美国校园内最神秘的五大学生组织_BEC初级作文

美国校园内最神秘的五大学生组织

骷髅会或许是这些神秘学生组织里最富盛名的，而对于它的关注度更是在2004年总统大选之际达到了顶峰。原因便是大选中两位最具实力的候选人—乔治·布什和时任麻省参议员的约翰·克里，都曾在就读耶鲁时是骷髅会的成员。这个组织在有关通俗文化的文献中也被时有提及，人们传言骷髅会的得名与他们收藏了印第安领袖杰罗尼莫的头盖骨有关。

2. SCROLL AND KEY SOCIETY

轴匙社团

Scroll and Key is another Yale University secret society, and the rivals of the Skull and Bones at the school. Founded 1842 after disputed elections at the Skull and Bones, the society can count among its members renowned composer Cole Porter and political commentator Fareed Zakaria. The Scroll and Key Society is also known for its contributions and donations to Yale, including the endowment for funding the Yale University Press.

轴匙社团是耶鲁校园内另一大秘密组织，也是骷髅会的强劲对手。轴匙社团成立于1842年，也就是在骷髅会选举风波之后，著名作曲家科尔·波特、政治评论家法里德·扎卡利亚都曾是轴匙社团的成员。该社团还以他们对于耶鲁的巨额捐赠而为人瞩目，耶鲁大学出版社的建立就得益于他们的捐助。

3. QUILL AND DAGGER

羽毛笔与匕首协会

Moving from one Ivy League University to another, the Quill and Dagger is a society at Cornell University, and the namesake of a tower on campus that is used for the society’s meetings and events. Membership includes many in the halls of power in Washington and in the top levels of business and high society. The society is also known for the erection of a war memorial at Cornell dedicated to alumni and students who served in WWI.