As a provider of fraternal financial services, Modern Woodmen touches lives with more than financial products. Members have access to many benefits, as well as social and volunteer opportunities.
Facts about fraternals
- Fraternal organizations began in the United States in the 1800s. Today more than 10 million people are members of fraternal organizations.
- Each year, fraternals and their members donate millions of dollars and volunteer hours to good causes.
- Members often share a common bond such as an ethnic, religious or occupational background. Modern Woodmen members are joined by several common bonds, including financial security for families, positive family life and service to community.
- Fraternal benefit societies conduct fraternal programs, are not for profit, have a representative form of government, have a system of local lodges (Modern Woodmen’s are called camps) and provide insurance, along with other member benefits.
- The National Fraternal Congress of America is an excellent resource for more information on fraternals.
Fraternalism at Modern Woodmen
Through member benefits, Modern Woodmen’s fraternal spirit shines through. Helping members achieve quality of life is at the core of everything we do.
For you and yours, we offer ways to get help when you need it, to find resources for your family and to keep you physically, emotionally and financially healthy.
For communities, we offer opportunities to make an impact, to belong to a social group and to spend time with your family.
For children, we offer a place to belong, a way to learn voluntarism and a time to have fun.
As a leading fraternal organization, Modern Woodmen is a strong example of what a fraternal can accomplish.