Elks, Moose & Eagles, Oh My!

Social Media tips for the Southcoast, MA – FRATERNAL. SOCIAL. BENEFICENT. PATERNAL. PROTECTIVE. - I bumped into a friend and we were discussing social media and it lead to social networking.  I mentioned that I had read The End Of The Social Network Era, The Rise Of The Social Circle Era by Jason Schwartz, Matchbook on the Business Insider site. My last post was based on Mr. Schwartz's article - Why You Should Circle the Wagons & Stay on the Porch...  

If you didn't read that post, Mr. Schwartz says, “Social Networks are characterized by, "Friend Everyone, Share Everything."  Social Circles will be characterized by "Group Dynamically, Share Selectively." Social Circles will focus on groups, automatically created based on a person’s real life social circles.”

While relating this to my friend, it hit me.  Social Circles?  That extends into associations.  Gee, the word association says it all - a group of people who have an interest, activity or purpose in common; a society. Will we see the resurrection of the clubs our dads and granddads belonged to?  Will the ranks of the Elks, Moose and Eagles grow?  

Will Freemasonry have a resurgence?  How about ethnic and religious associations such as the B'nai Brith, the Knights of Columbus and the Ancient Order of Hibernians?  Makes me think of the granddad's club in the movie Peggy Sue Got Married.

Hey, how about book clubs?  Abraham Lincoln said, "Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all."  When I first saw Peggy Sue Got Married, I promised myself  that if I ever joined an organization, it would be because they had cool hats like Peggy's granddad or Fred Flintstones' Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes Lodge Number 26. I couldn't leave the last post hanging without mentioning this.  I hope you found it helpful!