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A fraternity is an organisation of men.

Fraternity may also refer to:

Associations

Benefit society
Chivalric order
Fraternal order
Friendly society
Honor society, an organization which recognizes achievement
Religious order
Secret society
Social club
Trade union

Academic and student fraternities

Europe

Corporation (university), college fraternity; for example German Student Corps
Nation (university), student organization
Studentenverbindung, student organizations in Germany
Student society
Students' union

North America

College fraternities and sororities, also called Greek letter organizations or social fraternities, initiatory organizations which unite students through the undergraduate college course
Collegiate secret societies in North America, organizations in which membership is limited by year of study
Literary society, an organization formed as a student-directed supplement to the academic curriculum
Professional fraternities and sororities, organizations which promote fellowship among those in a particular academic discipline or career field
Service fraternities and sororities, organizations whose primary purpose is community service

Sociology

Fraternity (philosophy), a type of relationship between people

Other uses

Fraternity (band), an Australian rock group from the early 1970s, featuring AC/DC's Bon Scott
Fraternity Records, a record label

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+A '''[[fraternity]]''' is an organisation of men.
-{{Main|Fraternity}}
-'''Fraternity''' is a word for [[brotherhood]] that may refer to any of numerous types of organizations:
+'''Fraternity''' may also refer to:
+{{TOC right}}
+==Associations==
+* [[Benefit society]]
+* [[Chivalric order]]
+* [[Fraternal order]]
+* [[Friendly society]]
+* [[Honor society]], an organization which recognizes achievement
+* [[Religious order]]
+* [[Secret society]]
+* [[Social club]]
+* [[Trade union]]
+== Academic and student fraternities ==
-'''General'''
-*[[Fraternal and service organizations]].
-::e.g. [[Independent Order of Odd Fellows]], [[Knights of Columbus]] or [[Freemasonry]].
-*[[Secret societies]].
-*[[Chivalric orders]].
-*[[Benefit societies]], mutual aid societies and [[friendly societies]].
-*[[Social clubs]].
-*[[Trade unions]].
-::e.g. [[Knights of Labor]].
+=== Europe ===
-'''At colleges and universities'''
+* [[Corporation (university)]], college fraternity; for example [[German Student Corps]]
-*North American organizations can be divided into kinds of organizations:
+* [[Nation (university)]], student organization
-**[[Fraternities and sororities‎]], also called ''social fraternities'', initiatory organizations which unite students through the undergraduate college course. ''See also:[[List of social fraternities and sororities]]''.
+* [[Studentenverbindung]], student organizations in Germany
-**[[Honor societies]], organizations which recognize achievement.
+* [[Student society]]
-**[[Collegiate secret societies in North America]], organizations in which membership is limited by year of study.
+* [[Students' union]]
-**[[Literary societies]], organizations formed as a student-directed supplement to the academic curriculum.
-**[[Professional fraternities]], organizations which promote fellowship among those in a particular academic discipline or career field.
-**[[Service fraternities and sororities]], organizations whose primary purpose is community service.
-**Informally, [[fraternity and sorority houses]], large group housing for members of a fraternity or sorority.
-*[[Corporation (university)]], often considered the European equivalent of an American college fraternity.
-*[[Studentenverbindung‎]], several types of student organizations in Germany.
-*[[Nations at Swedish universities‎]], an older type of student organization.
-===Other uses===
+=== North America ===
+* College [[fraternities and sororities]], also called ''Greek letter organizations'' or ''social fraternities'', initiatory organizations which unite students through the undergraduate college course
-In '''Music'''
+* [[Collegiate secret societies in North America]], organizations in which membership is limited by year of study
-*[[Fraternity (band)]], an Australian rock group from the early 1970s, featuring AC/DC's Bon Scott
+* [[Literary society]], an organization formed as a student-directed supplement to the academic curriculum
-*[[Fraternity Records]], a record label
+* [[Professional fraternities and sororities]], organizations which promote fellowship among those in a particular academic discipline or career field
+* [[Service fraternities and sororities]], organizations whose primary purpose is community service
+==Sociology==
-In '''Film'''
+* [[Fraternity (philosophy)]], a type of relationship between people
-*[[Fraternity of Assassins]] is a fictional secret society in the 2008 action film ''[[Wanted (film)|Wanted]]''.
+==Other uses==
-In '''Zoology'''
+* [[Fraternity (band)]], an Australian rock group from the early 1970s, featuring AC/DC's Bon Scott
-*A [[bachelor band]] of animals
+* [[Fraternity Records]], a record label
 ==See also==
-*[[List of general fraternities]]
+{{canned search|fraternity|fraternities}}
-*[[List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines‎]].
+* [[List of general fraternities]]
-*[[List of fraternities and sororities in the Philippines‎]].
+* [[List of social fraternities and sororities]]
+* [[North American fraternity and sorority housing]], large group housing for members of a fraternity or sorority
-*[[List of fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico‎]].
+* {{intitle|fraternities}}
-{{disambig}}
+* {{intitle|fraternity}}
+* [[Brotherhood (disambiguation)]]
+<!-- * [[Sorority (disambiguation)]] -->
+{{disambig}}
-[[de:Bruderschaft]]
-[[es:Fraternidad (desambiguación)]]
-[[fr:Fraternité (société)]]
-[[sk:Bratstvo]]