The I.O.O.F. Hall at the corner of Yonge and College in Toronto, Ontario

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) is a fraternal organization derived from English Oddfellows orders of the mid-1700s. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (879x666, 137 KB)Taken by SimonP in April 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (879x666, 137 KB)Taken by SimonP in April 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... A sign for Yonge Street at the intersection with Maitland Street. ... A typical College street sign in Little Italy, Toronto College Street is a main east-west route in downtown Toronto, Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... A fraternal organization, sometimes also known as a fraternity, is an organization that represents the relationship between its members as akin to brotherhood. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... The Oddfellows is a British Friendly society. ... Events and trends The Bonneville Slide blocks the Columbia River near the site of present-day Cascade Locks, Oregon with a land bridge 200 feet (60 m) high. ...

The Patriotic Order in England was followed by the Union of United Orders and the Loyal Order. In 1813, various lodges of the Union Order organized the Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. Several unofficial lodges existed in New York City, but American Odd Fellowship is regarded as being founded in Baltimore in 1819, by Thomas Wildey, and the following year affiliated with the Manchester Unity. Within a few years the new American separated from the English Orders and formed the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United... Thomas Wildey(1782-1861)was the founder of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in North America. ...

Its ladies' auxiliary is known as the Rebekahs. Both the Odd Fellows and Rebakahs have higher branches known as Encampments and Patriarchs Militant. The Rebekahs (the Rebekah Lodges) are the female auxiliary of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. ... Look up camp in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Today, some branches of the order (ie: some countries) allow women to join the Odd Fellows itself, leading the Rebekahs to have declined in importance. The higher branches and their degrees are in places regarded as being of less importance, or too time-consuming, and are (in some countries) gradually being abandoned.

Grand United Order of Odd Fellows

The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal organization founded in 1843 for black members.[1] Created at a time when the IOOF was primarily a white-only organization the GUOOF obtained its charter directly from the Manchester Unity in Great Britain so the American IOOF organization had no control over it. Although still in existence the membership in the US has declined, due to the mainstream IOOF no longer being segregated and also due to the decline in fraternal membership in general. Male Kenyan This article describes competing perspectives on the word Black (and its equivalents in other languages) as applies to people, both at present and in historical contexts. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Segregation means separation. ...

External links

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

• Independent Order of Odd Fellows, I.O.O.F. (and USA)

Americas

• Canada
• Cuba
• Dominican Republic
• Puerto Rico
• USA (and Independent Order of Odd Fellows, I.O.O.F.)

USA

• Fort Howard, Maryland
• West Plains, Missouri Odd Fellows
• Mineola-Pacific Lodge 125
• Rockville Centre Lodge 279
• Capitol Lodge #23 Austin Texas

Australia, Oceania

• Australia (SA only)
• Australia
• New Zealand

Europe

• Austria
• Belgium and Netherlands
• Czechia
• Denmark
• UK
• Finland
• Germany
• Island
• Norway
• Sweden
• Switzerland (men / women)

Oddfellows

• Oddfellows

Guoofs

• Guoofs