Freemasonry This is about freemasonry specifically but can be juxtaposed on many other fraternal organisations. The functional approach to freemasonry appears obvious and positive. On the charitable aspect of the fraternity freemasonry donate $1-2 million per day. Whether this is the shriners' burn or crippled childrens hospitals or the Order of the Amaranth's fight to eradicate diabetes, freemasons see themselves as stewards and benefactors of the disadvantaged in society. Masonic rituals of initiation have brought men together from all walks of life to meet as equals in its lodges for centuries. Within the lodge both the prince and the pauper meet on the level. In the lodge all social distinctions disapear for all are brothers. This has helped facilitate communication and understanding between various social classes as well as inculcate profound lessons of morality into its members. The masonic lodge meets and disregards a person's personal faith (other than a belief in deity) as a requirement for membership. In fact all talk of faith, politics and other divisive top...
At a young age I knew as an African American woman through activism, educational autonomy, and community service, I can thrive through the wake of extreme poverty and turmoil faced by the people of my neighborhood of East New York. My interest in Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., would be based solely on their ethical standards, history, and values they are founded upon. The ladies of this organization exude exemplary character who excel in sisterhood, respect, honesty, accountability, and integrity. Throughout my life I always encouraged myself to have these ideal characteristics without knowing that one day I would be pursuing membership in a prestigious organization, whom upheld the key principles “greater service, greater progress. The first
I myself am from a very “awkward” dichotomy. The reason for that is that I grew up in Oak Cliff Texas, a low socioeconomic neighborhood with the a very criminal atmosphere. However, my father was able to obtain upward mobility through his construction business that he built, therefore I have always been financially well off. Since I grew up in Oak Cliff and attended an inner city public high school my classmates were mostly of low socioeconomic background and well, the nature of their behavior is very much like mine. Now when I attended A&M I decided to join a fraternity. There is “Latino” fraternities available for students to join on campus but I joined one that is recognized by the IFC (Intra Fraternity Council). This is one of the barriers amongst universities’ Greek life systems themselves. As described in the book, Greek life systems generate a barrier where students of low socioeconomic status find it harder to join. The fraternities and sororities that are recognized by the “IFC” are those that are categorized by the student body as “cool or better” organizations. Those that aren’t recognized by the IFC are seen as the “poor or gay” organizations. Those fraternities that are recognized by the IFC on campus as far as I know are all white. Latino or Black fraternities and sororities aren’t recognized by the IFC, at least at A&M. I am the only Minority in the fraternity that I am apart of, and I sometimes recognize that I am different in different aspects than most of the members and can feel the “isolation” that is described in the book. Once my fraternity was having an event and everyone was required to pitch in 30$ towards supplies for it, and the way that the money is gathered is through a mobile application where people can pay with their credit cards. I asked one of my fraternity brothers is I could just pay him cash and he
Another popular conspiracy theory contains the Illuminati society. The Order of the Illuminati was an Enlightenment-age secret society founded by university professor Adam Weishaupt on May 1, 1776, in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The movement consisted of advocates of freethought, secularism, liberalism, republicanism, and gender equality. In 1785, the order was infiltrated, broken up and suppressed by the government agents of Charles Theodore, However, there is no evidence that the Bavarian Illuminati survived its suppression in 1785 (“History of Beliefs”, 2006).
Jacob, Margaret C. The Origins of Freemasonry: Facts & Fictions. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006.
Strong ties of friendship Characterized by: Ritual Badge Being Greek Lifetime membership Collegiate chapters and alumnae associations Chapter officers Support structure Educational programming Philanthropic activities SERVICE MENTORSHIP
The Bavarian Illuminati, commonly know as the Illuminati was founded on May 1, 1776 by Adam Weishaupt in Ingolstadt (commonly known as Upper Bavaria). The word “Illuminati” was taken from the Latin word “illuminatus” meaning the enlightened. The Illuminati was thought to be a off branch of the Freemasons.. It is said that many of the Illuminati chapters derived from Masonic Lodges that existed before the Illuminati was originated. The Illuminati is known to be very secretive. The time that the Illuminati developed it was during the Enlightenment Period. So many people and groups goals were to spread knowledge. The Illuminati was against religion, mainly the Catholic Church, superstition, and state power. The main goal of the Illuminati was to eliminate the power that the Catholic Church had over everyone, especially over the government. They wanted to eliminate capitalism and replace is with communism, through New World Order. New World Order is basically having one world government that controls everything. In 1777 the ruler of Bavaria banned all secret societies, including the Illuminati. On March 2, 1785 was the actual end of the orginal, Bavarian Illuminati's, existing. During the banning process of the Illuminati the founder, Weishaupt, fled and never was heard nor seen again and all documents were seized in 1786 and 1787 by the government, making the organization not so secretive anymore.
For many years, cult leaders always had a psychological hold on their followers' minds. Whether it was to kill other people or to kill themselves, they did it without question. Some cult leaders used fear, violence and guilt as a means of a weapon to control the minds of their followers. Other cult leaders used persuasive and spiritual speeches that made their followers believe they were doing good and fulfilling God's plan. Because cult leaders are powerful through psychological offenses, the people that belong to their cults are brainwashed into doing things they wouldn't normally do in their right state of mind.
The Anglo-Saxon’s had a habit of treating women as inferior to men. However, sororities are women fraternities, so they are all-girl. They believe in helping young women become just as successful as men. The Anglo-Saxon’s value music and poetry, whereas sororities do not put any value, as a whole group, on those. In college sorority life, a student is pledged in as a member and pays a monthly fee in order to stay in the sorority. One of the main goals of sororities is community service. The sororities want to give back to the community in order to play a positive role in society. The Anglo-Saxon’s were not a private
During the dawn of the mid 20th century a new idea began to formulate within the mind of L. Ron Hubbard that would later give birth to what is known today as one of the fastest growing religions of the 21st century; this controversial religion is called Scientology. Scientology has acquired many individuals from all walks of life, ethnicities, and International regions of the world into its membership.
Our daily lives involve making decisions. One of the many decisions that have been made by many people is when they decide to join a certain fraternity. This happens mostly to students in the higher learning institutions when they are joining. After joining the fraternity, they then make some judgments as to whether they had made a right or the wrong decision. One of the people who was pleased with his decision is Peter Jacobs in his article which talks about his fraternity joining. The article was published on 28th January 2015 in the business insider. The article was written to respond to the many negative thoughts that had been said about the lifestyle in Greek. The Greek life had been viewed as childish and hostile (Jacobs par 3). He highlights and discusses the five important reasons that were behind his pleasure in joining the fraternity.
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When the British Army left Boston, this Lodge, # 441, granted Prince Hall and his brethren authority to meet as a lodge, to go in procession on Saints John Day, and as a Lodge to bury their dead; but they could not confer degrees nor perform any other Masonic "work".
...oking at social institutions with their own culture, they are a prime example of just that. Sororities have developed their own language, gestures, values, customs, traditions, and rules. New members complete a process in which they are taught this culture and its initiated members live by these standards and participate in society accordingly. Sororities are often faced with class and race inequalities, as most are seen as expensive and exclusive, with the majority of members falling in the Caucasian, upper class. They can also influence social roles and social statuses within the campus environment depending on the amount of presence Greek life has on campus. Sororities are a group of women who are connected by a unique culture and participate within society according to the standards and expectations of their organization, much like any racial or religious group.
Dafoe, Stephen. "Masonic History." Order of the Eastern Star. N.p., 2008. Web. 04 Apr. 2014.
One of the most controversial topics that seems interesting, and occurs now on Earth, is that people are being exploited and deceived. Earth is being assaulted and destructed day after day by one organization. The organization was created in 1717. They do not pray only for the father of Hebrew Scriptures, they worship the old gods of old mysteries. They believe that god was human and have created Jesus (Keohane, n.d). They were planning on achieving their goals. One of their goals is "to dominate the whole world by forming one government and to put the whole blame on the Jews in order that people will fall into the trap of following the Brotherhood" Moreover, they're aiming to take on or conquer the temple mount in Jerusalem, reconstruct it, then start what their work on what they are aiming for (Levin, n.d). It was introduced first in North America, but its origins scheme was in England (Stewart, n.d). In addition, it was introduced by the liberal, and planned to vanish the flourishing Romanian lodges (Clark, 2012). This organization is called Freemasonry. Many people are oblivious about this type of believe and doesn't know about this type of organization. Freemasonry is a fraternal organization that traces its origins to the local communities of stonemasons. "Freemasonry isn’t a religion, but when you read about it you'll find information from people who oppose masonry because they believe it’s a religion"(Fannin, n.d), all men of religion is accepted but they must believe in Deity. It’s also a structure of Christianity, and a principle of faith (Hall, n.d). Freemasonry was an old political weapon. It was introduced by the liberal, and planned to vanish the flourishing Romanian lodges (Clark, 2012). The Nature of the life excha...