List of Notable North American Collegiate Secret Societies
| Name | Year | College or University | Location | Country | Member Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma Phi | 1827 | Union College | Schenectady, New York | US | Sophomore Men at the Alpha |
| The Paladin Brotherhood | 1847 | Furman University | Greenville, SC | US | |
| NoZe Brotherhood | 1924 | Baylor University | Waco, TX | US | |
| Franklin Society | 1824 | Brown University | Providence, RI | US | |
| Seven Society, Order of the Crown & Dagger | College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, VA | US | Senior men | |
| Flat Hat Club | 1916 | College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, VA | US | Senior |
| Bishop James Madison Society | 20th c. | College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, VA | US | |
| Wren Society | 20th c. | College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, VA | US | |
| Sphinx Head | 1890 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | US | Senior |
| Quill and Dagger | 1893 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | US | Senior |
| Sphinx | 1886 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | US | Senior |
| Casque and Gauntlet | 1887 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | US | Senior |
| Phrygian | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | US | Senior | |
| Dragon Society | 1898 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | US | Senior |
| Fire & Skoal | 1975 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | US | Senior |
| Abaris | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | US | Senior | |
| Phoenix | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | US | Senior | |
| Gryphon | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | US | Senior | |
| Cobra | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | US | Senior | |
| Raven's Claw Society | 1896 | Dickinson College | Carlisle, PA | US | Senior men |
| D.V.S. Senior Honor Society | 1902 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA | US | Tall Men |
| Paladin Society | 1998 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA | US | Juniors and Seniors |
| Order of the Torch | 2003 | Florida International University | Miami, FL | US | |
| Burning Spear Society | 1993 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | US | Senior |
| The Stewards | 1903 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC | US | Junior and Senior men |
| ANAK Society | 1908 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | US | Junior and Senior |
| Pithotomy Club | 1896 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | US | Men |
| Chi | 1900 | Longwood University | Farmville, VA | US | |
| Eucleian Society | 1832 | New York University | New York, NY | US | |
| Red Dragon Society | 1898 | New York University | New York, NY | US | |
| Mufti | 1940 | Pomona College | Claremont, CA | US | |
| Cap and Skull | 1900 | Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | US | Senior |
| Khoda | 1909 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ | US | Senior |
| Stickas | 1898 | Texas A&M University | College Station, TX | US | Senior |
| St. Anthony Hall | 1850 | Trinity College | Hartford, CT | US | Sophomore |
| The Machine | 1914 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | US | Fraternity & sorority leaders |
| Thoth | 1926 | University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | Canada | |
| Order of the Golden Bear | 1900 | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | US | Senior |
| Gun Club | 1912 | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | US | Junior |
| Society of the Golden Rose | 1942 | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | US | Junior and Senior women |
| Sigma Sigma | 1898 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH\ | US | Junior and Senior men |
| Cincinnatus Honorary Society | 1917 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | US | |
| Men of Metro | 1946 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | US | Men |
| Florida Blue Key | 1923 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | US | |
| Order of the Greek Horsemen | 1955 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA | US | Fraternity men |
| Gridiron Secret Society | University of Georgia | Athens, GA | US | ||
| Ma-Wan-Da | 1912 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Urbana, IL | US | Senior |
| Senior Skull | 1906 | University of Maine | Orono, ME | US | Senior Men |
| Arete | 2006 | University of Maryland | College Park, MD | US | Greek Life, unknown years |
| Iron Arrow | 1926 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | US | |
| Order of Angell | 1902 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | US | Senior |
| QEBH | 1897 | University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | US | Senior |
| LSV Society | 1907 | University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | US | Senior women |
| Mystical Seven | 1907 | University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | US | Senior |
| OBC | University of North Carolina at Asheville | Asheville, NC | US | ||
| Society of Innocents | 1903 | University of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | US | Senior |
| Order of Gimghoul | 1889 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | US | Senior |
| Order of the Golden Fleece | 1904 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | US | Senior |
| Order of the Grail-Valkyries | 1920 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | US | Senior |
| Loyal Knights of Old Trusty | 1920 | University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | US | Engineering |
| Bisonhead | 1923 | University at Buffalo, The State University of New York | Buffalo, NY | United States | "Senior" |
| Sphinx Senior Society | 1900 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | US | Senior |
| Friars | 1901 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | US | Senior |
| Mortar Board | 1922 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | US | Senior |
| Society of Cwens | 1922 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | US | |
| Order of the Druids | 1916 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | US | |
| Scarabbean Senior Society | 1915 | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | US | |
| Eyes of Texas | 1975 | University of Texas | Austin, TX | US | |
| Friar Society | 1911 | University of Texas | Austin, TX | US | |
| Episkopon | 1858 | University of Trinity College | Toronto, ON | Canada | |
| Eli Banana | 1878 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | US | |
| T.I.L.K.A. | 1889 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | US | |
| Z Society | 1892 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | US | |
| IMP Society | 1902 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | US | |
| Seven Society | 1905 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | US | |
| Society of the Purple Shadows | 1963 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | US | |
| P.U.M.P.K.I.N. Society | 1967 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | US | |
| Sphinx Club | 1908 | Wabash College | Crawfordsville, IN | US | |
| Iron Cross | 1902 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | US | Junior and Senior |
| Cadaver Society | 1957 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington, VA | US | |
| Sigma Society | 1880 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington, VA | US | |
| Mystical 7 | 1867 | Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | US | Senior |
| Theta Nu Epsilon | 1870 | Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | US | Sophomore |
| Skulls of Seven | 1898 | Westminster College | Fulton, MO | US | Senior |
| Mountain | 1867 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV | US | Senior |
| Skull | 1911 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | US | Senior |
| Skull and Bones | 1832 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior |
| Scroll and Key | 1842 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior |
| Berzelius | 1848 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior |
| Linonian Society | 1753 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior & Graduate |
| Book and Snake | 1863 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior |
| Wolf's Head | 1883 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior |
| St. Elmo | 1899 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior |
| L&C | ? | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior |
| Elihu | 1903 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior |
| Aurelian Honor Society | 1910 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior |
| Manuscript Society | 1952 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior |
| Mace and Chain | 1956 | Yale University | New Haven, CT | US | Senior |
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