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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in a (less well known/prestigious) secret society at Yale.  Most of the societies had 15 seniors as members - we had 2-3 faculty members who belonged also.  As to purpose, we met twice a week - Thurs and Sunday - at night and got to know each other very well.  I knew a few of my fellow members before senior year but not well.  Over that year, we came to know each other very well, and most importantly each were given one night to present a very detailed oral autobiography of ourselves.  That’s one night devoted solely to one person.  And it was a conversation, with questions and comments - favorable and not - from the full group.  Most of the time, it was a great experience; occasionally it turned too critical.  Every secret society I knew details about at Yale did something comparable. I would do it again in a minute.

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+1, same experience.  Cool way to build a small community with a faculty member and very diverse peers. You REALLY know people well at the end of the year. Strong supportive alumni network as well. More broadly, no one one I knew at Yale thought much about them or cared whether they were tapped or not. Very little impact on undergraduate life. [/quote]

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