Fraternal Order
of Eagles #970
About Us
Our Mission Statement
The Fraternal Order of Eagles is an international non-profit organization uniting fraternally in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice, and equality, to make human life more desirable by lessening its ills and promoting peace, prosperity, gladness and hope.
Our
History
The F.O.E. was founded in February, 1898 by six theatre owners gathered in a Seattle shipyard to discuss a musician's strike. After addressing the matter, they agreed to "bury the hatchet" and form "The Order of Good Things." As numbers grew, members selected the Bald Eagle as the official emblem and changed the name to "The Fraternal Order of Eagles." The women's auxiliary traces its roots to 1927. The Fraternal Order of Eagles includes nearly 800,000 members and more than 1,500 locations across the United States and Canada. Stop by one of our locations and see why we're known as People Helping People.
Major Accomplishments
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Founded Mother's Day.
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Created the $25 million Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa.
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Served as driving force behind Social Security.
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Helped end age-based job discrimination with the Jobs After 40 program.
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Distributed Ten Commandments monoliths across the United States.