03.18.07

Skull and Bones Society

Posted in General at 6:02 pm by ZoeWashburne

The very secretive Skull & Bones society was formed in 1832 by two Yale students, William Huntington Russell and Alphonso Taft, for the very elite members of Yale and society itself. Russell’s family had somewhat of a notorious background as they were one of the richest Opium drug dealers of the world at the time. It is thought that while Russell studied in Germany from 1831 to 1832, that he became involved in the outlawed German “Illuminati” group and formed the Skull & Bones society in America as an underground chapter of that secret group. Cofounder Taft, was the father of President William Taft and eventually served as the United States Secretary of War as well as the United States Attorney General.

Each year just 15 Yale University seniors are chosen to join this very elite secret group by the graduating class of members. The society only initiated men into the group until 1992 when women were allowed to join under pressure from the university. While the 15 new members are never officially announced to the public, Yale University does keep a record of student membership. Members of the group over the years have included Presidents’ William Taft, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, as well as Senator John Kerry. Many of the country’s richest and most powerful families have members who belong to the Skull & Bones society, including the Whitneys (banking), Rockefellers (oil), Harrimans (railroads), Paynes (oil), Davisons (finance), and Pillsburys (flour).

One of the most notorious claims about the Skull & Bones is that they had a major hand in financing Hitler during WWII. Due to their alleged connections to the German Illuminati group, many people believe that there were very deep connections between the members of the Skull & Bones society and members of the Nazi party. The New York office of the Union Banking Corporation was said to really be the American branch of German Steel Trust. This is because the President and Director of Union Banking Corp. were members of the Skull & Bones at the time, as well as several rich and powerful members connected to German financing groups, including two known Nazi party members, H.J. Kouwenhoven and Johann Groninger.

Of course, as with all secret societies, there is an initiation process which potential members must perform ridiculous and humiliating tasks in order to become members. For the Skull & Bones, this has been said to include lying inside a coffin while masturbating and recounting their sexual encounters while the other members watch. Along with being granted membership, it is rumored that upon completing this bizarre task that the new member receives $15,000 for being so candid.

There is a lot of mythology and hidden meaning to many of the Skull & Bones activities, as there are with most secret societies. Members are thought to take nicknames based in Roman mythology, as well as a carrying on of names attached to former family members of the group, since most of the members are descendents of the original and earlier families. In fact, many Bush family members have been Bonesmen, including Prescott Bush, George W. Bush’s grandfather, who is said to have stolen Geronimo’s skull for the group’s use during many of their most secret ceremonies.

The number 322 is the most important number to the Skull & Bones and is a part of their official symbol. It is officially said to represent the Roman goddess of eloquence who took her place in the pantheon in 322 B.C. However, others believe that the number is a combination of the year of its inception 1832, as well as a reference to it being the second chapter of the German Illuminati group, therefore being represented as 32-2.

As with all of these very strange and mysterious groups, they are said to have a major hand in controlling the world’s economy and direction. It certainly is interesting that these groups all seem to have such prestigious and powerful people as their members. I will continue to uncover more interesting facts about these secretive and bizarre groups.