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Listing of Fraternal Orders, Secret Societies, Fraternal Organizations, etc.
Including some slogans, some with information.
* Items preceeded by asterisk are known to have issued swords (and probably other exonumia).
** I have JUST STARTED marking these groups with a double star, to denote that exonumia is known
from this group. DO NOT write on the major groups, but if you have exonumia from small issuers, please advise.
-BA: In some organizations this suffix stands for Benefit Association (a group
that collects money from members for distribution to deceased member's family).
PART TWO: Letters M to Z. Part I: A-L
MoA Maids of Athens (changed to Maids of Athena, also see Sons of Pericles)
MAFO Modern American Fraternal Order
MB Mystic Brothers (Independent Order of Mystic Brothers)
MBA Modern Brotherhood of America
MBARTE Mutual Benefit Association of Rail Transportation Employees, Inc.
MBS Mutual Benefit Society.
MBSCC Maine Boys Sweet Corn Club. **
MCFA Michigan Cock Fanciers Association. **
MCOF Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters.
MENSA An international high-intellect society; a triple meaning in Latin of mind, table, month, which suggests
a monthly meeting of great minds around a table. Link (** members wear small yellow round pin)
MFC Masonic Fraternal Congress. **
MGGS Mutual Guild of Grand Secretaries
MHPD Assn. of Ohio. Unknown - (** Badge reported, possibly P. D. = Painters & Decorators)
MIAFA 'My Interests Are For America' (KKK slogan)
MIOB Magnanimous and Invincible Order of Blackmen ** No longer functioning. See LOL.
MKBO Mystic Knights of the Blue Ox, of Bayfield WI **
MKFL Modern Knights Fidelity League
MKSP Modern Knights of St. Paul
MLA Masonic Life Association
MLCA Marine Corps League Auxiliary ** patch seen.
MMAA Mennonite Mutual Aid Association (Anabaptist congregation ) Link
MMSA Mineral Mine Smelters Association
MOAA Military Officers Association of America
MOC Modern Order of Chaldeans
MOC Military Order of the Cootie, the honor degree of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
* MOLLUS Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Link **Badge seen
MOP Modern Order of Praetorians
MOPH Military Order of the Purple Heart. For those who received the Purple Heart.
MORMAN: LDS Church
MOS Mechanical Order of the Sun
MOS Military Order of the Serpent (Spanish-American War veterans, secret society)
MOS&B Military Order of the Stars and Bars (see SCV)
MOVPER Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchnated Realm (a.k.a. the Grotto; Supreme Council of Grottoes
of North America; Masonic) **
MPA Miner's Protective Association Association (owned and operated by the Mine Owners in the Cripple Creek
Area, Colo. This organization had to approve you for work, else you could not be employed in the mines).
MPMO Motion Picture Machine Operators
MPPM Missouri Paw Paw Militia (Paw Paws)
MR Modern Romans
MRA Masonic Relief Association
* MRA Royal Arcanum Link **
MR-A Moral Re-Armament
MS Modern Samaritans
MS Mystic Seven
MS Mystic Star (Order of the Mystic Star)
MSA Masonic Service Association.
MSMV Medical Society of the Missouir Valley. **
MTA Mosaic Templars of America
MVA Mexican Veterans Association (U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-48) **
* MWA Modern Woodmen of America Link **
MWF Modern Woodmen Foresters (uniformed contingent of Modern Woodmen of America) Link Also listed as MWFA (Modern Woodmen Foresters of America). **(Parade ax
and belt plates seen)
MWW Mystic Workers of the World
MYF Methodist Youth Fellowship
NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People **
NABA North American Benefit Association
NAH National Association of Haymakers
NASA North American Swiss Alliance
NASA Norwegian American Seaman's Association. **
NATB National Association of Tunerbunds (German-American Society) **
NAU North American Union (later renamed North American Union Life Assurance Society)
Navy Club Ship 1, Rockford IL ** token exists
NBS National Benefit Society
NCSF National Catholic Society of Foresters Link
ND National Defenders
NDGW Native Daughters of the Golden West
NEA National Education Association
NEA New Era Association.
NEFMC New England Fat Men's Club. **
NELPS New England Loyal Publication Society
NEOP New England Order of Protection ** Badge seen
NF National Fraternity
NFC National Federated Craft (Masonic)
NFCA National Fraternal Congress of America Link
NFL National Fraternal League
NFSD National Fraternal Society of the Deaf
NFU National Fraternal Union
NG National Guard
NGA National Guard Association. **
NGDA National Grain Dealers Association. **
NHA National Haymaker's Association.
NHA National Hay Association. **
NHG National Home Guard(s) **
NIRDC National Indian Runner Duck Club **
NL or USNL US Navy League ** pin seen
NLMC National League of Masonic Clubs
NMB National Mutual Benefit
NOA National Order of America
NOAC National Organization of Alley Cats **
NOB New Order Builders
NOCR National Order of Cowboy Rangers
NOK New Order of Knights (KKK)
NOV National Order of Videttes (a.k.a. Order of Thirteen)
NOW Neighbors of Woodcraft Link
NPB&EA National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association. **
NPLA National Protective Life Association
NRA National Recovery Administration (Depression-era federal agency. Initials and emblem often misidentified
as National Rifle Association or other civilian organization.) **
NRA National Rifle Association **
NS, NSI National Sojourners, Inc.
NSBA North Star Benefit Association
NSCDA National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
NSDAC National Society Daughters of the American Colonists Link
NSDAR National Society Daughters of American Revolution
NSGW Native Sons of the Golden West **
NSS National Slovak Society of the U.S.A. Link
NSSUP National Society Sons of Utah Pioneers
NTCM National Travelers Club for Masons
NTW ** (Loyalty League pinback button seen)
NUAS National Union Assurance Society
NUL National Union League
NUTS National Utah Token Society
NWLA: UNKNOWN! **(Seen: A four-lobed gilt/plated brass badge with the initials N. W . L. A. in spaces between
four hands. The hands clasp a circle enclosing the word UNION. Above each hand is a banner with the name of a state:
IOWA, MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, and SOUTH DAKOTA)
NWLH Northwestern Legion of Honor
OA, O of A Order of Aegis
OA, O of A Order of Ahepa
OA, O of A Order of Alfredians
OA, O of A Order of Alhambra
OA, O of A Order of Amaranth (Masonic)
OA, O of A Order of Americus
OA, O of A Order of Amitie
OA, O of A Order of the Arrow (Boy Scouts) **
OAC, O of AC Order of American Cincinnatus
OAFC Order of the American Fraternal Circle
OAK Order of American Knights
OAO Order of Ancient Oaks
OAPN, OA-P-N Order of Anti-Poke-Noses
OAT Order of Artistic Typists **(pin seen)
OAU Order of the American Union
OB, O of B Order of Bananas
OB, O of B Order of the Bath of the U.S.A.
OB, O of B Order of Bugs
OB, O of B Order of the Builders (Masonic youth; also seen as OOB)
OBA Orange Benevolent Association
OBA Order of B'rith Abraham
OC Optimist Club **
OC Order of Camels
OCF Order of Chosen Friends
OCFU Order of the Continental Fraternal Union
OCJS Order of the Constellation of Junior Stars (Order of Eastern Star youth)
OD, O of D Order of Desoms (also seen as OOD)
OD Order of DeMolay (Masonic boys)
ODHS Des Schwestern Verbandes (Sisters of the Federation)
ODM Order of De Molay (Masonic)
ODS Order of the Daughters of Scotia
ODS Order of the Daughters of Scotland
OE, O of E Order of Equity (also seen as OOE)
O of F Order of Foresters. **
OES Order of the Eastern Star (Masonic) **
OGC Order of the Golden Chain
OGC Order of the Golden Circle
OGK Order of the Golden Key
OGL Order of the Golden Links
OGR Order of the Golden Rod
OGT Order of Good Templars
OGT Order of Good Times
OH, O of H Order of Heptasophs
OH, O of H Order of Homebuilders
OHB Order of Home Builders
OHD Order of Houn' Dawgs (Founded in Cabool, MO, c. 1912. Lodges called 'Kennels.')
OI , O of I Order of Iroquois
OIA ( OOIA - OofIA) Order (of) Independant Americans. The medals look like those of the JrOUAM but there
is an open Bible instead of the arm and hammer laying on the Square and Compass. **
OIH Order of (the) Iron Hall, fraternal relief fund society. *(certificate for membership reported)
* OKF Order of the Knights of Friendship
OKM Order of Knight Masons
OLRS, OLRSH Order of the Little Red Schoolhouse (or ...School House)
OMBA Occidental Mutual Benefit Association
OMP Order of Mutual Protection
OMS Order of the Mystic Star
One Country, One Flag, One Language: Slogan of the KKK **
OO, O of O Order of Orioles (usually seen as FOO)
OOB Order of the Builders
OOC Order of Calanthe
OOD Order of Desoms
OOE Order of Equity
OOF Order of Odd Fellows (usually seen as IOOF)
OOHP Oriental Order of Humility and Perfection
OOO Order of Owls
OOYD, OYD Order of Yellow Dogs (also seen as Improved Order of...)
OP, O of P Order of Pente
OPG Order of Pink Goats
OPH Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (Grange)
OR, OoR Order of Rameses - Paroah, Council of Gizeh ** (Medal seen, dated 1930)
ORC Order of Railroad Conductors **
ORC Order of the Red Cross (York Rite, Commandery)
ORM Order of Red Men **
ORP Order of Royal Purple (also ROoP Royal Order of Purple) (Elks auxiliary in Canada)
ORT Order of Railroad Telegraphers **
OS, O of S Order of Sparta ** pin seen
OS, O of S Order of the Square
OSA Order of the Sons of America
OSA Orthodox Society of America
OSB Order of the Shepherds of Bethlehem
OSC Order of Scottish Clans
OSE Order of the Star in the East. Theosophical Society. Active in the US and other countries from around
1912-1929. A common badge was a small sterling silver star.
OSH Order of the Shield of Honor
OSI, OSIA Order of the Sons of Italy (in America)
OSL Order of the Sons of Liberty
OSLRR, OSL RR: Oregon Shortline Railroad
OSM Order of the Secret Monitor (Brotherhood of David and Jonathan)
OSSB Order of the Star Spangled Banner
OSSG Order of the Sons of St. George
OTK Order of the True Kindred (or Brotherhood of David and Jonathan)
OT, O of T Order of Thirteen
OTO, O:.T:.O:. Ordo Templi Orientis ('Order of the Templars of the East')
OTr Order of the Trapezoid, which is a chivilraic Order within the TOS.
OTT Old Time Telegraphers. **
OU, O of U Order of Order of Unity
* OUA Order of United Americans, Started in 1843 as a patriotic organization, reformed in 1896 as a patriotic
and beneficial society in Pennsylvania.
* OUAM Order of United American Mechanics **
OUCTA Order of United Commercial Travelers of America Link
OUF-OofUF Order of United Friends
OWSJ Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
OYD Order of Yellow Dogs (also seen as Improved Order of... IOYD)
PA Philanthropic Assembly
PAA Pancretan Association of America
PAKC (See PAUCA)
PAM Protective Association of Masons ** (tag reported)
PAP Purity, Aid, and Progress (Moose)
PAUCA Providence Association of Ukrainian Catholics in America
Pax Aut Bellum 'Peace or War' - Uniform Rank (motto)
PBA Polish Beneficial Association
PBA Police Benevolent Association
PBU Presbyterian Beneficial Union
PCA Patriarchal Circle of America
PCP Unknown **(bronze medal reported with PCP with dangling triangle, altar, urn, sheperd's crooks)
PCSS Pacific Coast Numismatic Society (medals issued)
PCU Portuguese Continental Union of the U.S.A. Link
PEO P.E.O. Sisterhood ( ''Protect Each Other"). Female-only group devoted to good works; my ex- was
a member. The husbands are known as BIL, Brothers in Love, or Brothers-in-Law. ** Star-shaped pins with
"PEO" in the center exist, but are rare, as the group actively attempts to retrieve them when members
die or leave. They exist in gold.
PF Pilgrim Fathers, United Order of
PFA Pioneer Fraternal Association
PFA Polish Falcons of America Link
PFIA Police and Firemen's Insurance Association
PFO Pioneer Fraternal Order
PG Pink Goats (a.k.a. Order of Pink Goats)
PGA Professional Golfers Association
PH, P of H Patrons of Husbandry (a.k.a. the Grange; sheaf of wheat) Link **
PHA Peter Hauck Association (Harrison, NJ) **
PHC Protected Home Circle ** PHC - LRNU pin seen
PHES, PHGCES Prince Hall (Grand Chapter of the) Eastern Star
PHF Prince Hall Freemasonry (African-American)
PIA Perfect Initiates of Asia
PKA Protestant Knights of America
PLEF Pythian Sisters, an independent auxiliary of the Knights of Pythias. Link
Purity is the stage reached through honorable motive, action and thought and should be a goal we seek to
attain.
Love represents service, guidance, trust and tolerance. Through Love we are bound together as a band of
Sisters.
Equality requires sharing with each Sister all rights and responsibilites. As Pythian Sisters we work together
for the good of all.
Fidelity means being faithful, steadfast and loyal to God and to each other.
* PM Patriarchs Militant (and a lilly) (Independent Order of Odd Fellows): Odd Fellows Patriarchs Militant
(c.1882-1884).
PMA Progressive Miners Assoication
PMC Past Master Councilor (Order of DeMolay)
PNA Polish National Alliance
PNNA Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
PNU Polish National Union Link
PO with an Elkhead: BPOE
POA Patriotic Order of Americans
POF Pennsylvania Order of Foresters
POG Provincial Old Guard **
POS Priory of Sion
* POSA, POS of A Patriotic Order of the Sons of America **
PPBA Portuguese Protective & Benevolent Association
PPOSW Patriotic & Protective Order of the Stags of the World
PPP Prudent Patricians of Pompeii of the U.S.A.
PRCUA Polish Roman Catholic Union of America Link
PS Philalethes Society
PS Pythian Sisters (a.k.a. Supreme Temple Order of Pythian Sisters)
PS, PS of A Princes of Syracuse (a.k.a. Junior Order of the Princes of Syracuse; Knights of Pythias youth
organization)
PSCU Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union
PSW Pythian Sisters of the World
PTA Parents and Teachers Association. **
PUA Polish Union of America Link
PUL Philadelphia Union League
PWAA Polish Women's Alliance of America Link
QA Quarrymen's Association (a.k.a. International Cut Stone Quarrymen's Association)
QCI Quota Club International (business & professional women) **
QS, QSS Quill & Scroll Society
QUESTERS (antiques organization)
RA Rebekah Assemblies
RA Royal Ambassadors
* RA Royal Arcanum, a fraternal benefit life insurance company founded in Massachusetts in 1877. ** pins
exist
RAA Rakoczi Aid Association
* RAM Royal Arch Masons (York Rite)
RAOA Railway Accounting Officer's Association: Apparently in existence from 1888 until it merged with various
other railroad organizations to form the following on October 12, 1934: AAR - Association of American Railroads
** (watch fob seen)
RAOB Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffalo Link
RAPC Royal Arch Purple Chapter ** See Loyal Orange Lodge (LOL)
RB Rochester Brotherhood
RBAI Royal Black Association of Ireland ** No longer functioning. See LOL.
RBO Russian Brotherhood Organization of the U.S.A. Link
RBP Royal Black Preceptory ** See Loyal Orange Lodge (LOL)
RBS Royal Benefit Society
RC Red Cross
RCC, RC of C Red Cross of Constantine. Link
* IHSV Red Cross of Constantine (Masonic)
RCK Red Cross Knights
RCMP Royal Candian Mounted Police
RE Red Eagles
REOF Royal & Exalted Order of Fleas
RF Rosicrucian Fraternity (a.k.a. Fraternitas Rosae Crucis)
RFB Royal Fellows of Bagdad (liquor salesmen; not related to Bagmen of Bagdad)
RG Rainbow Girls (also seen as Rainbow for Girls, Masonic)
RG Rune-Gild is a school of esoteric knowledge based on the Odian system of the Runes. Link **
RH Royal Highlanders
RI Rotary International **
RIMAS Russian Independent Mutual Aid Society
* RK Roman Knights (The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross)
RM Red Men (Also: Chieftains League, ca. 1885)
RMBI Royal Masonic Institution for Boys (England) **
RMBI Royal Masonic Benevelant Instution (Canada)
RMOKH-RMOKHJ Religious & Military Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre (of Jerusalem)
RN, RNA Royal Neighbors of America Link
RO Rosicrucian Order (a.k.a. AMORC)
RO-AUM Rosicrucian Order
ROCMAS Russian Orthodox Catholic Mutual Aid Society Link
ROCWMAS Russian Orthodox Catholic Women's Mutual Aid Society
ROJ Royal Order of Jesters - Masonic (with chapters for each city; Rockford is #69). **
Billiken Squadron - Members of ROJ who are pilots or members of combat air crews.
ROL or ROOL Royal Order of Lions ** (pin reported)
ROOP Royal Order of Purple
ROORAGS Royal Order of the Red Ass Goose (WWII military social group, Midway Navy, patch reported)
ROS Royal Order of Scotland ** patch seen
RP Royal Purple (Order of Royal Purple)
RRRR Royal Riders of the Red Robe (KKK-like organization for naturalized Americans)
RSGF Royal Society of Good Fellows
RSM Royal and Select Masters (Masonic: York Rite) ** Badges exist
* RSTV Rite of St. Vaclav
* RSTV Rite of St. Vitus
RSW Rathbone Sisters of the World
RT Round Table
RTJ Royal Tribe of Joseph
RTT Royal Templars of Temperance
RWB, RW&B Red, White & Blue (late 19th/early 20th century 'patriotic' Organization; anti-Catholic)
SA, S of A Sons of Abraham
SA, S of A Sons of Adam
SAF Scandinavian American Fraternity
SAL Sons of the American Legion
* SAR Sons of the American Revolution (also NSAR: National SAR) Link
SAS St. Ambrogio Society (Rockford, IL)
SAS St.Andrews Society (Canada). **
SAWV Spanish American War Veterans. **
SB Sons of Benjamin
SB Star of Bethlehem
SB Spartan Band
SB of A (Trophet) (unknown) **
* SBCL Saint Boniface Catholic Union
SBF Society of Blue Friars (correspondence-based fraternal order)
* SBL Society B. Lafayette, General Lafayette.
SBOA Slovakian Brotherhood of America **
SCA Society for Creative Anachronisms. Link
SCAW Supreme Camp of the American Woodmen
SCS Slovak Catholic Sokol (gymnastic/fitness and fraternal organization) Link
SCS Slavonic Catholic Society (also seen as SKS)
SCTK Supreme Conclave of True Kindred (Masonic related)
* SCV-SoCV Sons of Confederate Veterans Link **
SCVCW Sons of Confederate Veterans of the Civil War
SDA, SDANA Shrine Directors Association of North America
SDL Sons & Daughters of Liberty ** Grave marker reported.
SDP Sons & Daughters of Protection
SEC Supreme Emblem Club of the U.S.A.
SES, SESSC Society Espirito Santo of the State of California
SFA Scandinavian Fraternity of America
SFLIS Sloga Fraternal Life Insurance Society (Slovenian)
SFWC Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle
SG Sunshine Girls (Pythian Sisters youth organization)
SGUS Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol of the U.S.A.
SH, S of H Sons of Hermann (also: Order of the Sons of Hermann) Texas Hermann Sons Link
SI, S of I Sons of Italy
SKA Silver Knights of America (bimetallism organization)
* SKoA Select Knights of America
SKS Slavonic Catholic Society
Skulls Order of the Skull and Bones
SL Sons of Liberty
SL Sexennial League (investment society; name refers to 6-year membership term)
SLOGA See SFLIS.
SLTV St. Louis Turn Verein.
SM, S of M Sons of Malta
SMAA Scandinavian Mutual Aid Association
SMB Societa di Mutuo Beneficio/Beneficienza (Italian-American Mutal Benefit Society)
SMBA Slovenian Mutual Benefit Association. A fraternal benefit life insurance society founded in 1910, in
1966 it became the American Mutual Life Insurance Association.
SMOC Supreme Mechanical Order of the Sun
SMOM Sovereign Military Order of Malta or, The Military and Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem (generally
known as the Order of Malta).
SMOTJ Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, Knights Templar. LINK
SMS Societa di Mutuo Soccorso (Italian-American Mutal Benefit Society)
SN, S of N Sons of Norway (also seen as SON) **
SNA Shrine of North America (Masonic)
SNBS Slovene National Benefit Society
SNCC Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNF Serb National Federation Link
SNPJ Slovene National Benefit Society (originally Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota) Link
SOB Society of Bearded Numistmatists: Fun organization, issued buttons and awards, now defunct.
SoB Society of the Bell. A (possibly) secret society of very high businessmen.
Socio Hispano Hispanic-American Alliance **
SOKOL Sokol U.S.A. (Slovak gymnastic/fitness & fraternal organization)
SSON Sons of Norway SOFN Link
SOOB Social Order of the Beauceant (Christian women's organization; members are wives & widows of Knights
Templar)
SOP Sons of Pericles
S of SG Sons of St. George. **
SOSJ Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem (also seen as OSJ)
SOV Sons of Veterans. **
SOWR Supreme Order of White Rabbits (founded by ex-members of OOO)
SP, S of P Sons of Pericles
SP, S of P Sons of Poland Link
SPEBSQSA Society for the Preservation & Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America
Spes Mea in Deo Est 32nd degree Mason (motto)
SPAA St. Patrick's Alliance of America
SPCSCPG Society for the Prevention of Calling Sleeping-Car Porters "George"
SPJST Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas (Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas)
SPRSI Sociedade Portuguesa Rainha Santa Isabel (Portuguese Society of Queen St. Isabel)
SR Societas Rosicrusiana (England)
SRA, SRANA Shrine Recorders Association of North America
SRA States' Rights Association
SRBOBRAN-SLOGA: SRPSKI PRAVOSLAUM SAVEZ SRBOBRAN (founded in 1901) and SAVEZ SJEDINJENIH SRBA-SLOGA (founded
in 1909) both merged in 1921 to become: SRBOBRAN-SLOGA, which in 1929 merged with SAVEZ SLOBODA forming the SERB
NATIONAL FEDERATION.
SRCF Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis (Masonic related)
SRCFW Supreme Royal Circle of Friends of the World
SSAL Sunday School Athletic League, active in NY area ca. 1900.
SS-LL-KD (pairs of letters at corners of triangle, with RB in center) Search the Scriptures; Live the Life;
Know the Doctrine - Rochester Brotherhood
SSS: S.S.S. & Brotherhood of the Z.Z.R.R.Z.Z. (Theosophy related)
SSSS Sveas Soner Singing Society, Sveas Soner Swedish Singing Society, Svea Music Hall (Rockford, IL: tokens
exist, WANTED!) **
ST Sons of Temperance
STOL: This site copy righted by R/Hart zog.
STOPS Supreme Temple Order of Pythian Sisters
SUI Society of United Irishmen
* SUV, SV Sons of (Union) Veterans (descendants of Union veterans of the Civil War)
SW, S of W See PPOSW.
SYMWA/SYMWAO Spend Your Money With Americans/Only (KKK slogan) **
TBH Tribe Ben Hur
TC Triangle Club (a.k.a. The Triangle; related to Socialist Labor Party of the 19th century)
TCL, TCLNA Tall Cedars of Lebanon (of North America) (Masonic)
TDS The Danish Sisterhood
Tebala (Masonic) **
TF, T of F Temple of Fraternity (occult order; unrelated to Knights Templar)
* TH, T of H Temple of Honor (Independent Order of Odd Fellows)
THT Templars of Honor and Temperance
TK True Kindred
TKKKK Templar Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
TL, T of L Templars of Liberty ( late 19th/early 20th century 'patriotic' organization; anti-Catholic)
TLPF Temple of Honor and Temperance (IOOF)
TMA ** (T-M-A Lodge 50, 5cent token reported)
TMC or TMCAA Tile & Mantel Contractors Association of America Founded in 1903. In 1936, renamed Tile Contractors
Association of America. ** (badge/drop seen)
TOGD Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn (Order of the T.·.G.·.D.·.)(see HOGD) Link
TOS Temple of Set, also often TS, which is an international initiatory organization
TOSF Third Order of St. Francis (pin seen: Deus Meus et Omnia: My God My All)
TOTE Totem of the Eagle (Red Men) **
TPA, TPA Travelers Protective Association of America **
TR True Reformers (See GUOTR.)
TRC Theta Rho Clubs (Rebekah Assemblies youth organization)
TS Theosophical Society Link
Emblem Link
TS True Sisters (See UOTS.)
TURTLE (Are you a turtle?) Link
TURTLES Truly Understanding Responsible Trusting Loyal Electricians Society: secret
group helps members when they have legal trouble or need to hide from the law. extremely secretive.
UA, U of A United Americans (Order of United Americans)
* UAM United American Mechanics **
* UAOD United Ancient Order of Druids Link **
UBF United Brothers of Friendship (African-American)
UC Union Club
UCC Union Congressional Committee
UCCE Universal Craftsmen Council of Engineers (Masonic engineers)
UCT, UCTA United Commercial Travelers (of America) **
* UCV United Confederate Veterans (Civil War) **
UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy **
UF United Friars (a.k.a. Fraternity of United Friars)
UFA Ukrainian Fraternal Association
UFFUs A secret society in Walla Walla Co, WA, known as the U.F.F.Us, whose purpose was a mystery, which
used to parade with torches and did mysterious things, prior to 1918, perhaps ca. 1860's. Perhaps related to the
Vigilantes.
UFL Union Fraternal League
UFM United Friends of Michigan
UI United Irishmen (a.k.a. Society of United Irishmen)
UKA United Klans of America (KKK) **
UL Union League
ULA Union League of America
ULK Union League of Kentucky
ULNY Union League of NY
ULT Union League of TN
UMWA United Mine Workers of America **
UNA Ukrainian National Association - UNA-YHC same in Ukrainian ** pin seen
UNAA, UNAAA Ukrainian National Aid Association (of America)
UNLIS United National Life Insurance Society (Portuguese Americans)
UNPC Union National Party Committee
UO Union Orange
UOA United Order of Americans
UOF United Order of Foresters
UOGC United Order of the Golden Cross
UO of IOL [United Order of ?] Independent Odd Ladies, a forerunner of the Daughters of Rebekah.
UOPF United Order of Pilgrim Fathers ** (brass shell, dated 1620-1879 seen).
UOTS United Order of True Sisters (Jewish women's organization)
UPEC Unai Portuguesa do Estado da California (Portuguese Union of the State of California: Azores fraternal)
Link
UPW, UPWA Union of Polish Women (in America)
UR Uniform Rank (Knights of Pythias, ca. 1877)
URCL & PW of A United Rubber, Coal, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America ** (union dues pinbacks seen)
USA United States Army **
USAC: Utah State Agricultural College
USAF United States Air Force **
USJB Union Saint-Jean Baptiste (U.S. Catholics of French descent)
USMC United States Marine Corps **
USN United States Navy **
USOTUS United Societies of the United States (Greek Catholic organization).
US of A United Steelworkers of America. **
USPSL&C Union of Stone Pavers, Sidewalk Layers and Curbsetters.
USWV United Spanish War Veterans **
UT, U.T.: Utah Territory **
UTUIA United Transportation Union Insurance Association (railroad workers) Link
UVL Union Veterans League. **
UVL Union Veteran Legion (not the same as above) **
UVUL Union Veterans Union of Louisville.
UW See AOUW.
UWA Ukrainian Workingmen's Association
VAA Verhovay Aid Association
VAS Vera Amicitia Sempiterna (name/motto of late 19th century fraternal benefit society; Latin for, 'True friendship
is eternal.')
VFIA Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association (formerly VAA)
* VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars **
VFW Veterans of Future Wars (c. 1930's college men's organization)
VMC Royal Arcanum
VO, VOA Vasa Order of America (Swedish)
VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars
VVA Vietnam Veterans of America
* UCV United Confederate Veterans (Civil War) **
UKA United Klans of America (KKK) **
UO Union Orange
* VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars **
WA Women's Auxiliary
WA Wide Awakes (political)
WB Western Bees (founded by ex-Knights of Maccabees)
WBA Woman's Benefit Association (also seen as Women's...)
WBF Workmen's Benefit Fund of the U.S.A. Link
WBFA Western Bohemian Fraternal Association (now WFLA) (ZCBJ) Czech fraternal insurance benefit society, in
1971 became WFLA ** pin exists
WC Woodmen Circle (ladies' auxiliary of WOW)
WC Workmen's Circle (Jewish)
WCTU Women's Christian Temperance Union **
WCU Western Catholic Union Link
WE World Educators (Large group) **
WEC White Eagle Club
WFA World Federalist Association.
WFJ Western Fruit Jobbers. **
WFM Western Federation of Miners **
WFLA Western Fraternal Life Association Link
WKKK Women of the KKK **
WKSC White Knights of the Southern Cross (KKK)
WM See ISCWM
WMS Women's Missionary Society
WMU Women's Missionary Union
WOM, WOTM Women of the Moose **
* WOW Woodmen of the World Link
(Also: WOW Soldiers of Woodcraft) **
WOW Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
WPA William Penn Association Link
WPEC World Plan Executive Council (Transcendental Meditation)
WR See SOWR
WRC Women's Relief Corps (GAR Auxiliary). **
WRR, WR&R Woodmen Rangers Rangerettes (youth organization of the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
WS Western Samaritans
WSA Western Slavonic Association Link
WSCS Women's Society of Christian Service
WSJ See OWSJ
WSLA Western Samaritans Life Association
WSS&AA (unknown) **[Seen: pin with man with his arm in a sling wearing a cavalry type hat, cross below]
XI PSI PHI (dentists' professional fraternity; established 1889)
XI SIGMA PI (forestry honorary organization; established 1908)
XSB Xavier Society for the Blind (Catholic related)
YAOC Ye Ancient Order of Corks (Members are Royal Arch Masons; lodges are ''Cellars.')
YD See OYD
YLMIA: Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association
YMC: Young Men's Co-op
YMCA Young Men's Christian Association **
YMMIA: Young Mens Mutual Improvement Association
YRSC York Rite Sovereign College (Masonic)
YWCA Young Women's Christian Association **
ZCBJ Western Bohemian Fraternal Association: founded in 1897 as a Czech fraternal insurance benefit society.
In 1971 it became the Western Fraternal Life Association. Over 50K members in 1990, with about 200 local chapters.
HQ in Cedar Rapids, IA.
ZCMI: Zion Co-Operative Mercantiel Institute (Utah, Morman) **
ZI Zonta International (business and professional women)
ZOG: Zelta Omega Gamma: original name, ca 1970's. Also LuvZog.©
40 & 8 - Fourty and Eight Veterans organization that used to be the main rival of the VFW. **
Other general listings of Society and Fraternal organizations:
List of prizes,
medals, and awards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
For some pictures of badges and emblems of various societies, see Decorations of Honor and
Societe Emblems LINK.
Acronyms and abbreviations List of groups, many with founding dates.
International Black Sheep Society Of Genealogists Initials listed on gravestones.
Commemorative Flagholders and Plaques of Organizations and Military.
A Survey of Secret Societies History of various fraternities in one town, with great introductory information for each and links.
Slow to load, but worth it!
Mottoes For various fraternal and other groups.
Fraternal and
Benevolent Societies in St. Louis, MO.
Internet Sword Collectors Association Fraternal Swords listed, some pictured.
New London Regalia Sales and Repair of fraternal swords.
FRATERNAL HISTORY
A comprehensive list of all societies that have undergone name changes, status changes (such as conversion from
a fraternal to another type of organization) or were lost through mergers.
Gravestone Abbreviations. In PDF format only.
Seal presses
Memorial emblems
Fraternal orders w/emblems: Mostly on one family, but includes a wealth of information on various groups.
Baird’s Manual of American College Fraternities Manual of every college fraternity
and sorority, a listing of each school that fraternity is at, and a picture of the fraternity pin and pledge pin.
The 16th edition was 1957. I do NOT have this book.
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