So I did some research on the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. This group was started in Baltimore, MD in 1819. The article mentions this group being one of the organizations that was affected by the 1874 Mass. Tax Exemption Act. The Odd Fellows is a nationally recognized organization  whose purpose is to “give aid to those in need” and they also sometimes have opened their houses to their senior members and orphans. The Odd Fellows were the first fraternity to become coed after adopting the Rebekah Degree, which is based off of the Bible’s teachings. From what I gathered the Fellows are the guys and the Rebekah’s are the women, but I am not totally positive.