List of Notable North American Collegiate Secret Societies
Name | Year | College or University | Location | Country | Member Limit |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
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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