# Are Any of You in Any Clubs or Organizations?

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**Created:** [March 4, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-you-in-any-clubs-or-organizations/158881 "2003-03-04T00:05:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-of-you-in-any-clubs-or-organizations/158881/41 "2003-03-07T13:35:33Z")

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I am a Freemason. Masonry is the oldest and largest fraternal organization in the world. It gives me great pleasure to be a Mason. Anything that ticked off Hitle, Franco, Stalin and Mao can’t be all bad!

There is a lot theatre people in Masonry, espcially in the Shrine and York & Scotish Rites. The Y or S Rite building in Omelas\_(Wherever the heck that is) undoubtedly has a fully-equipped (and under-used) theatre.

We support a number of charities, the best-known of which are the Shrine Hospitals for Sick Children. All over the US of A and (to a lesser extent) around the world Shrine hospitals provide free medical treatment for children. Never a means, or religious or any other sort of qualification required for the family.

If you need more information, please shoot me an e-mail.

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