Skull and Bones, also known as The Order, Order 322 or The Brotherhood of Death, is an undergraduate senior secret student society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The oldest senior-class society at the university, Skull and Bones has become a cultural institution known for its powerful alumni and conspiracy theories.
Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, when its schools were confederated and the institution was renamed Yale University. It is ranked as one of the top colleges in the United States.
Berzelius is a secret society at Yale University named for the Swedish scientist Jöns Jakob Berzelius, considered one of the founding fathers of modern chemistry.
The Scroll and Key Society is a secret society, founded in 1842 at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of the oldest Yale secret societies and reputedly the wealthiest. The society is one of the reputed "Big Three" societies at Yale, along with Skull and Bones and Wolf's Head. Each spring the society admits 15 rising seniors to participate in its activities and carry on its traditions.
Elihu Club or Elihu is the fourth oldest senior society at Yale University, New Haven, CT. It was founded in 1903 and takes its name from Elihu Yale.
Wolf's Head Society is a senior secret society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The society is one of the reputed "Big Three" societies at Yale, along with Skull and Bones and Scroll and Key. Active undergraduate membership is elected annually with sixteen Yale University students, typically rising seniors. Honorary members are elected.
Book and Snake or The Society ofBook and Snake is a secret society for seniors at Yale University. It was established in 1863 and is the fourth-oldest secret society at Yale.
The Yale Record is the campus humor magazine of Yale University. Founded in 1872, it is the oldest humor magazine in the United States.
Reuben Andrus Holden III, was a tennis player during the early part of the 20th century.
Linonia is a literary and debating society founded in 1753 at Yale University. It is the university's second-oldest secret society.
Mace and Chain is an undergraduate senior secret student society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. One of eight such groups that own their own clubhouse, or "tomb", it was founded in 1956 with the mission of providing fifteen rising seniors with the traditional senior society experience in a freer, more modern setting.
Henry Durand wrote, with Carl Wilhelm, "Bright College Years", the Yale University alma mater.
William Charles Wurtenburg was an American college football player and coach. Born and raised in Western New York to German parents, Wurtenburg attended the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy, where he played football. He enrolled in classes at Yale University in 1886 and soon earned a spot on the school's football team. He played for Yale from 1886 through 1889, and again in 1891; two of those teams were later recognized as national champions. His 35-yard run in a close game in 1887 against rival Harvard earned him some fame. Wurtenburg received his medical degree from Yale's Sheffield Scientific School in 1893.
Walter Joseph Cummings Jr. was a United States Solicitor General and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Edward Jordan Dimock was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Ashbel Green Gulliver was the dean of Yale Law School from 1940 to 1946. His nickname was "Pail"—from ashpail.
Barry Golson is an American editor and author. He was executive editor of Playboy magazine for twelve years, and of TV Guide for five years.
Norman Stark Paul was United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs from January 25, 1961, to June 30, 1962; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy from August 8, 1962, to September 30, 1965; and United States Under Secretary of the Air Force from October 1965 to September 1967. He died of cancer in Washington, D.C., on May 30, 1978, at the age of 59.
Harry Benjamin Jepson was an American organist and composer and the first University Organist of Yale University.
The Torch Honor Society, also known as Torch, is a student secret society at Yale College that was initially established in 1916 and reformed in 1995. Its members include former President George H. W. Bush and William F. Buckley Jr.
