Odd Fellows News and Information

Early on in our existence, we asked to use a meeting room during Grand Lodge sessions. The Grand Master at the time denied us even the use of a room. We had to go down the street to a Mexican restaurant to have our meeting.

Dear Dedicated Members for Change, Today was the day that I was planning to send out my last DMC...

Dear Dedicated Members for Change, There is an elephant in the Odd Fellows' Lodge room. We're all...

Dear Dedicated Members for Change, At any given time in our history, there are always three...

2 years ago, my initial projection for the future of the IOOF in America, as it existed at that time, was a 9-year future. This was not based upon a guess, but rather an analysis of several inter-related figures. Some figures can be changed but others are unalterable.

This report is a draft written by one of California’s Grand Representatives. It allows the...

It's Just Math Too many Lodges find themselves standing pat on members - that is, years go by and...

No one knows me, so of course, I failed abysmally. But why did I fail so abysmally? Because I made my speech about membership.

Recently, an Odd Fellow sent me the following link:...

Every Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge has one. Sometimes, more than one. I’m talking about (on the positive side) “the most knowledgeable member”. Or (on the negative side) “the member who knows everything.”

As our Order slowly shrinks in size, some of our iniquities come to light. We have jurisdictions where the total membership of the Odd Fellows Lodges in the jurisdiction is less than 200.

Many of us are guilty of one of more of these petty things. These problems are almost inescapable, but fraternal groups because of their tight, orderly nature can be rampant breeding grounds for distrust, dishonesty, and various disappointments.