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  Fraternal and service organizations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Complete listing of all secret society, fraternal organizations and fraternal orders with abbreviations, with slogans and mottoes
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_fraternal_organizations   (228 words)

  
 List of organizations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This page is a List of lists of organizations and a list of otherwise unclassified Organizations.
List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
This page was last modified 04:55, 12 June 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_organizations   (64 words)

  
 LavaCUBED \Society\Organizations\Fraternal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Fraternal History of Marin County: A Survey of Secret Societies - A survey of secret societies, including a general history of various fraternities and their specific impact on Marin County California.
List of Fraternal Organizations - A listing of public and secret societies and fraternal organizations with abbreviations.
Fraternal Organizations and Their Role in a Voluntary Society - Article about fraternalism from an outsider.
www.lavacubed.com /new.cats.php?path=/Society/Organizations/Fraternal   (262 words)

  
 A Fraternal History of Marin County California
Unique factors contributed to the decline of ethnic fraternal organizations, including assimilation, "the drying up of 'new blood' from Europe," "accusations of mismanagement and corruption," and the enactment of laws hindering their operation (e.g., federal quotas limiting immigration from Europe) and subsidizing competitors (i.e., Blue Cross and Blue Shield, etc.).
However, the comparison is somewhat limited to the appeal of a paramilitary organization and the wearing of uniforms since it does not appear that the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein had a ritual, nor was it an adjunct to any other fraternal group.
Organizations such as the Knights of the Red Branch, St. Patrick's Brotherhood and the Knights of Tara which in Eastern cities had been tied to the Clan-na-Gael, flourished in San Francisco near the turn of the century.
mill-valley.freemasonry.biz /marin-fraternities-05.htm   (3855 words)

  
 Fraternal Organizations Society
You will hear of the great works of fraternal organizations such as the Elks and the Moose clubs and many others who - through the efforts of their volunteer...
Churches, military institutions, federal employees and organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America and the Fraternal Order of Eagles are exempt from the law...
Private resources, including churches, fraternal organizations and other charities, must be alerted and recruited.
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Society/Organizations/Fraternal   (432 words)

  
 Fraternal: Organizations at Canadian Content
Additional Information: Fraternal organizations identify themselves as brotherhoods and/or sisterhoods, with lifetime memberships, shared ideals and principles, and ritualistic traditions.
A listing of public and secret societies and fraternal organizations with abbreviations.
Second, your bar must be a private club as defined by state liquor laws: a group organized "for social, recreational, benevolent, charitable, fraternal, political, patriotic or athletic purposes" in which members prepay regular dues.
www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Society/Organizations/Fraternal   (442 words)

  
 Dissenting Organizations
The following organizations are those who claim to be Catholic but dissent from the Truth as handed down from Jesus Christ, Second Person of the Most Blessed Trinity, the Divine Word, to His Apostles and their successors, the Pope and the Magisterium.
Organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender "Catholics" who "demand" that the Church change its teachings on homosexuality so that they can live out their lives of burning intrinsically disordered lust.
As a Sedevacantist organization, the Religious Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (Congregatio Mariae Reginae Immaculatae - CMRI) claims that Vatican II and all popes after Pius XII are heretical and false, as well as that the Novus Ordo Mass is invalid.
www.ourladyswarriors.org /dissent/dissorg.htm   (2899 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : List of environmental organizations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This is a list of environmental organizations, organizations that preserve or monitor the environment in different ways.
Environmental organizations can be global, regional, national or local; they can be government-run or private.
These organizations are involved in lobbying, advocacy, or conservation efforts:
www.hallencyclopedia.com /List_of_environmental_organizations   (360 words)

  
 fraternal organizations
In the early years of Mountain View, special agreements were entered into with a number of fraternal organizations for burial of their deceased members and their families.
The primary object of fraternal organizations is to promote friendship among men and to relieve suffering.
In 17th century England, it was odd to find people organized for the purpose of giving aid to those in need and of pursuing projects for the benefit of all mankind.
www.city.vancouver.bc.ca /commsvcs/NONMARKEtOPERATIONS/MOUNTAINVIEW/burials/fraternal.htm   (613 words)

  
 Organization list Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Helena Organization list may be searched using one of four different search parameters: Organization name, contact name, description of the organization or by organization type.
The list is produced through the cooperative efforts of the Helena Area Chamber of Commerce, the Summit Project and the Lewis and Clark Library.
This list evolves weekly with new additions or changes to existing records; a complete and current copy is maintained at Lewis and Clark Library.
database.lewisandclarklibrary.org:591 /orglist/orgsearch.htm   (214 words)

  
 Newberry Library | Fraternal Organizations
Lists contact information and a brief description including date founded and number of members.
City directories often list fraternal organizations, including the individual lodges, their addresses, officers and meeting times.
Listing of lodges world wide and other links, compiled by the Tabernacle Masonic Lodge of Fort Worth, Texas.
www.newberry.org /genealogy/fraternal.html   (813 words)

  
 List of organizations - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
List of organizations - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about List of organizations contains research on
List of organizations, List of Lists of Organizations, Miscellaneous Organizations, See also and Lists of organizations.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/List_of_organizations   (88 words)

  
 Internet Sword Collectors Association
These organizations were sometimes simply drinking or social clubs that copied (or often ridiculed) the activities and regalia of the existing Fraternal or secret organizations of the times.
However, a very large proportion of these organizations were instituted as beneficial or insurance societies that provide old age, medical and life insurance benefits to their members.
Many of the organizations that existed in the late 1800's as beneficial societies are now part of major insurance companies, having dropped all Fraternal trappings in the modern age.
hometown.aol.com /machood/frat.html   (3145 words)

  
 Fraternal on SearchRefinement.com
fraternal -- (of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order")
(vs. identical), biovular -- ((of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular")
brotherly (vs. sisterly), brotherlike, fraternal -- (like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties")
www.searchrefinement.com /fraternal   (70 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Societies & Groups - Fraternal Organizations
Articles on fraternal organizations with emphasis on the United Kingdom and Australia.
From organization identification, the list will also be a forum for questions, help and direction on where and how to access the extant records of these organizations.
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Knights of Pythias fraternal organization and the Pythian sisters.
www.cyndislist.com /soc-frat.htm   (2327 words)

  
 Fact Sheet: Chartered Organizations and the Boy Scouts of America
That the purpose of this corporation shall be to promote, through organization and cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in Scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues, using the methods which are now in common use by Boy Scouts.
The chartered organization representative is also a voting member of the local council and may serve as a member of the district committee.
The chartered organization arranges for adequate meeting facilities for the unit and promotes through its committee the full use of the program, including outdoor experiences, advancement, recognitions, and, in particular, Scouting's values.
www.scouting.org /factsheets/02-507.html   (526 words)

  
 Fraternal and Society Abbreviations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A complete listing of all secret society, fraternal organizations and fraternal orders with abbreviations, with slogans and motttoes.
For ease in attributing items with abbreviations, such as grave markers, swords, exonumia, tokens and medals, etc. A complete listing of all secret society, fraternal organizations and fraternal orders, and similar organizations, including many no longer politically correct.
This list is mainly of those groups that issued exonumia: tokens, medals, buttons, badges, ribbons, swords, etc. and does NOT list every single group in the world.
www.news-antique.com /?id=245000   (255 words)

  
 Knights and Ladies of Security - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Knights and Ladies of Security, a fraternal and benevolent society, was founded in Topeka early in 1892 by Dr. H.
22, 1892, the organization was chartered under the laws of Kansas and began an active campaign for members.
The executive board was composed of the president, secretary, F. Bonebrake of Topeka, R. McClinman of Seneca, Kan., and A. Fulton of Chicago, Ill. Since its organization the society has disbursed about $7,500,000 in benefits, and in 1910 it stood sixth in the list of fraternal organizations.
skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/1912/k/knights_and_ladies_secur.html   (269 words)

  
 Terrorism - Terrorist Organizations
A list of international terrorist organizations considered by the U.S. State Department to be active during the last five years.
COMMENTS: The AUC — commonly referred to as autodefensas or paramilitaries — is an umbrella organization formed in April 1997 to consolidate most local and regional paramilitary groups each with the mission to protect economic interests and combat insurgents locally.
Listed as "active" during 2000, it was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) on October 5, 2001.
www.cdi.org /terrorism/terrorist-groups.cfm   (6613 words)

  
 Secret Society, Fraternal organizations abbreviations, slogans, mottoes, a complete list.
This is a fairly exhaustive listing, listing all those groups who issued exonumia items, but does not list all known 'Greek' societies.
This list is mainly of those groups that issued exonumia: tokens, medals, buttons, badges, ribbons, etc. and does NOT list every single group in the world.
DA Degree of Anona (youth organization of Degree of Pocahontas)
www.exonumia.com /art/society.htm   (3397 words)

  
 WHMC-Columbia--Social and Fraternal Organizations--COLLECTION DESCRIPTIONS
Records of state organization and member clubs of association to improve the status of fl women in the home and community.
Minutes of organization, 1913-1971; histories of fraternity in speeches and excerpts of diaries of prominent members.
Social organization for persons born in Missouri or who lived there for a length of time and were currently residing in California.
www.umsystem.edu /whmc/invent/desc-socfrat.html   (3025 words)

  
 Police Police Union
It was largely through the hard work and dedication of these two street-savvy retired officers that P.A.P.A. has been taken off the endangered list of fraternal organizations threatened with extinction.
In 1979, Commander Jankowski was names P.A.P.A.'s Man of the Year for his years of promoting the aims of the organization and the pride he felt in his heritage.
Topper, Pandiewicz, and other members of the organization volunteered their time demonstrating finger-printing technique and assisting Polish immigrants.
www.ipsn.org /stolot.html   (1276 words)

  
 HeritageQuest - Heritage Quest Magazine Online Genealogy Etc. Column
Samuel Jenney was on a coroner's jury held this date to determine the cause of death of Thomas Lucase of Plymouth.
Most U.S. fraternal orders were patterned after certain European benevolent societies, but each became Americanized from their institution here.
For a long list, go to the search engine, Google and type in "fraternal organizations." A list of many of these organizations can be found at this Web site.
www.heritagequest.com /magonline/html/d_020205.html   (378 words)

  
 ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY:  PREMIER LIBRARY SOURCES
Many of these organizations are Insurance or Death Benefit Societies, that were developed after the Civil War as a means for leaving something behind for families or as a means of paying for a funeral and/or headstone.
(The oldest active organization since the A.O.U.W. is no longer in business) In the summer of the year 1867, two gentle-men met at Erie, PA to devise a form of beneficial society, embracing improvement upon the old organizations as to death benefits, and a fraternal organization to give it strength and permanency.
Organized by survivors of the yellow fever epidemic of 1878.
www.slpl.lib.mo.us /libsrc/frat1.htm   (3916 words)

  
 Fraternal Organizations
The Grange or Patrons of Husbandry was initially established on a National basis as a farmers' fraternity.
The Weedsport Tent was inaugurated and a list of the Charter members appears.
The last meeting recorded was held on April S, 1878, Among the problems confronting the members at their March 18, 1878 meeting was, "a bill was read for one bottle of ink, amount of 8 cents.
www.flls.org /weedsport/fraternal.html   (1292 words)

  
 Collectible and Antique Clubs and Organizations, fraternal on CYBERATTIC.
The Denver Consistory is a Scottish Rite Freemasonry organization.
The MOVPER is a special fraternal order for Master Masons but is not a Masonary organization.
In the summer of 1889 a group of Master Masons, members of Hamilton Lodge #120 at Hamilton, New York, met to organize and hold informal meetings and the MOVPER was formed.
www.cyberattic.com /directory/Clubs_and_Organizations:fraternal20.html   (859 words)

  
 Organizations Mailing List
Our Organizations Mailing Lists are a one of a kind marketing opportunity to reach non-profit organizations and for-profit organizations.
If you answered yes to either of these questions, then our Organizations Mailing Lists are what you need.
We offer mailing lists which contain email addresses of contacts in non-profit organizations.
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 Clean Web Directory » Society » Organizations » Fraternal
Clean Web Directory is based on the Open Directory Project and has been modified by Capehostpro.com.
Web directory submission tips: When attempting get listed in a web directory, it is important to read and follow their guidelines or your web page will be rejected.
Once your website is listed in web directories it is difficult to make changes to that listing.
www.capehostpro.com /directory?c=Society/Organizations/Fraternal   (392 words)

  
 Any Odd Fellows Here? - JREF Forum
My understanding was, in fact, that the Odd Fellows was an organization that was intended to provide for those of the organization who became eldery and infirm.
I asked him about the secretiveness in that organization and he said it was organized to keep the government in check.
Still it is good to be a part of a community service organization or other groups that benefit the community where you live.
www.randi.org /forumlive/showthread.php?t=53654   (2231 words)

  
 Stephenson County Historical Society: About the Society
The first section is an alphabetical list of residents, where they live and their occupation.
The 19th century and early 20th century City Directories also list officers of local fraternal organizations, social clubs, school board and library board members, etc. Don't forget to check those pages as well.
For a list of genealogical links related to Stephenson County and Illinois please visit our links page.
www.stephcohs.org /research.htm   (949 words)

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