Fraternity-Testvériség, 1966 (44. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1966-01-01 / 1. szám
FRATERNITY 7 sible basis. We know our members and their needs better than anyone else can know them. We have a relationship with them which is based on more than business. We assist them not only through our insurance programs, but in many other ways. And finally, we have a record based on decades of consistent and reliable service geared to the necessity of our membership.” Rule of Fraternal Societies “Fraternal benefit societies were formed to fulfill fundamental social purposes and to conserve basic cultural values, which are just as valid today as they were a century ago. Fraternal management has a continuing obligation to re-examine this sound concept in terms of the needs of the present generation. This is especially true today when virtually all institutions — political, social and religious — are engaged in a process of renewal in terms of the dramatic scientific and industrial developments of this country. We must demonstrate that our fraternal institutions can assist man in meeting the challenges of today’s world, under conditions of dignity and freedom, by relating our purposes to man’s efforts to cope with the demands of society.” The Fraternal Monitor, November, 1965 Excerpts from "Prologue to the Future" ★ ★ ★ "WHAT MAKES FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES GROW" (Second Part) I believe the answer lies in the philosophy of management of each society. As fraternal benefit societies, we are a unique COMBINATION of fraternal order and life insurance company. I emphasize the word “combination” because I do not believe we can survive long by being only one — either one . . . TO FEEL THAT GROWTH IS REPRESENTED BY GAIN IN INSURANCE IN FORCE ALONE IS INVITING DISASTER. Maybe you don’t expect much from a field manager. I sure work at attaining substantial gains in our insurance in force, but if we did not work through our fraternal activity, I feel we would be short-changing our members. I am one who believes OUR FRATERNAL SIDE IS AN ASSET AND SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS A BURDEN WHICH CAN, WITH EFFORT, BE OVERCOME. The other side of the coin is the society so preoccupied with their ritual work or pet projects that they forget about our obligations TO PROVIDE SOUND INSURANCE PROTECTION IN AMOUNTS AND KINDS TO FIT THE NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS, and that THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE BY SINCERE, HARD-WORKING AND WELL-TRAINED FIELD REPRESENTATIVES.
