Yale University Secret Society - Skull and Bones

The Ivy League is full of societies and clubs, some public and some very private. But none is as secret as Yale’s infamous Skull and Bones. Founded in the nineteenth century and housed in an ominous crypt-like building referred to as the “Tomb,” Skull and Bones secretly taps for membership a small number of Yale students each year. All are sworn to secrecy about what goes on inside the Tomb, and about how powerful the organization really is. Rumors abound. It has been said that Bonesmen (as its members are known) are so protective of the organization’s secrets that they must leave the room if the words “Skull and Bones” are uttered. It has been said that the Tomb contains stolen relics such as Geronimo’s skull. It has been said that upon graduation from Yale each member is given a substantial sum of money with numerous strings attached. It has even been said that Skull and Bones is the dark heart of the secret world government. People point to a suspicious number of Bonesmen who have gone on to positions of power and influence, deserved or not, including George W. Bush, his father George H.W. Bush, United States Senators, CIA officials, cabinet members, and numerous heads of major international corporations. - from the book - Secrets of the Tomb