Secret Societies and Fretarnal Organizations

Freemasonry and Fraternal Organizations

Ahepa
Alianza Hispano-Americana
American Legion
AMORC
Ancient Egyptian Order Mystic Oriental Sons
Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC)
Ancient Order of Gleaners
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Ancient Order of Knights of the Mystic Chain
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Anti-Horse Thief Association
Artisans' Order of Mutual Protection
Artus, Order of
Ben Hur Life Association
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Council of Malta
Court of Honor
Cowboy Rangers, National Order of
Czechoslovak Society of America
Danish Brotherhood in America
Deutsche Orden der Harugari
E Clampus Vitus
Elks
Equitable Aid Union
Fenian Brotherhood
Foresters
Fraternal Brotherhood
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Fraternal Order of Police
Fratres Lucis
Freemasonry

Order of Freemasons under the Grand Orient of the Netherlands
Order of Freemasons under the Grand Chapter of Higher Degrees in the Netherlands
Department of the Masters' Degree
Supreme Council of the 33rd and Last Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
York Rite
Grand Chapter of the Holy Royal Arch
Provincial Grand Lodge of the Royal Order of Scotland
District Grand Lodge of the Mark Masters
United Religious, Military, and Masonic Orders of the Temple, and of St.John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes, and Malta
Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests and Order of Holy Wisdom
Royal and Select Masters
Knights of York Cross of Honour
Order of the Red Cross of Constantine
Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia
International Order of Co-Masonry 'Le Droit Humain'
Dutch Grand Lodge of Co-Masonry
Dutch Association of Freemasons
Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraïm
Order of the Secret Monitor
Order of the Allied Masonic Degrees
Order of Eri
Knights Beneficent of the Holy City
Masonic Order of Athelstan
Ancient and Masonic Order of the Scarlet Cord
Order of the Knight Masons
August Order of Light
Order of St. Thomas of Acon
Ancient and Noble Order of Corks
Hermetic Chapter of Spiritual Knight
Adoptive Rite
Ancient Arabic Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Shriners)
Ancient Egyptian Order of Sciots
Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm (Grotto)
Ancient Toltec Rite
Grand Order Sword of Bunker Hill
Ancient Arabic Order of Daughters of Sphinx
Daughters of the Nile
Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America
Daughters of Isis
Daughters of Mokanna
Order of the Eastern Star
Order of the Golden Chain
Order of Rainbow for Girls
International Order of Job's Daughters
Order of the Amaranth
Order Star of Bethlehem
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Heroines of Jericho
Order of the True Kindred
Ladies of Knights Templar
Order of DeMolay
Knights of Pythagoras
Order of the Builders
Swedenborgian Rite
Royal Order of Jesters
Order of Quetzalcoatl
Tall Cedars of Lebanon
National Sojourners / Heroes of '76
Social Order of the Beauceant

Golden Dawn, Order of the
Grand and Noble Order of Button Busters
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand United Order of Moses
Homesteaders
Honorable Order of the Blue Goose
Improved Order of Heptasophs
Improved Order of Lions
Improved Order of Red Men
Independent Order of B'nai B'rith
Independent Order of Good Templars
Independent Order of St.Luke
Independent Order of Vikings
International Order of Hoo-Hoo
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Knights and Ladies of Security
Knights and Ladies of the Golden Rule
Knights of the Ancient Essenic Order
Knights of Columbus
- International Order of the Alhambra
- Daughters of Isabella
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Knights of Honor
Knights of Pythias
Knights of the Royal Arch
Knights of St.Crispin, Order of the
Knights of Venus
Knights of Zion
Loyal Guard
Loyal Mystic Legion of America
Loyal Order of Jonathan and David
Mechanics, United Order of (various orders)
Mechanics, Junior Order of American
Modern Brotherhood of America
Moose
Odd Fellows

Orange Orders
Order of Free Weavers Vinculum Verum
Order of Heptasophs
Order of the Iroquois
Order Italian Sons and Daughters of America
Order of Martinists
Order of the Maccabees
Order of Owls
Order of Patrons of Husbandry - Grangers
Order of Red Eagles
Order Sons of Norway
Order of Tyrian Knights
Order of Weavers Vita Feminea Textura
Order of White Knights
Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.)
Patriotic Order Sons of America
The Praetorians
Railway Conductors of America, Order
Rechabites
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
Royal Arcanum
Royal Circle of Friends of the World
Royal Highlanders
Royal Neighbors of America
Royal Templars of Temperance
Royal Tribe of Joseph
Scandinavian Brotherhood / Scandinavian Fraternity
Scottish Clans, Order of
Sons of Benjamin, Independent Order of
Sons of Hermann, Order of
Sons of Italy. Order of
Sons of Jonadab, Order of
Sons of St. George, Order of
Sons of Temperance
Sons of Vulcan
Sovereigns of Industry
Spanish War Veterans
Star of Bethlehem
Stonecutters
Twelve, International Order of, Knights and Daughters of Tabor
Twentieth Century Orient / Order of the Grand Orient
United Ancient Order of Druids
United Brothers of Friendship - Sisters of the Mysterious Ten
United Commercial Travelers of America

Ancient Mystic Order of Bagmen of Bagdad

United Order of True Reformers
Woodmen

This is absolutely not a complete survey of secret societies and fraternal organizations; there are hundreds of them. This listing is a subjective choice of the editors of this site and mainly the result of available source-documents as rituals.
For some texts linked on this page, we have made extensive use of The International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders by Alan Axelrod (published New York, Checkmark Books, 1997) and Fraternal Organizations by Alvin J. Schmidt (published Westport, Greenwood Press, 1980).

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