List of civic, fraternal, service, and professional organizations
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This is a List of civic, fraternal, service, and professional organizations operating in the United States; some are part of wider international bodies.
Note: Some organizations may be listed in more than one category.
Agricultural Organizations
- 4-H
- American Farm Bureau Federation
- Future Farmers of America
- National Grange (Patrons of Husbandry)
Civic and Political Organizations
- American Civil Liberties Union
- American Woman Suffrage Association
- League of Women Voters
- National Civic League
- National Organization for Women
- National Rifle Association
- National Woman Suffrage Association
- Parent-Teacher Association
- See also: List of political parties
Consumer Organizations
- AARP
- Automobile Association of America
- Consumers Union - publishes Consumer Reports
- National Consumers League
Fraternal and Service Organisations
- Aid Association of Lutherans
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
- American Association of University Professors
- Ancient Order of Foresters
- Ancient Order of United Workmen
- Apex
- Canadian Order for Home Circles
- Chautauqua Institute
- Civitan
- Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan
- Eagles
- Eastern Star
- Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks
- Fraternal Forestry
- Freemasonry
- Hull House
- Independent Order of Foresters
- Jaycees (Junior Chamber of Commerce)
- Kiwanis
- Knights of the Golden Eagle
- Knights of the Maccabees
- Knights of Pythias
- Ku Klux Klan
- Lions Club International
- Masons
- Modern Brotherhood of America
- Moose Lodge
- Improved Order of Red Men
- Odd Fellows
- National Haymakers Association
- Optimists
- Orange Order
- Order of Scottish Clans
- Quota
- Red Cross
- Rotary International
- Royal Neighbors of America
- Royal Templars of Temperance
- Ruritan
- Samaritans
- Shriners
- Native Sons of the Golden West
- Twilight Club
- Volunteers of America
- Woodsmen of the World
Environmental Organizations
Ethnic Organizations
African-American
Finnish-American
Greek-American
Hispanic-American
Italian-American
Jewish-American
Norwegian-American
Polish-American
Hereditary & Lineage Organizations
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- The Mayflower Society
- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
- Landsmannschaft Ostpreussen
Men's Organizations
Recreational Organizations
Religious Organizations
Women's Organizations
- American Association of University Women
- American Woman Suffrage Association
- Big Sisters
- Business and Professional Women
- Campfire USA
- Degree of Pocahontas
- General Federation of Women's Clubs
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America
- Hadassah
- League of Women Voters
- National Council of Jewish Women
- National Organization for Women
- Pythian Sisters
- Rebekah Degree
- National American Woman Suffrage Association
- National Woman Suffrage Association
- Royal Neighbors of America
- Women's Bowling Congress
- Women's Christian Temperance Union
- Women's Missionary Union
Veterans' Organizations
- American Legion
- Bonus Army
- Disabled American Veterans
- Grand Army of the Republic
- United Service Organizations
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
Youth Organizations
Professional Organizations
- Ancient and Honorable Order of the Blue Goose - insurance
- American Bar Association
- American Chemical Society
- American Dental Association
- American Instititute of Architects
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- American Medical Association
- American Nursing Association
- American Planning Association, American Institute of Certified Planners
- American Society of Agricultural Engineers (exact wording??)
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- Institute of Food Technologists
- Institute of Transportation Engineers
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- Sigma Xi
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
See also: List of British_professional_bodies, British professional qualifications
See also
- Club
- Computer club
- Service organization
- Charitable trust
- Fraternal organization
- Fraternities and sororities
- Friendly Society
- Non-governmental organization
- International organization
- List of British professional bodies
- List of self-help organizations
- List of trade unions
External links
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "List_of_civic,_fraternal,_service,_and_professional_organizations" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civic,_fraternal,_service,_and_professional_organizations, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
