Crookston Eagles Club

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, and hope. The F.O.E. donates more than $10 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.

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.

• Founded Mother’s Day.
• Created the $25 million Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa.
• Served as driving force behind Social Security.
• Helped end age-based job discrimination with the Jobs After 40 program.
• Distributed Ten Commandments monoliths across the United States.

The perks of being an Eagle member are countless. From lifelong friendships to care for your family, Eagles are always ready to lend a helping hand and be a guiding influence in the lives of every member. A renewed focus on both membership growth and retention is leading to the development of a stronger and more prominent slate of benefits. Scroll down to view the various benefits you have access to by being an Eagle. Visit the benefit page on the Fraternal Order of Eagles website to view a list of them all.

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We currently have over 500 members here in Crookston. Both the Aerie and Auxiliary have the same benefits: one free meal at our annual pin and award night, and a drink card for 10 buy one get one free drinks that you receive every time you pay your dues. Membership dues are $48 for the Aerie and $36 for the Auxiliary. We operate mostly off of volunteers – which makes our membership vital to our club. We ask our members to help when they can. There are many ways to do so whether it’s washing dishes for a banquet, selling horse races, or cooking baskets for bingo or burger night. If you would like to join our club, stop on in where you will meet a smiling face that will be more than happy to help.