# Information on fraternal organizations **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 13, 2005, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-on-fraternal-organizations/308037 "2005-06-13T02:20:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-on-fraternal-organizations/308037/1 "2005-06-13T02:20:28Z")
after reading the thread on decline of membership in fraternal organizations i began to wonder, how one would go about finding information on said groups? googling the masons can be a scaaary endevour. where could i find legitamite information on what they do, require of thier members, how to join, and what kind of time being a member would take out of my day? or any other organizations for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-on-fraternal-organizations/308037/2 "2005-06-13T02:45:51Z")
when I started getting interested in Freemasonry (decided not to join) URL=http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/www/Masons/]this is the web site I went to, to find info. You can follow links from there and spend days finding out everything you would ever want to know about Masonry (from the pro mason perspective. I like the masons so you have to go somewhere else if you want to know the anti mason side). Masonry is interesting, but I think it is more interesting to read about than it is to participate in. I wasn’t able to find a lodge in my area that had any members under the age of 40, and while I don’t mind hanging with older folk, it would be nice if there were a few people my own age. Any dopers masons? Or for that matter, any of y’all elks or eagles or lions ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-on-fraternal-organizations/308037/3 "2005-06-13T03:14:54Z")
I am a Moose member, you can find all things pertaining to the [Loyal Order of the Moose here.](http://www.mooseintl.org/public/default.aspx). ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/information-on-fraternal-organizations/308037/4 "2005-06-13T03:23:21Z")
I’m a mason. I’m also an elk, a communist, I’m the president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance for some reason…