Founded in 1832 at Yale University, the Skulls and Bones is one of the most renowned and shrouded secret societies in the world. Officially known as The Order of Skull and Bones, it has remained clouded in mystery and intrigue for nearly two centuries.
Each year, only 15 Yale seniors are awarded the privilege of joining the society through an elite cadre selection process. Those who make the cut, dubbed the "Bonesmen," are initiated into the group's bizarre rituals and rites said to include elements of the occult.
The Skulls and Bones meeting hall features unsettling relics like real human skulls and bones, emphasizing the death motif that is a core part of the society's eccentric traditions. Members are bound by solemn vows of strict secrecy about the society's clandestine affairs.
Despite its cult-like secrecy, the Order has produced countless prominent figures over the decades including presidents, politicians, businessmen, and titans of industry. Alumni like William Howard Taft, George W. Bush, and his father George H.W. Bush were all Bonesmen during their Yale years.
While just a university society on its surface, the Skulls and Bones has taken on an almost mythical quality and spawned countless conspiracy theories about its supposed global influence and power. To some it represents an elite cabal of puppet masters; to others it's merely an odd bastion of blue-blood traditions. Nonetheless, its enduring mystery continues to captivate and perplex.
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