What is the symbol of the Odd Fellows?
What is the symbol of the Odd Fellows?
The most widely encountered symbol of the IOOF – on signs, buildings and gravemarkers – is the three-link chain (“the Chain With Three Links”, the “Triple Links”) with initials ‘F’, ‘L’ and ‘T’ signifying Friendship, Love and Truth.
How many odd fellows are there?
600,000 members
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
| Seal of the IOOF Sovereign Grand Lodge. | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | IOOF |
| Coordinates | 36.09881°N 80.246199°WCoordinates:36.09881°N 80.246199°W |
| Region | International |
| Membership | 600,000 members 10,000 lodges in 26 countries |
How to become a member of Grand Lodge of Florida?
The jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Florida has over 300 Particular Lodges. How to Become a Member? Visit a Lodge near you, and when you are comfortable, ask for a Petition. Visit a Masonic Lodge
Are Masonic lodges open to the public?
Many Lodges are open to visitors for dinner and family nights. The Grand Lodge of Florida supports all Masonic Youth Groups. Protecting kids within the State of Florida. Masonic Home residents are a part of our extended family.
What does IOOF stand for?
Evolving from earlier Orders of Odd Fellows first founded in England during the 1700’s, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) is a non-political and non-sectarian co-ed international fraternal order founded in 1819 by Thomas Wildey in Baltimore, Maryland. The command of the IOOF is to “visit the sick,…
What does a local lodge do?
Local Lodges help out their communities in any way they choose and are unified together in larger projects. Be a part of the HISTORY and the MYSTERY. As an Odd Fellow you get to be a member of one of the world’s oldest and largest fraternal Orders.
