take cover keep hidden and get ready to infiltrate a super secret organization the society includes at least three US presidents Supreme Court Justices and too many senators and CEOs to name welcome to watch Mojo's top five facts in today's installment we're counting down our picks for the top five most interesting facts about the Yale University secret society known as the Skull and Bones a number of Reports say that there are niches with the human skulls and whose skulls they are they're supposed supposedly the the skulls of famous people and there's one skull that was labeled
the skull of gono it's an organization with a history spanning over 150 years shrouded in mystery and retaining some pretty unique and fascinating Secrets even though their identities were known what they did inside the tomb was still supposed to be top secret number five lots of powerful Elite or bonesmen Chris Welcome to the skull and bone Society this is where the most powerful men in the world are groomed for their Futures conspiracy theorists love discussing the Skull and Bones especially how many important influential and Powerful members have passed through its doors oh he's an ambitious
man the idea of getting the Supreme Court is the only thing he really loves members of this super secret organization are known as bonesman and have included Senator John kery former president William Howard Taft and three generations of the Bush family including George W Bush George Bush Senior and Prescott Bush but more on him later other bonesmen have gone on to head multi-million dollar corporations or otherwise become power players on the world stage leading to much speculation that the society is meant to breed future world leaders and other men of influence we share similar backgrounds
you and I and I hope similar values which could put this society's influence to better use and we say men of influence because the Skull and Bones actually didn't accept female membership until the 1990s long after Yale University itself went co-ed in 1969 this desire to keep the society small intimate and male-dominated only adds to its Legacy of mystery and secrecy or maybe it just makes them look like jerks jury's out on that one you know someone I loved once told me that if it's secret and Elite it can't be good number four they allegedly
stole the skulls of historical figures so remember how we mentioned that George W Bush's grandfather Prescott was a bonesman well in 1918 the patriarch was among six other bonesmen who served as guards in Fort Sil where famed Apache leader gono died and was buried the legend is that Prescott and Co stole jono's skull from the site and brought it back to the Skull and Bones headquarters known as the tomb where it said to reside to this day so enduring is this tale that in 2009 gono's descendants sued the skull and bones for the return of
his Remains the case was dismissed in 2010 but not because the bones aren't there necessarily but because the judge decided that the law they cited only applied to grave robbery that occurred after the law was passed in 1990 the Apache Warrior skull isn't the only mobra object reportedly housed within the tomb either as author Alexander Robbins claims that there were also skulls belonging to Mexican revolutionary Poncho via and former president Martin Van Beren within the tomb as well as coffins gravestones and even a set of silverware which reportedly belong to Adolf Hitler there are photos
of skulls inside the Skull and Bones too number three initiation involves some bizarre ritual as is customary with all our new members you now have to spend 7 Minutes in the closet with our most senior member we've already mentioned that the Skull and Bones headquarters is known as the tomb but is what actually goes on down there in the depths all that dark and mysterious that sounds kind of cruel oh no you'll love it it's great well it's been said that the initiation rituals for potential bonesmen can include some very bizarre occult inspired trappings the
initiates have to do things like uh drink fake blood out of a skull one former student turned journalist for the New York Observer even managed to capture on videotape one of the Skull and Bones rituals for neoy pledges to the society these rituals include a mock Human Sacrifice the kissing of a skull and various embarrassingly juvenile taunts from Elder bonesman to these neop fites they're sort of trying to scare the initiates make them uh you know disorient them frighten them according to Alexandra Robbins another Infamous hazing ritual involves having a neoy lie naked in the
coffin masturbate and reveal their most secr sexual experiences and fantasies are we having fun yet Wolfie Wolfie Wolfie Wolfie Wolfie he has my sa for baby that's my sa I don't give number two they have their very own Island once a bonesman always a bonesman this is the idea behind the Skull and Bones membership as the society's alumni retain oversight of its activities while also owning Its Real Estate under the Russell trust Association one piece of this real estate is a private island belonging to the Skull and Bones known as Deer Island located along the
St Lawrence River the the original purpose of deer island was as a retreat destination for bonesmen where members would enjoy fine dining play tennis and otherwise catch up with bonesman alumni who have lost touch over the years the idea of vacationing on Deer Island is one which has somewhat lost its luster for younger bonesmen however with many new students claiming that the island has largely fallen into disrepair talk about your fixer up in 2009 Gawker posted photos from an alleged bonesman Facebook page depicting what they say is a weekend at Deer Island it really just
looks like a diverse group of friend having a drunken good time in a Shabby cabin somewhere kind of disappointing number one the Skull and Bones isn't the only secret society at Yale yep just imagine not one but several freaky clubs some even richer than the Skull and Bones all perpetuating dangerous and bizarre hazing rituals and all going on to secretly run the world or something they go by such similarly cryptic names as scroll and key Book and snake and wolf's head according to Robins they all keep a checks and balances approach to how they recruit
recruit reliable new members protect their own unique hazing traditions and keep up to speed on what every other secret society is up to as well others claim that the point of all these secret societies including skull and bones is a much more benign one they're merely an opportunity for students to create relationships with a diverse set of new people and hopefully gain some lifelong friends in any Fellowship you need someone you can trust someone to be there always and for anything a soulmate or at least a few College Drinking Buddies so are you ready to
pledge allegiance to the Skull and Bones and would you go through degrading hazing rituals to gain some powerful friends is it the old grao marks joke that that I'm I just don't want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member for more accomplished bonesman top 10s and skull kissing top fives be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com so what's the payoff for all the secrecy all the elaborate rituals well here's the thing Skull and Bones has a reputation of taking care of its own no matter the Lo
