What is the Elks Lodge all about?

[Anonymous]

Misogyny, homophobia, and racism, mostly.

Or at least those are the characteristics of my two relatives who belong and their member friends I've met.

[Anonymous]

Remember how Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble were Water Buffaloes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When the Isaac Walton League dissolved for lack of spendable moola the progenitors, being clubby fellows, cast about for what else they could do.

Being horny as well as aged, they asked themselves which critter best symbolized their raging hormones. They decided on the name Elks, since a mature male elk has some of the best antlers around.

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks or among the initiated, the Best People on Earth.

What? The Isaac Walton League still exists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Misogyny, homophobia, and racism, mostly.

Or at least those are the characteristics of my two relatives who belong and their member friends I've met.

So then they are all like that? You obviously lack critical thinking skills. The Elks do more to help people than anything you’ve done.

[Anonymous]

My dad was very active in Elks. They do a lot of philanthropy in our hometown with at least a few events each week. It’s also very social with formal traditions around the fraternity aspect.