Society of Saint Thomas Aquinas

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Society of Saint Thomas Aquinas
STAQ
Founded1831;194 years ago (1831)
Yale University
Type Senior society
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
ScopeLocal
Motto"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship."
SymbolSun
MascotDove
Patron saint Thomas Aquinas
Chapters1
NicknameAquinas, STAQ
Headquarters New Haven , Connecticut
United States

The Society of Saint Thomas Aquinas (STAQ) is a senior society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. [1] The society is dedicated to tolerance, compassion, and egalitarianism. [2] [3] In the words of St. Thomas Aquinas, "There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship." Though not having any religious affiliation, the members of the society stand by the values and teachings of their namesake.

Nicknames for the senior society include Aquinas and STAQ (pronounced "stack"). The attributes of St. Thomas Aquinas are the sun and the dove.

References

  1. ↑ "Senior Societies" (PDF). The Rumpus. 23 (4): 3–5. May 2016 – via Yale University.
  2. ↑ St. Thomas Aquinas Society Charter
  3. ↑ "Yale Society Initiative". Yalesocietyinitiative.org. Retrieved 11 April 2017.


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