Hey all, something has always been on my mind and despite looking throughout the internet, I still don't seem to know the answers to what I'm seeking.

Basically alot of my family members and family friends have been part of a society known as the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (R.A.O.B). As a child I remember hearing "oh they are at the buffs" alot, and I remember seeing a few documents every now and again...but being so young I never thought to question it much.

I'm full of intrigue now though and I'd love to know everything about them! lol, The obvious thing everyone is going to say whilst reading this is...."ask your family"....well I very rarely see any of them, and even when I did ask as I was growing up, I was just told "its nothing...., even you could join when your older"....

...I've since read a few articles on the internet that suggest's (like most secret societies" that they are doing things for the community etc. etc. they are here to help etc. etc. but if thats the case then:

Why the big secrecy?
What have they done that was good for us?

and I'd love to know, just what exactly goes on in these meetings!

Anyone out their in ATS land got any grand knowledge of this? I'd love to hear more! If they really are for the good of us, I'd consider joining them, but I can't understand why I wouldn't have been asked by now, given as I'm probably seen as the incorruptable one of the family!

Originally posted by thirdeyeflight

I vote this the funniest reply ever

I vote the edit of this so called "funniest reply ever" the best honest edited reply ever.

Sadly ignorance and sarcasm seem to be the norm in ATS these days.

Back to the topic, the only extra little bits of info. I have got from my internet searches so far are that:

1) The meetings have included rituals (but I don't know what type of rituals, why they do it or whether they still do)

2) That mason's have been suspected to have been part of these too.

I'm still hoping that their's someone out their in ATS who can help instead of ridicule.

Originally posted by Amaterasu
Now... I am led to believe the Masons do have (segregated) groups of both genders... But... Why segregate?

Because sometimes you just need to hang out with the guys or girls as the case may be.

Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus

Originally posted by Amaterasu
Now... I am led to believe the Masons do have (segregated) groups of both genders... But... Why segregate?

Because sometimes you just need hang out with the guys or girls as the case may be.

Well... You, maybe. I hang mostly with men, and rarely with women. And, of course, I am female in configuration (and sexual orientation), but rather male in My general Consciousness.

Originally posted by Amaterasu
Well... You, maybe.

It is obviously a bit more than just 'me'.

Originally posted by AugustusMasonicus

Originally posted by Amaterasu
Well... You, maybe.

It is obviously a bit more than just 'me'.

I never said it wasn't. You gave the opportunity to infer that it was Me You were speaking of. I pointed it back to You with no exclusion of others.

Originally posted by Amaterasu
I never said it wasn't. You gave the opportunity to infer that it was Me You were speaking of. I pointed it back to You with no exclusion of others.

Your orginal comment asked why is Masonry typically men-only. It had nothing to do with me. I gave you the viewpoint of many of the people I know first-hand.