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The second-oldest Latin-letter society, the P.D.A. Society ("Please Don't Ask"), in 1776 refused entry to John Heath, then a student at the college; rebuffed, he in the same year established the first Greek-letter secret society at the college, the Phi Beta Kappa, modeling it on the two older fraternities (see the Flat Hat Club). The Phi Beta ...
Secret societies whose active membership consists of university-level students. Organizations vary considerably in their organizing principle and activities, including various academic honor societies, dining clubs, senior societies, and most North American fraternities and sororities .
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The 7 Society is a senior-class society founded in 1826. [4] [3] It is believed to be the longest continuously run secret society at William & Mary. [4]Its seven members, selected in their junior year, work to honor and encourage those who help strengthen the university, often through gifts. [4]
The Nacoms were founded in 1898, with the object of "bring[ing] together in their junior year a few of the men in each class, who have done the most for the University, and at the same time stand well in their college work", with the hope "that the society will have a beneficial influence in college affairs".
Phi Kappa Sigma (ΦΚΣ), also known as Phi Kap, Skulls, Skullhouse, or PKS, is an international all-male college secret society and social fraternity.Commonly known as “Skulls”, the name is inspired by the skull and crossbones on the fraternity's badge and coat of arms.
Phi Kappa Sigma is an international all-male college secret society and social fraternity. It is one of the world's oldest fraternities, developing generations of members achieving notability in politics, law, business, sports, military service, and other fields. Following is a list of Phi Kappa Sigma members.
The society maintains relationships with societies at the University of St. Andrews and Amherst College. The F.H.C. Society is the first recorded collegiate secret society in the United States. [1] Early in the 21st century, the Education section of The New York Times profiled America's oldest university clubs and societies and included a ...