
A 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.
In recent decades, many fraternal organizations have opened membership to women, but these groups are typically still classified as fraternal due to their roots and missions.
NOTE: For Greek-letter fraternal organizations, commonly known as "fraternities" in the United States, see the Greek Organizations Portal. For academic and professional honor societies, see the Honorary Societies Portal. For women's organizations, see the Sororal Organizations Portal.
Goal
This portal is intended to be the gateway to all fraternal organization projects on Geni. The goal is to make sub-projects of the individual organizations as warranted.
Please consider starting a sub-project as needed.
Organizations
The following is a list of general fraternal organizations.
- Afrikaner Broederbond
- Afro-American Sons and Daughters
- Aid Association of Lutherans
- American Legion
- Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
- Ancient Order of Gleaners
- Ancient Order of Hibernians
- Apex
- Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
- B'nai Brith
- Boy Scouts of America
- Brotherhood of American Yeoman
- Canadian Fraternal Association
- Canadian Order for Home Circles
- Chautauqua Institute
- Civitan
- Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo
- Danish Brotherhood in America
- E Clampus Vitus
- Epsilon Sigma Alpha International
- Fraternal Forestry
- Ancient Order of Foresters
- Ancient Order of United Workmen
- Catholic Order of Foresters
- Independent Order of Foresters
- Fraternal Order of Eagles
- Fraternal Order of Moai
- Fraternal Order of Owls
- Fraternal Order of Police
- Fraternal Order Orioles
- Freemasonry
- Grand Order of Water Rats
- Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
- Honorable Order of the Blue Goose, International
- Illuminati
- Imperial Court System
- Imperial Order of Muskovites
- Improved Order of Heptasophs
- Improved Order of Red Men
- Independent Order of the Sons of Benjamin
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters
- International Order of Alhambra
- International Organisation of Good Templars
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows
- International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor
- Junior Chamber International (Jaycees or Junior Chamber of Commerce)
- Knights of Columbus
- Columbian Squires
- Kin Canada
- Kiwanis International
- Knights of Honor
- Knights of Peter Claver
- Knights of Pythias
- Knights of the Golden Eagle
- Knights of the Kappa Alpha Order
- Knights of the Maccabees
- Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine
- Knights of the Southern Cross
- Lions Club International
- Modern Woodmen of America
- Moose International
- MEANA (Malayalee Engineers Association in North America)
- National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry (The Grange)
- National Haymakers Association
- National Indian War Veterans of the U.S.A.
- Native Sons of the Golden West
- New England Order of Protection
- Optimist International
- Orange Order
- Order of Heptasophs
- Order of Owls
- Order of Scottish Clans
- Order of the Sons of Italy in America
- Order Tutor
- Ordo Templi Orientis
- Patriotic Order Sons of America
- Polish National Alliance
- Rosicrucian Fellowship
- Rotary International
- Round Table Club
- Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
- Ruritan
- Samaritans
- Samfundet SHT
- Sertoma International
- Sons of Confederate Veterans
- Sons of Hermann
- Sons of Norway
- Sons of the American Revolution
- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
- Soroptimist
- Tau Gamma Phi
- Unico
- Woodmen of the World
- Zonta International