Collegiate Secret Societies - List of Notable North American Collegiate Secret Societies

List of Notable North American Collegiate Secret Societies

This list is limited to societies with a) their own Wikipedia articles, or b) with independent third-party citation links. Editors are invited to add to this list as long as they can provide adequate verifiable citations. The list is not exhaustive; many known societies are not included because they currently lack verifiable citations.
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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