraternal and service organizations

A fraternal organization, sometimes also known as a "fraternity," is an organization that represents the relationship between its members as akin to brotherhood. There is a great deal of overlap between the terms Friendly Society and fraternal organization. Most mystical organizations are also fraternal.

For information on collegiate social and service organizations, see Fraternities and sororities

What follows is a list of contemporary fraternities.

International

* Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
* Ancient Order of Hibernians
* Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
* B'nai Brith
* Charitable trust
* Civitan
* E Clampus Vitus
* Epsilon Sigma Alpha International
* Fraternal Forestry (Ancient Order of Foresters, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Independent Order of Foresters)
* Freemasonry
** Scottish Rite
** York Rite
** Shriners
** Masonic Youth Organizations
** Order of the Eastern Star
* Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
* Hard Hat Brotherhood
* Independent Order of Odd Fellows
* Independent United Order of Scottish Mechanics of the Universe Incorporated
* Junior Chamber International (Jaycees or Junior Chamber of Commerce)
* Kiwanis
** Circle K International
** Key Club
** Builder's Club
** K-Kids
** Aktion Club
* Knights of Columbus
**Columbian Squires
* Lions Clubs International
* Optimist International
* Orange Order
* Order of the Boy who Kissed the Sun (Rad Slnko Pobozkavsieho Chlapca or Rad Chlapca Ktory Pobozkal Slnko)
* Ordo Templi Orientis
* International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
* Rosicrucian Fellowship
* Rotary International
* Ruritan
* Samaritans (charity)
* Sertoma International
* S.K.U.M. international
* Woodmen of the World
* Zonta International

Australia

* Apex

Canada

* AKO Fraternity
* Canadian Order for Home Circles
* Independent United Order of Scottish Mechanics of the Universe Incorporated
* Kinsmen/Kinettes
* Knights of Pythias

South Africa

* Afrikanerbond

European Union

* Independent United Order of Scottish Mechanics of the Universe Incorporated
* Oddfellows
* Orange Order
* Order of Scottish Clans
* Order Tutor

United States

* Aid Association of Lutherans
* Apex
* Beloved Order of the Greenman (B.O.G.)
* Chautauqua Institute
* Hard Hat Brotherhood [1]
* Knights of Columbus
* Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan
* Fraternal Order of Eagles
* Fraternal Order Orioles
* Hard Hat Brotherhood
* Independent United Order of Scottish Mechanics of the Universe Incorporated
* Knights of the Golden Eagle
* Knights of the Maccabees
* Knights of Pythias
* Ku Klux Klan
* Modern Brotherhood of America
* Modern Woodmen of America
* Loyal Order of Moose
* Improved Order of Red Men
* National Haymakers Association
* Quota
* Roosevelt Institution
* Royal Neighbors of America
* Royal Templars of Temperance
* Native Sons of the Golden West
* Twilight Club
* United American Mechanics
* Volunteers of America

Middle East

* Muslim Brotherhood
* Khellan el Wafa wa Ekhwan el Safa

See also

* Fraternity (disambiguation)
* List of organizations
* List of civic and political organizations
* List of professional organizations
* Service organization

References

David T. Beito, From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967 (2000 book).

External links

* Complete listing of all secret society, fraternal organizations and fraternal orders with abbreviations, with slogans and mottoes
* The Web of Hiram A Site dealing with Freemasonry at Bradford University.

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