<p>List of senior societies:
Skull and Bones
Scroll and Key
Wolf’s Head
Book and Snake
Berzilius
Elihu
Mace and Chain
Manuscript
St. Elmo’s
Spade and Grave
Gryphon
Sage and Chalice (also known as YPSRT)
Ceres Athena (all female)
Aurelian
Torch
Fork and Knife
DSG (all female)
Truth and Courage (all male)
9 Ball (all male)
Ox (also known as Yale’s Finest)
Whips and Chains (all female and sort of a joke)</p>
<p>Notes: </p>
<p>-The First 10 on the list have been around for decades. The last 10 are more recently formed (probably in the past 10-15 years or so). The exception is Ceres Athena, which I think was formed when women were first admitted to Yale. The first 10 are generally more serious than the last 10 or so.</p>
<p>-Truth and Courage and 9 Ball were formed by some disgruntled alumni of Skull and Bones and maybe Wolf’s Head when those two societies went co-ed. They carry a bit of prestige but are mostly drinking oriented</p>
<p>-Barbara Bush was in Sage and Chalice; it’s not sure if she turned down Skull and Bones or Skull and Bones turned her down. Stories conflict. Sage and Chalice is a newer party oriented society.</p>