In 2001, the Board of the American Fraternal Alliance (then known as the National Fraternal Congress of America) appointed a group of staff members, consultants, and member society representatives known as the Fraternal Vision Subcommittee to “determine whether structural changes are necessary to preserve the uniqueness of fraternal benefit societies while making them more relevant and responsive to member needs in the 21st Century.”
On November 8, 2002 – just over a decade ago – the subcommittee presented its report to the Board. Titled “The Search to Redefine Fraternal Benefit Societies in the 21st Century,” the report identified the most significant challenges facing fraternals and, more importantly, provided detailed recommendations for overcoming them. It was an exhaustively researched analysis that didn’t pull any punches. It contained truths – some of them inconvenient and uncomfortable – that many of us would prefer to ignore. In a word, it was – and…
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