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Secret Societies: They Are Not Just at Yale - They Are Running a University Near You
The world over has heard of Skull and Bones of Yale University. This elite secret society holds within its membership at least four U.S. Presidents. George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry are both members of Skull and Bones. This made the 2004 presidential election the first known election wheretwo secret society members ran against each other. However, names like the Order of the Bull's Blood, Mystical Seven Society, The Order of Gimghoul , Burning Spear, and Machine are less familiar. Make no mistake these too are powerful societies. The clear pronounceable difference between these organizations and Skull and Bones is that these secret societies were founded and continue to wield power at universities where ivy does not grow.
At the University of Virginia the number 7 mysteriously pops up on campus buildings and other campus fixtures and checks in the amount of 1,777 or 7,777 are sent to the university. For nearly 100 years candidates picked by the most secretive society have virtually always won the University of Alabama's student government elections. How is it that a group that claims only 13 years of existence on Florida State University's 156-year-old campus became the natural choice to sponsor FSU Homecoming? On the campus of Baylor University the school fountains turn pink, announcements declare Homecoming canceled, and figures are seen parading around campus adorning wigs and fake noses.
If the average college freshman is expecting to step on a campus where he or she leaves behind the stereotypical high school cliques then most will be given a false sense of freedom. Most college students are unknowingly under the yoke of the definite yet predominantly silent hold university secret societies possess on what is popularly called college life.
At the University of Virginia the number 7 mysteriously pops up on campus buildings and other campus fixtures and checks in the amount of 1,777 or 7,777 are sent to the university. For nearly 100 years candidates picked by the most secretive society have virtually always won the University of Alabama's student government elections. How is it that a group that claims only 13 years of existence on Florida State University's 156-year-old campus became the natural choice to sponsor FSU Homecoming? On the campus of Baylor University the school fountains turn pink, announcements declare Homecoming canceled, and figures are seen parading around campus adorning wigs and fake noses.
If the average college freshman is expecting to step on a campus where he or she leaves behind the stereotypical high school cliques then most will be given a false sense of freedom. Most college students are unknowingly under the yoke of the definite yet predominantly silent hold university secret societies possess on what is popularly called college life.
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A Baylor Bear
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11/15/2009
I find it funny that the NoZe Brotherhood at Baylor is included in this group. The article said that the universities don't penalize or fight against these organizations - but I can tell you that Baylor has had an antagonistic relationship with the NoZe for a long time. The NoZe does serve some purpose on campus, and I am sure that they have more influence on things than most students would be aware of, but they also have a tradition of revealing their membership at graduation. They sporadically publish a satirical newspaper making fun of the Baylor Lariat and the Baylor Chamber of Commerce and whoever else they so choose.
However, their stunts are particularly entertaining, and their identifier - wearing those plastic nose and mustache glasses are particularly satisfying to people who want to build up lore about secret societies.
Seriously though - their satire provides a sometimes much needed reality check to Baylor students and the drama ensuing on campus.
The only people
Makes me wonder if my campus has any secret societies that I do not know about.
check out skull and bones.
What George said was kinda my point. The "who you know" thing has been going on for ages, whether they had a club or not. But I guess you're helping by making others more aware that the good ol' boys have names.
George
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12/28/2006
It's called the "good ole boy network" Frats use it, sororities use it and other groups use it. It's a matter of making genuine connections and keeping those connections alive and well to benefit each other in business, politics, and socially. The secret societies have taken it one or two steps further, of course they exist and always will.
Huh. Nice write. Enjoyed reading it. I guess it doesn't seem important to me. I am part of a club of sorts as well. We look for ways to spread our interests and to apply certain influence. Sometimes we do and at other times we do not. We tend to look most voraciously at those things in which we are interested that will benefit many. Is there any information that would indicate a presence of wrondoing, illegal/immmoral/socially corrupt, etc?
Brian Chau
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12/27/2006
Rather interesting. I didn't know that these groups held so much sway.
My college had a similar group, and they were strictly men only. They had a lot of power over the university, and made a lot of money on the process. I think a lot of it is just that- money. They were exempt from a lot of rules, even as far as the city was concerned, starting their own non-profit group and profiting handsomely from it.
Paul the title of this article is not "How Secret Societies Affect the World at Large," so it would not tell you anything outside of the fact that secret societies aren't just at ivy league schools, hence the title. Also there are several secret societies that are not "he man woman haters" clubs, there are some all women secret societies like Horses and even the Skulls accept women now. As far as how the Skulls affect politics---well open a book, US Presidents and various other politicians are Skulls---draw your own conclusions. Artevia
this article didn't tell me much of anything except that there are he-man women hater clubs on campuses. how far outside of the university life do these groups affect people? How far have the skulls invaded our national politics?
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