fraternal organization
Lodge with rituals
A fraternal organization is a group whose members share a common bond—profession, ethnicity, religion, or simply mutual aid—and gather for fellowship, ritual, and often charitable purposes.
Examples include the Freemasons, Elks, Knights of Columbus, and college fraternities.
The word fraternal emphasizes brotherhood, though many such organizations now admit women.
He joined a fraternal organization for the networking opportunities.
- FreemasonsOldest secular fraternal order
- secret societyCovert fraternal organization
- Rotary ClubLocal humanitarian networking group
- civic dutyObligation owed to community
- charitable worksActs of giving aid
lodge meeting · Knights Templar · sworn brotherhood · Lions Club · Shriners · Knights of Columbus · Druids · secret handshake · Habitat for Humanity · membership dues · blood oath · American Bar Association · initiation rites · benevolent society · boys club
- organizationsorganizations, company, companies, club, clubs
- nonprofitscharity shop, charity organizations, nonprofit, nonprofits, charities
- private institutionprivate school, private university, private hospital, private bank, private foundation
fraternal organizationcommunity center
Shared neighborhood gathering space
civic organization · public library · public forum · town hall · general public
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