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Royal Benefit Society – Founded in 1893 in New York. Founders included Freemasons, Oddfellows, Pythians, and members of the Royal Arcanum. Membership is open to men and women. Had 3,000 members in the late 1890s. Issued $250 to $3,000 certificates payable at death or the end of 10, 15, or 20 years.
A friendly society or benefit society is a voluntary association formed to provide mutual aid, benefit, for instance insurance for relief from sundry difficulties. These groups are also known as a fraternal benefit society, fraternal benefit order, or mutual aid organization. Following is an incomplete list of these societies and orders.
Active in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. [50] Sons of Hermann; United League of America; Workmen's Benefit Fund - Founded as the Workmen's Sick and Death Benefit Fund in 1884, this organization was licensed to provide insurance in February 1899. The current name was adopted in 1939. [51]
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.
Many fraternal benefit societies were founded to serve the needs of immigrants and other under-served groups [9] who shared common bonds of religion, ethnicity, gender, occupation or shared values. The first modern American fraternal benefit society was the Ancient Order of United Workmen, founded by John J. Upchurch in 1868. [10] "The Order of ...
Pages in category "Clubs and societies in New York City" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lambda Iota Society: ΛΙ: 1836 Local University of Vermont: Traditional [ah] Lambda Phi Delta: ΛΦΔ: c. 1968–c. 1975 Local State University of New York at Cortland: Traditional Inactive [15] Lambda Phi Epsilon: ΛΦΕ: 1981 International NIC, NAPA Asian-American ΗΓΕΜΟΝΕΣ ΕΝ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΙΣ ΕΙΝΑΙ (Leaders Among Men) Active
Women's club buildings in New York (state) (7 P) Pages in category "Clubs and societies in New York (state)" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.