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Yale Secret Societies Mausoleums

New Haven Connecticut USA is dotted with Secret Societies formed of Students and Alumni of Yale University. The University is spread throughout the City,
thus anyone can look at the buildings though some private, internal courtyards are locked. One fine day in August 2013 I took my retriever Ashley for a
1.5 hour walk photographing the "Mausoleums" of the better known Societies. The older buildings are called "Tombs" because they are windowless or
have slits for windows or have the windows blocked to keep anyone from seeing what happens inside. There are many legends of initiation rites,
few can be documented since very few members have talked to the public. I have photographs of eight of them and added notes including famous members.
The Bush Family embraced the secret societies, though not all joined Skull and Bones like the US Senator and two Presidents!

Much of the text is taken from WIKIpedia
Skull and Bones 1832
Skull and Bones 1832
Scroll and Key 1842
Scroll and Key 1842
Wolf's Head 1883
Wolf's Head 1883
St. Elmo 1889 (Previous Building)
St. Elmo 1889 (Previous Building)
St Elmo 1889  (Current Building)
St Elmo 1889 (Current Building)
Elihu 1903
Elihu 1903
Book and Snake 1933
Book and Snake 1933
Berzelius 19xx
Berzelius 19xx
Manuscript 1952
Manuscript 1952