Secret Societies at The University of Virginia - List of Societies

List of Societies

The following is a list of some of the known secret societies at the University of Virginia. Much of the information has been paraphrased from information compiled by University Guide Service alumni and former University Guide Service historian Charles Irons.

This list includes societies that are well attested by reliable sources. It excludes some societies, such as the Raven Society, that have public membership and therefore are not secret societies by definition.

Name Year Established Type Status
Philomathean Society 1849 Semisecret Inactive
Eli Banana 1878 Semisecret Active
T.I.L.K.A. 1889 Semisecret Active
Z Society 1892 Secret Active
IMP Society (Hot Feet) 1913 Semisecret Active
Seven Society 1905 Secret Active
Purple Shadows 1963 Secret Active
P.U.M.P.K.I.N. Society ca. 1967 Secret Active
Rotunda Burning Society betw. 1974 and 1993 Secret Active
Society of the Dawn speculated 1984 Secret Active
A.N.G.E.L.S. Society 1998 Secret Active
21 Society 1999 Secret Active
The Six Column Society 2001 Secret Active
Sons and Daughters of Liberty bef. 2005 Secret Active
Order of the Claw and Dagger bef. 2007 Secret Active

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