Skull and Bones

Summary

Skull and Bones is a fraternity^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of fraternity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,444 views/month, #1 of 100).^[2]

Key Facts

• Skull and Bones is located in New Haven^[3].
• Skull and Bones is in the country of United States^[4].
• Skull and Bones's instance of is recorded as fraternity^[5].
• Skull and Bones's instance of is recorded as Collegiate secret societies in North America^[6].
• Skull and Bones's instance of is recorded as secret society^[7].
• Skull and Bones's founder is recorded as William Huntington Russell^[8].
• Skull and Bones's founder is recorded as Alphonso Taft^[9].
• Skull and Bones's headquarters location is recorded as New Haven^[10].
• Skull and Bones's Commons category is recorded as Skull and Bones^[11].
• 1832 marks the founding of Skull and Bones^[12].
• Skull and Bones's location of formation is recorded as Yale University^[13].
• Skull and Bones's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Skull and Bones Society^[14].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as Ninth House^[15].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Skulls^[16].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Skulls II^[17].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Skulls 3^[18].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Good Shepherd^[19].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Caper Chase^[20].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Brotherhood of the Bell^[21].
• Skull and Bones's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Skull & Bones'}^[22].
• Skull and Bones's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Skull and Bones'}^[23].
• Skull and Bones's owner of is recorded as Deer Island^[24].
• Skull and Bones's different from is recorded as Phi Kappa Sigma^[25].
• Skull and Bones's different from is recorded as Skull & Bones^[26].
• Skull and Bones's different from is recorded as Skull and Bones^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include William Huntington Russell^[8] and Alphonso Taft^[9]. 1832 marks the founding of Skull and Bones^[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Yale University^[13].

Operations

Skull and Bones's headquarters location is recorded as New Haven^[10].

Why It Matters

Skull and Bones ranks in the top 1% of fraternity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,444 views/month, #1 of 100).^[2] It 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]