The Ancient Order of A-kep-ot Ster-boo was an organization formed June 3, 1916 in Topeka, Kansas.
[1][2] The organization's headquarters were located in the Hamilton Building at Sixth and Quincy Streets.
[3] Modeled after the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben[4][5] from Omaha, Nebraska, which took its name from spelling “Nebraska” backwards, the organization based its name on the phrase “Topeka Booster” and was "...entertaining the Democratic population of Topeka and delegates to conventions in this city with the mystic degree work.
"[6] Its ritual told the story of an Assyrian pirate crew marooned on a south sea island and contained a total of three degrees.
[7] Membership was open to any interested person and anyone attending an initiation were required to become members of the organization.