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  2. List of North American fraternal orders - Wikipedia

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    Fraternal Union of America – Founded in Denver on September 1, 1896, by F. F. Rose and F. A. Falkenburg. Rose was a member of a number of fraternal groups including the Mason, Heptasophs, Red Men, JOUAM, AOUW, Modern Woodmen, Pythians and Phi Delta Theta. Open to men and women. Had 5,000 members in the late 1890s.

  3. List of neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The intersections of North Ave, Damen and Milwaukee in 2010 in Wicker Park Wrigley Field, from which Wrigleyville gets its name, is home to the Chicago Cubs baseball team. There are 178 official neighborhoods in Chicago. [1] Neighborhood names and identities have evolved due to real estate development and changing demographics. [2]

  4. List of North American ethnic and religious fraternal orders

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    Had 21,000 members in 1918, with 2000 members in 24 lodges in New York City. Offered accident, death and burial insurance [90] May or may not be related to an order of the same name operating out of Chicago. [91] Independent Workmens Circle - Founded in 1906 in Boston. Open to workingmen and women and "those in sympathy with the cause of labor".

  5. Category : Fraternal service organizations based in Chicago

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    If applicable, place this category declaration at the bottom of the article that is to become a member of this category. This content category includes all articles and subcategories related to fraternities, sororities, or other service organizations chartered or having headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.

  6. Knights of Columbus - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.kofc.org. The Knights of Columbus (K of C) is a global [1] Catholic fraternal service order founded by Blessed Michael J. McGivney on March 29, 1882. [2][3] Membership is limited to practicing Catholic men. [4] It is led by Patrick E. Kelly, the order's 14th Supreme Knight. [4][5] The organization is named after the explorer ...

  7. Fraternal order - Wikipedia

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    Fraternal order. 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 ...

  8. List of social fraternities and sororities - Wikipedia

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    Social or general fraternities and sororities, in the North American fraternity system, are those that do not promote a particular profession, as professional fraternities do, or discipline, such as service fraternities and sororities. Instead, their primary purposes are often stated as the development of character, literary or leadership ...

  9. Independent Order of Vikings - Wikipedia

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    The Independent Order of Vikings is a Swedish-American fraternal organization promoting Swedish and culture and language. It was founded in Chicago the 1890s and has members throughout the United States. Authorities differ as to the order's date of foundation. Alan Axelrod states that it was founded on June 2, 1890, in Chicago, [1] while Alvin ...