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Fraternity is a word for brotherhood, and by extension deep friendship or camaraderie. It may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ... Look up brotherhood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behaviour between two or more humans. ...

• A secret society, monastic or chivalric order
• A bachelor band
• Some types of student society, social organizations of students of higher education:
  • Fraternities and sororities in Canada and the United States
    • Social fraternities and sororities, formed specifically for the purpose of developing friendships
    • Honor societies, organizations in which membership recognizes scholastic excellence
    • Professional fraternities, organizations which promote fellowship among those in a particular academic discipline or career field
    • Service fraternities and sororities, organizations whose primary purpose is community service
    • informally, a fraternity or sorority house, group housing for members of a fraternity or sorority
  • Student corporations in Europe
    • Studentenverbindung
      • Burschenschaft
      • Corps
      • Landsmannschaft
      • Turnerschaft
      • Sängerschaft
    • Nations at Swedish universities
    • Ordine goliardico
    • Tuna
  • Fraternities and sororities in the Philippines
• Benefit society, mutual aid society
  • Friendly society, for a common financial or social purpose, e.g. Independent Order of Odd Fellows
  • Fraternal and service organizations, e.g. Knights of Columbus or Freemasonry
• A social club
• Fraternity (band) ~ Australian rock group from the early 1970s, featuring AC/DC's Bon Scott
• Fraternity Records, a record label

A secret society is an organization that conceals its activities from outsiders. ... Monasticism (from Greek: monachos — a solitary person) is the religious practice in which one renounces worldly pursuits in order to devote ones life fully to spiritual work. ... Chivalric Orders were created by European monarchs after the failure of the Crusades. ... In biology, psychology and sociology social behavior is behavior directed towards, or taking place between, members of the same species. ... A student society or student organization is an organization, operated by students at a university, whose membership normally consists only of students. ... The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Delta Sigma Phi, Rotary International, Optimist International, Ordo Templi Orientis or the Shriners. ... Social or General Fraternities and Sororities, in the North American fraternity system, are those not associated with a particular profession or discipline; they are formed solely for the purpose of developing friendships. ... In the USA, an honor society (or honour society) is an organization of rank, the induction into which recognizes excellence among ones peers. ... Professional fraternities, in the North American fraternity system, are organizations whose membership is restricted to students and faculty members in a particular field of professional education. ... Service fraternity may refer to any fraternal public service organization, such as the Kiwanis or Rotary International. ... The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at Lafayette College. ... Corporation refers to all different kinds of fraternities and sororities worldwide. ... A Studentenverbindung (the umbrella term that includes the Burschenschaften, Landsmannschaften, Corps, Turnerschaften, Sängerschaften, Catholic Corporations and Ferialverbindungen) is a German student corporation similar to fraternities in the US or Canada. ... German Burschenschaften are a special type of Studentenverbindungen (student fraternities); they were founded in the 19th century as associations of university students inspired by liberal and nationalistic ideas. ... Corps (das ~ (n), [koːr] (), [koːrs] ()) are the oldest still-existing kind of Studentenverbindung, Germanys traditional university corporations; their roots date back to the 15th century. ... A Landsmannschaft is a kind of Studentenverbindung. ... A Turnerschaft is a kind of Studentenverbindung, a German student corporation. ... The student nations at the two ancient universities in Uppsala and Lund, of which there are now thirteen at each university, are the oldest student societies in Sweden. ... Note: International Affiliation indicates relationship with a similar fraternity and/or sorority existing at the same level of education in other countries. ... A benefit society is an organization or voluntary association formed for mutual aid, benefit or insurance to provide for mutual relief. ... A friendly society (sometimes called a mutual society, benevolent society or fraternal organization) is a mutual association for insurance-like purposes, and often, especially in the past, serving ceremonial and friendship purposes also. ... A fraternal organization, sometimes also known as a fraternity, is an organization that represents the relationship between its members as akin to brotherhood. ... This article is about clubs referring to a particular organization of people. ... Fraternity was an Australian rock band active in the early 1970s. ... Fraternity Records was a small label based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

See also

• Brotherhood
• freeorder
• Liberté, égalité, fraternité, the motto of the French Republic
• The Fraternity a 2001 Canadian film about a circle of friends.

Look up brotherhood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Fraternity (also known as The Circle) is a film about a circle of friends that create their own little elite club, while at the Runcie highschool, for the purposes of cheating on exams. ...

External links

• Mygreeknet: The Fraternity and Sorority Greek Community Online
• Greekopedia: A wiki for Fraternities and Sororities
• Fundraisers for Greek Organizations
• German fraternity
• FrattingHard.com: A Commentary on the College Fraternity Lifestyle

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