youngblood2002
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Recently I was in a discussion with a few of my brothers. It was stated that college Fraternities and Sororities originated and or evolved out of Masonry. Is this a fact or myth? :001_unsure:
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College Fraternities and Sororities originated from...
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Did all of them do so? No. Absolutely not.
Did some borrow from our symbolism? Yes. But during the fraternal boom of the 1800s, I wouldn't be surprised if we borrowed from other organizations ourselves.
My fraternity definitely has some Masonic elements to it. When I researched our founders, I discovered that one of them was a Past Master and Past Commander of masonic bodies in Michigan. In fact, he was a PM of the Lodge named after his dad.
Did some borrow from our symbolism? Yes. But during the fraternal boom of the 1800s, I wouldn't be surprised if we borrowed from other organizations ourselves.
My fraternity definitely has some Masonic elements to it. When I researched our founders, I discovered that one of them was a Past Master and Past Commander of masonic bodies in Michigan. In fact, he was a PM of the Lodge named after his dad.
BryanMaloney
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The fraternity called Acacia was originally formed with explicit Masonic ties. It later became independent.