Skull and Bones, secret society of senior (fourth-year undergraduate) students at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, that was founded in 1832. Male society members are called Bonesmen, and many have ascended after graduation to positions of prominence in business or government.

The Skull and Bones Society has become a breeding ground for some of the world's most powerful men. As a 'secret society', it's given rise to a number of conspiracy theories. On the grounds of the prestigious Yale university lies the “Tomb” also known as The Skull and Bones Hall.

Skull and Bones formed at Yale University, the third-oldest school in the U.S. and an institution "known for its strange, Gothic elitism and its rigid devotion to the past," according to journalist...

Skull and Bones dates back to 1832 when William H. Russell, a student at Yale co-created it after returning from Germany. Inspired by the country's occult secret societies, the club began as a faux-occult group that worshipped Eulogia, a fake goddess of eloquence, but they would quickly become one of the few secret societies that run the world .

The Skull & Bones Society has been described as the most secretive organization in the world. Here’s a little background about the history of Skull & Bones. “ America’s Secret Establishment “, by Antony C. Sutton, 1986, page 5-6, states: “Those on the inside know it as The Order .