The Order
Explore official Order resources, member-created publications, and Missouri connections for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Official and member-created resources for learning about the Order, its culture, and its work.
The official governing body of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Its site describes the Order’s mission around Friendship, Love, and Truth, and covers humanitarian work, member support, and oversight of regional Grand Lodges.
A podcast for IOOF members that takes a light-hearted look at Odd Fellowship’s history, traditions, customs, and practices, while examining where the fraternal order stands today.
The Modern Odd Fellow’s Guide is a volunteer-run blog by Odd Fellows members, not an official Order publication. It features reflective essays on lodge life, personal growth, leadership, service, ritual, symbolism, history, literature, and interviews.
Regional information drawn from the national IOOF Lodge Directory and the lodge’s official site.
The governing body for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Missouri, overseeing local lodges and helping ensure they follow IOOF principles and regulations. It has no dedicated website listed in the national directory.
Chartered August 21, 1841, St. Louis Lodge No. 5 is one of Missouri’s oldest Odd Fellows lodges. Its motto is “To Improve and Elevate the Character of Man.” The lodge survived a fire in 1863 and recently marked 9,500 consecutive meetings.