about
Pride of the South an Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge aims to provide a framework that promotes personal and social development. Lodge degrees and activities aim to improve and elevate every person to a higher, nobler plane; to extend sympathy and aid to those in need, making their burdens lighter, relieving the darkness of despair; to war against vice in every form, and to be a great moral power and influence for the good of humanity.
For members, the degree in Odd Fellowship emphasizes a leaving of the old life and the start of a better one, of welcoming travelers, and of helping those in need.
Specifically, IOOF today is dedicated to the following purposes:
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To improve and elevate the character of mankind by promoting the principles of friendship, love, truth, faith, hope, charity and universal justice.
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To help make the world a better place to live by aiding each other, the community, the
less fortunate, the youth, the elderly and the environment in every way possible.
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To promote good will and harmony amongst peoples and nations through the principle of universal fraternity, holding the belief that all men regardless of race, nationality, religion, social status, gender, rank and station are brothers.
One of the amazing things about being an Odd Fellow is the variety of ways we can help those in need. Every Lodge and Jurisdiction is given the flexibility to focus on projects that are unique to their communities while participating in larger global projects as a whole unit. Below are some of the projects
Pride of the South Lodge contribute toward
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School mentorship programs
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College Scholarships
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Community Support (health fairs, voter registration, job fairs, etc.)
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Diabetes Awareness
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Prostate Awareness
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Community/Economic Development
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Family Engagement
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of disability, age (other than that of minimum to join the Order (lodge, club or group), ethnicity, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, or other social identity. The I.O.O.F. will make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when such modifications are necessary to afford its services and facilities to individuals with disabilities, unless the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of its services. The I.O.O.F. will not exclude any individual based on disability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, or other social identity from the full and equal enjoyment of its services and facilities, unless the individual poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others, or him/herself, that cannot be eliminated by a modification of policies, practices, or procedures or by the provision of auxiliary aids or services. The I.O.O.F. will not exclude any individual from the full and equal enjoyment of its services and facilities because of the individual’s association with a person of disability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion or other social identity.