Skull and Bones
undergraduate senior secret society at Yale University
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Summary
Skull and Bones is a fraternity[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of fraternity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,824 views/month, #1 of 100).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New Haven[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: Collegiate secret societies in North America[5], secret society[6]
- Founder: William Huntington Russell[7], Alphonso Taft[8]
- Headquarters location: New Haven[9]
- Commons category: Skull and Bones[10]
- Inception: 1832[11]
- Location of formation: Yale University[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Skull and Bones Society[13]
- Present in work: Ninth House[14], The Skulls[15], The Skulls II[16], The Skulls 3[17], The Good Shepherd[18], The Caper Chase[19], The Brotherhood of the Bell[20]
- Native label: Skull & Bones[21], Skull and Bones[22]
- Owner of: Deer Island[23]
- Different from: Phi Kappa Sigma[24], Skull & Bones[25], Skull and Bones[26]
- Has list: list of Skull and Bones members[27]
Why It Matters
Skull and Bones has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]