Non-Masonic Fraternal Organizations
(organizations are listed alphabetically)

Organization Name	Website and/or other information
Acacia Fraternity	http://acacia.org
B'nai B'rith	http://bnaibrith.org/
Civitan	Civitan International http://www.civitan.org/
Druids	United Ancient Order of Druids, U.A.O.D. NOT a religious or pagan group, but a fraternal organization similar to the others on this list
Eagles	Fraternal Order of Eagles
Elks	Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
The Grange	official name - The Patrons of Husbandry founded Dec. 4, 1867, in Washington, D.C. 202-628-3507 or 888-4-grange 1616 H Street NW Washington DC 20006-4999
Jaycees	Junior Chamber of Commerce http://www.usjaycees.org/
JOUAM - Junior Order American Mechanics	http://bessel.org/jouam.htm
Kiwanis	Kiwanis International http://www.kiwanis.org/
Knights of Columbus	http://www.kofc-supreme-council.org/
Knights Templar	http://www.smotj.org/  (non-Masonic) Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Solomon Autonomous Grand Priory of the United States of America
Lions	Lions International
Moose	Moose International
Odd Fellows	official name - Independent Order of Odd Fellows Sovereign Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. 422 Trade Street Winston-Salem NC 27101-2830
Optimists International	http://www.optimist.org/
Patriotic Order, Sons Of America
Pythias	official name - Knights of Pythias The Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias 1495 Hancock Street Quincy MA 02169-5236 (phone) 617-472-8800 (fax) 617-376-0363
Red Men	official name - The Improved Order of Red Men http://www.redmen.org/ (phone) 254-756-1221 (fax) 254-756-4828 4521 Speight Ave Waco TX 76711 (email) info@redmen.org
Rotary	Rotary International http://www.rotary.org/
Ruritan	Ruritan National http://www.ruritan.org/
Soroptimists	http://www.soroptimist.org
Woodmen	http://www.woodmen.com/

Veteran Organizations
Organization Name	Website and/or other information
American Legion	http://www.legion.org/
Amvets	http://www.amvets.org/
Catholic War Veterans	http://www.ocwvets.org/
Disabled American Veterans	http://www.dav.org/
Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.	http://www.jwv.org
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
The Military Order of the Purple Heart	http://www.purpleheart.org/
Sons of Confederate Veterans	http://www.scv.org/
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War	http://suvcw.org/
Veterans of the Vietnam War	http://www.vvnw.org/
VFW - Veterans of Foreign Wars	http://www.vfw.org
Vietnam Veterans of America	http://205.229.234.151/

Also see http://www.exonumia.com/art/society.htm for an excellent, long list of abbreviations applying to many, many fraternal organizations.

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