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A fraternity or fraternal organization is an organized society of men associated together in an environment of companionship and brotherhood; dedicated to the intellectual, physical, and social development of its members. Service clubs, lineage societies, and secret societies are among the fraternal organizations listed here.
Secret societies in the United States (including those founded in the United States that later spread to other countries, and those founded/inspired elsewhere that came to the United States). Subcategories
Axelrod, Alan International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders New York; Facts on File, Inc 1997; Preuss, Arthur A Dictionary of Secret and other Societies St. Louis, B. Herder Book Co. 1924; Rosen, Peter The Catholic church and secret societies Milwaukee : Cannon Printing 1904
Three secret societies were formed at Columbia University: St. Anthony Hall (1847) and the Nacoms and Sachems (1898 and 1915, respectively). St. Anthony Hall is now a traditional fraternal organization and literary society that has ten other chapters, notably at Yale, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania. [13]
A purported "family tree of secret societies" has been proposed, although it may not be comprehensive. [2] Alan Axelrod, author of the International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders, [3] defines a secret society as an organization that: is exclusive; claims to own special secrets; shows a strong inclination to favor its ...
Pages in category "Secret societies" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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A fraternal order is a voluntary membership group organised as an order, with an initiation ritual and traits alluding to religious, chivalric or pseudo-chivalric orders, guilds, or secret societies. Fraternal orders typically have secular purposes, serving as social clubs, cultural organizations and providing a form of social welfare through ...