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May 23, 2024 · Secret society, any of a large range of membership organizations that utilize secret initiations or other rituals and whose members often employ oaths, handshakes, or other signs of recognition. Elements of secrecy may vary from a mere password to elaborate rituals, private languages, costumes, and symbols.
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4 days ago · 6. The Rosicrucians. Image Credit: Shutterstock / Mariusz S. Jurgielewicz. Claiming roots back to medieval Germany, the Rosicrucians are a mystical philosophical secret society, said to study the ...
6 days ago · Perhaps the group most closely associated with the name illuminati was a short-lived movement of republican free thought founded on May Day 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt and a former Jesuit. The members of this secret society called themselves “Perfectibilists.”.
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May 22, 2024 · Posted: May 22, 2024 | Last updated: May 22, 2024. Getty Images. International secret societies you've never heard of. Throughout history, various clandestine underground groups, orders, and...
May 20, 2024 · Secret societies are typically groups whose rituals and activities are hidden away from non-members. Since the time of the crusades, hundreds of secret societies have been formed from different parts of the world to serve diverse political, social and religious purposes.
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May 21, 2024 · Have you ever wondered about the UVA Secret Societies? They are Ravens and IMPs, T.I.L.K.A.s, Elis, and Zs. Purple Shadows and Sevens. Thursdays and Thirteens. And that’s not even all of them. Together, they are the University of Virginia’s secret societies. Some are honorary. Some are social. Most are historic. All are philanthropic.
3 days ago · There are many collegiate secret societies in North America. They vary greatly in their level of secrecy and the degree of independence from their universities. A collegiate secret society makes a significant effort to keep affairs, membership rolls, signs of recognition, initiation, or other aspects secret from the public.
