Recreational Organizations

Aesthetic Club
The Aesthetic Club is one of the oldest women’s clubs west of the Mississippi River. It began when a group o...
Arkansas Society, United States Daughters of 1812
The Arkansas State Society, United States Daughters of 1812 (often abbreviated as USD 1812) is affiliated with...
Arkansas Unit, Herb Society of America, Inc. (AU-HSA)
The Arkansas Unit of The Herb Society of America (AU-HSA), founded in Little Rock (Pulaski County) in 1966, ha...
Camp Joyzelle
Camp Joyzelle was a summer camp for girls that operated for nearly three decades at Monte Ne (Benton County). ...
Camp Ouachita National Historic District
Camp Ouachita was the hearthstone for outdoor- and social-skills development and a path through adolescence fo...
Central Arkansas Radio Emergency Network (CAREN)
The Central Arkansas Radio Emergency Net (CAREN) is the oldest of several amateur radio clubs in the central A...
Chi Omega
Chi Omega, the largest women’s fraternal organization in the world, was founded at the University of Arkansa...
Concordia Club
aka: Jewish Country Club
The first Jewish organization in Little Rock (Pulaski County) was n...
Freemasons
aka: Masons
History of Freemasonry The history of Freemasonry in Arkansas is cl...
General Federation of Women's Clubs of Arkansas (GFWC)
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) is an international organization dedicated to volunteerism an...
Girl Scouts
Headquartered in New York City, Girl Scouts is a nonprofit organization that seeks to make the world a better ...
Hot Springs Country Club
Hot Springs Country Club is home to Arkansas’s first golf course and is considered one of America’s oldest...
Irish Cultural Society of Arkansas
The Irish Cultural Society of Arkansas (ICSA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public-service organization based in L...
Little Rock Garden Club
The Little Rock Garden Club (LRGC) held its first meeting in 1923 at the home of Mrs. J. N. Heiskell (Wilhelmi...
Ozark Mountain UFO Conference
aka: Ozark UFO Conference
The Ozark Mountain UFO Conference takes place each year on the seco...
Polk County Possum Club
The Polk County Possum Club (PCPC) began with a challenge issued to local hunters of opossums (commonly called...
Quapaw Area Council of the Boy Scouts
The Quapaw Area Council of the Boy Scouts began in 1913 and became the largest in the state, in terms of area ...
Rotary Club of Little Rock
The Rotary Club of Little Rock is the oldest civic club in Arkansas. It is the ninety-ninth oldest and sixth l...
Rotary International
With a motto of “Service Above Self,” Rotary International is a non-political, non-religious civic organiz...
Senior Centers
By 2023, Arkansas was home to eight regional senior centers that provided educational, nutritional, and recrea...
Shriners
aka: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Shriners International, formally known as the Ancient Arabic Order ...
Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV)
The Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is a historical, patriotic, and non-political organization established ...
State Parks Division
aka: State Parks
aka: Arkansas State Parks
The State Parks Division, which is part of the Arkansas Department ...
United Sons of Ham of America
aka: Sons of Ham
United Sons of Ham of America (USH) was a popular African-American ...
XV Club
The fifteen members of the XV Club meet fifteen times a year for dinner and discussion of various important an...