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18 hours ago · The Knights of Pythias. The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and secret society that was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1864 by Justus H. Rathbone (1839–1889). The order, which is ...
1 day ago · The Flat Hat Club, or F.H.C., founded at William and Mary in 1750, is the country’s oldest known collegiate society. Thomas Jefferson was a member. The country’s most famous secret organization undoubtedly is Yale University’s Skull and Bones. Its membership reads like a who’s who of American leadership.
May 14, 2024 · Secret societies can have ceremonial initiations, secret signs of recognition (gestures, handshakes, passwords), formal secrets (the 'true' name of the society, a motto, or society history); but college fraternities or "social fraternities" have the same, and some of these elements can also be a part of literary societies, singing groups ...
18 hours ago · 0. "The Society of Friends," also known as the Filiki Eteria, was a Greek secret organization founded in 1814 and led by Alexandros Ypsilantis. The organization unsuccessfully attempted to liberate Greece from the Ottoman Empire. This society was a small part of the larger Filiki Eteria organization, which encompassed all the patriots of Greece.
4 days ago · Saturday, May 18, 2024 -- So masks for secret societies are fine, Halloween is fine, and clowns are fine -- just not cancer patients, other immunocompromised individuals or any other people ...
3 days ago · Camorra, Italian secret society of criminals that grew to power in Naples during the 19th century. Its origins are uncertain, but it may have existed in Spain as early as the 15th century and been transported thence to Italy. As the Camorra grew in influence and power, its operations included.
2 days ago · Occult lodges and secret societies flowered among European intellectuals of this era who had largely abandoned traditional forms of Christianity. The spreading of secret teachings and magical practices found enthusiastic adherents in the chaos of Germany during the interwar years.
