With "The Da Vinci Code" hitting the shelves in
paperback, everyone seems freshly fascinated with secret societies
like the Illuminati mentioned in Dan Brown's books. Despite the
sinister rap that many people attach to these groups, some of their
members are certainly less than murderous (at least, not in the
traditional sense). For instance, both John Kerry and George W.
Bush where both members of "Skull and Bones", a secretive men's
group at Yale.

"Skull and Bones" dates way back, before John Kerry was even a
twinkle in his mother's eye. This very exclusive group elects just
fifteen Yale Seniors to join its ranks each year, and claims
numerous political figures, media leaders, and members of the CIA as
its members. The initiation rites are kept in strict confidence,
but rumour has it that the applicants must kiss a human skull is
order to be accepted into the society. The Skulls consider themselves
elite, and are said to set their clocks five minutes ahead in order to
reinforce the feeling that they are ahead of the rest of the world.

Once inducted, the members choose a new name as their "Skull and
Bones" moniker. These names tend to be a reflection of physical
stature, sexual experience or lack thereof, and general character.
George W. Bush's society name is reported to be "Temporary", as he
could not think of one at the time of his initiation.

Despite its seeming resemblance to a fraternity, the young men of
"Skull and Bones" have always been up to much more than drinking and
carousing. Recently, a Yale historian uncovered evidence that
"Skull and Bones" may have stolen Geronimo's skull from its resting place in Fort
Sill, Oklahoma. A letter between two "Skull and Bones" members states emphatically
that the skull and femurs of the native American leader were whisked away to a
stone tomb in New Haven, the headquarters of the men's society.


Despite the evidence, researcher Marc Wortman is not convinced that the remains
actually belong to Geronimo. "Historically, it may be impossible to prove it's Geronimo's.
They believe it's from Geronimo," he says. Instead, he thinks the men may have
mistakenly dug and transported other, less famous bones from the Fort Sill graveyard,
believing they belonged to the late, great leader. Harlyn Geronimo, Geronimo's great-grandson,
is currently threatening to sue the U.S. Army for its slack security of the tombs at Fort Sill.

"Skull and Bones" had also been linked to global opium trading and other similarly unsavory activities.
They are reported to eat with a set of Hitler's silverware while in the tomb, and refer to each other
as "Knights". Female members were not admitted to the society until 1992, which caused an uproar with several of the society's existing members.

It would seem that much of the interest in "Skull and Bones" and other such groups stems from the fact that no one really has the full story on their inner workings. Much like a secret among schoolchildren, I have no doubt that curiosity will continue for men and women everywhere, with no hope of a full disclosure from those in the know.

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