Odd Fellows News and Information
Remembering Bud Carey
We all know that once your name winds up on a company’s mailing list (or email list) it seems like the name kind of stays on that list forever.
They Never Event Got to Play
Some time ago that I visited a Lodge and, watching the proceedings at a meeting, was reminded of that little nursery rhyme. As I watched
Role Reversal within the Odd Fellows
I have been lucky enough to win elections several times in our order. Now, I am serving in my...
Have Fun while being an Odd Fellow
I have been publishing this DMC Newsletter since 2010 – the goal being to give Independent Order of Odd Fellows members and Lodges ideas to sustain and increase membership.
IOOF – Thinking for Yesterday
It never ceases to amaze me: Sovereign Grand Lodge (SGL) continues to operate as if the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) were still in the last century. Here’s yet another example of SGL’s 20th Century thinking in our 21st Century world.
Grand Representative Report – SGL 2023 – IOWA
Odd Fellows know quite a bit, of course, of the comings and goings of their own Lodge. They know much of the activities in their own jurisdiction’s Grand Lodge. But most Odd Fellows know very little of what really happens at Sovereign Grand Lodge.
We are What We Sow
What constitutes an Odd Fellows Lodge? What differentiates the Independent Order of Odd Fellows...
Live Degrees, for a Living IOOF
Brother Mason Wolf is a relatively young and energetic member of our Order and currently serves as...
Its All in the Numbers
I think you may enjoy the article, below, which originally appeared in the DMC Newsletter of...
What were the Odd Fellows Thinking?
Brother Peter Sellars, a Past Grand Master of California and one of the two Grand Representatives...
What is the Secret of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows?
The Dedicated Members for Change (DMC) Newsletter reaches progressive Odd Fellows and Rebekahs...
Look at the Numbers in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Dear Dedicated Members for Change, Today's article is written by Rick Boyles, a respected Past...