They're more like the anti-mason, free Masons. The absurdity is what makes them so great. Also, there aren't many left. Just a couple of old pensioners in town with too much time in their day, while they wait to die. So it's a chance to revive and rehabilitate a counter frat to the free masons and also have a lot of partying. IOOF is a bunch of guys who got pissed off with the masons and said, "fine, I'll start my own club... with hookers and blackjack."