Fraternalism
in America
Table of
Contents
(Please note that many of the
fraternities listed in this section have no real connection to Freemasonry.
Many of these Orders were created and established by Masons but they are not
recognized as being apart of the Masonic fraternity.)
An
Illustrated History of American Fraternalism
Chronology of
Fraternal Organizations in America
AAOOAA AEO
of Sciots American Legion
AOUW AOKMC
Catholic
Orders
Christian
Endeavor Civil
War Orders Crusade
Orders
DAR
Druids Dual
Orders Eagles
E
Clampus Vitus Elks
Epworth
League Foresters
Grange Greek
Fraternity Pins
Haymakers
Heptasophs
ICO of Hoo-Hoo
Odd Fellows
IOOF
PNG Jewish
Orders Jr.
OUAM K.G.E.
Knights of Birmingham Knights
of Labor Mystic
Knights of the Sea
Knights
of Malta Knights
of Pythias
Lions Maccabees
Moose
NEOP
OOH&P/AMOS
Orange Order Order of Lafayette Order
of Owls
Order
of St. George Organic
FOBs
Police P.O.S.
of A. Railroad
Orders
Rebekah
Red Men Royal
Arcanum
Scottish-American Clans
Skulls
and Bones Stonecutters
Temperance
Orders Townsend
Clubs Turtles
United
Commercial Travelers
Veterans' Fun-and-Honor Orders
Woodmen Yeomen
Miscellaneous & Mystery Orders
Bibliography
and
Sources of Information
International
Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders, The; by Alan
Axelrod; published by Facts on File, Inc.
© 1997.
Secret
Societies of All Ages and Countries, The; by Charles William Heckethorn,
In two volumes; by University Books
© 1965.
Greenwood Encyclopedia of
American Institutions, The; "Fraternal Organizations" by Alvin J. Schmidt
- Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut - London, England.
And, last but not
least, I am grateful for information contributed to this fraternalism section
by the following Patrons:
- Harry Greene
- Jerry E. Stotler
- Bart P. Snarf
- Denis P. McGowan
- Stephan Patrick
- Samuel Sade
- Mark Tabbert
- Joe Opauski
- Kathleen Owens
