A friendly society or benefit society is a voluntary association formed to provide mutual aid, benefit, for instance insurance for relief from sundry difficulties. These groups are also known as a fraternal benefit society, fraternal benefit order, or mutual aid organization. Following is an incomplete list of these societies and orders.
- Aid Association of Lutherans (US)
- American Legion of Honor (US)
- Ancient Order of United Workmen (US and Canada)
- Artisans Order of Mutual Protection (US)
- Australian Natives' Association (Australia)
- Benenden Health (UK)
- Benevolent Irish Society (Canada)
- Benevolent Society (Australia)
- Brotherhood of American Yeomen (US and Canada)
- Canadian Fraternal Association (Canada)
- Canadian Order of Chosen Friends (Canada)
- Catholic Financial Life (US)
- Columbian Mutual Life Assurance Society (US)
- Degree of Honor Protective Association (US)
- Engage Mutual Assurance (UK)
- Exeter Friendly Society (UK)
- Foresters Financial (Canada, UK, US)
- Foresters Friendly Society (UK)
- Free African Union Society (US)
- Fraternal Brotherhood (US)
- Girls' Friendly Society (UK and others)
- Gleaner Life Insurance Society (aka Ancient Order of Gleaners)(US)
- Harting Old Club (UK)
- Healthy Investment (UK)
- Independent Order of Rechabites (UK and others)
- International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor (US and others)
- Irish National Foresters (Ireland and others)
- Knights of Columbus (US and others)
- Knights of Peter Claver (US and others)
- Knights of Pythias (US)
- Knights of the Maccabees (Canada and US)
- Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Permanent Relief Society (UK)
- Modern Woodmen of America
- Mosaic Templars of America
- National Friendly
- National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
- Odd Fellows
- OneFamily
- Order of Chosen Friends
- Order of Druids
- Order of United Commercial Travelers of America
- Police Mutual
- Polish Roman Catholic Union of America
- Presbyterian Mutual
- Royal Liver Assurance
- Royal Neighbors of America
- Scottish Friendly
- Shepherds Friendly Society
- Sons of Norway
- Sons of Temperance
- Teachers Assurance
- Teachers Life
- Thrivent Financial
- Travelers Protective Association of America
- Umberto Primo Society
- Vasa Order of America
- WoodmenLife, formerly Woodmen of the World
See also
- List of general fraternities
- List of North American ethnic and religious fraternal orders
- List of North American fraternal orders