Fraternal Order of Eagles Facts
Who We Are
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 Seattl
e 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. Our Membership
F.O.E. membership exceeds 850,000, with more than 1,400 local Aeries in the U.S. Women's auxiliaries total more than 1,300, with more than 250,000 members. Members are recruited by other members and must be sponsored by two members before the membership process begins. Our Motto
People Helping People
Major Accomplishments
Founded Mother's Day
Served as driving force in founding Social Security Program
Helped end job discrimination based on age with the "Jobs After 40" Program
Distributed Ten Commandments monoliths and fought to keep the Commandments in public places
Donations
F.O.E. donates more than $100 million a year to local communities, fundraisers, charities and more. As part of its philosophy, the F.O.E. gives back 100 percent of monies raised in the form of grants. Fundraisers are conducted for eight major charities, including kidney, heart, diabetes, cancer and spinal cord injury funds, a children's fund, memorial foundation and the Golden Eagle Fund. Noteworthy Members
Theodore R. Roosevelt, former U.S. president
Warren G. Harding, former U.S. president
Franklin D. president
Harry S. Truman, former U.S. president
John F. Kennedy, former U.S. president
Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president
Ronald Reagan, former U.S. president
Bob Hope, comedian, performer
Max Baer, boxer/heavyweight champion
Gordie Howe, Hockey Hall of Fame
William Allen Egan, Governor, Alaska
Tony Stewart, NASCAR driver
Sam Hornish, IRL and NASCAR driver
Billy Ray Cyrus, musical performer
Tony Orlando, musical performer
Bess Truman, wife of former U.S. president
Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of former U.S. president
Virginia Graham, radio and TV personality
Susan Wagner, wife of New York Mayor Robert Wagner
