We have a building housing the order of rebekahs oddfellows in my city (leaf) always wondered what it was about. We have a yuge scottish rite building too. Looks like a castle
Seems the common thread is they became corrupt. maybe infiltrated by the same cult. The real old saturn (satan) worshipers. The run things at the top, but most members are good natured (i hope)
maybe this is why JFK spoke out against the idea of secret societies. The corruption was there for a long time.
Then from the secret socities they branch out into civilian organizations like the police and hospitals and children's hospitals