Secret Societies at Yale

Lanzabelle
Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:58:07 +0000

http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/NWO/Tombs_and_Taps.htm

The above article is the best source of information on Yale societies (and fraternities/sororities).

Secret societies are Yale aren’t really secret. People know who was and who is in them, even though it isn’t publicized until after the seniors who are members graduate. The societies don’t have any influence on campus; they just serve as a meeting place for the juniors who were “tapped”–that is, inducted into the society.

Everyone knows which tombs (buildings) belong to which societies. Next time you visit Yale, the big tomb next to Jonathan Edwards College (closer to Chapel Street) is the Skull and Bones tomb. You’ll never see activity inside these tombs, nor will you see people entering or leaving, unless you do a stakeout. Perhaps due to the clubs’ secrecy, they aren’t a prominent force on campus. The reason people feel that they “control the world” is that they’re mysterious and are quite elitist, although now more and more clubs are leaning toward meritocratic ways of tapping members.

There are no numbers on how much of the class is involved in this. However, you can basically figure it out. Since only seniors are members, there are roughly 1300 seniors the societies may “tap” from. There are 10 societies. Skull and Bones has 15 members. While the number of members in other societies are unknown, let’s assume membership ranges from 10-15 in the nine other clubs. That means that there are between 105 and 150 seniors in secret societies, which, assuming that no senior is tapped for two clubs, means that roughly 10% of the graduating class is in a secret society. It’s not a large number, but it’s not small either. I hope this helps.