However, how much of this holds up? For a piece of culture (if that’s what we’re going to term secret societies) that is so nebulous and allusive both in reality and in the media, what are things like when we actually take a closer look?Ī good place to begin in measuring the influence and prestige of these secret societies is in the realm of conspiracy. And it’s not hard to see why: with societies such as the Seven Society members, whose allegiance to the club is only revealed upon their death by a wreath of magnolias in the shape of a seven placed on their grave, there’s a clear element of enigma and theatrics at play. Certainly, these rollicking bacchanals of bigwigs that are secret societies serve as quite the spectacle for our ponderings of what ivy league students do between classes. The creator of an “Ask Me Anything” thread, “ihazsecrets”, a purported member of one of Yale’s secret societies, introduces themselves with “So I might as well put myself out there.” Much to their dismay most likely, comes the swift reply of one commenter: “You’re not very good at the ‘secret’ part.” A funny interaction indeed, though, what’s more is these secret societies hold on our culture. In researching secret societies for this article, I happened to stumble upon a humorous Reddit exchange. Secret societies’ place in culture By Mitchell Levesque

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