Frequently Asked Questions
WHO ARE
MEMBERS OF SKULL AND BONES HONOR SOCIETY?
The active membership of Skull and Bones is
comprised of senior and last-semester junior
undergraduate students at the Pennsylvania State
University.
HOW, WHEN
AND WHY ARE THEY CHOSEN?
The current student members of the Society determine
who is asked to be a new member. New members are chosen
in the fall and spring of each year. The primary
criteria for membership is outstanding humble service
and leadership to the Pennsylvania State University
community.
CAN ANYONE BE A MEMBER?
You must be a student at Penn State University to be
a member. Associate membership is offered to
outstanding Penn State graduate students. Honorary
membership is offered to outstanding individuals who
demonstrate
humble service and leadership to the Pennsylvania State
University community.
ARE WE
AFFILIATED WITH SKULL AND BONES AT YALE?
The Penn State Skull and Bones Honor
Society is not affiliated with the Yale Skull and Bones
organization.
ARE WE
AFFILIATED WITH ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE
MASONS?
The Skull and Bones Honor Society at Penn
State is a University-approved organization
unaffiliated with any national, regional or local
organizations inside or outside of the University.
ARE THERE
OTHER HONOR SOCIETIES AT PENN STATE?
There are currently three other
known University-approved student honor societies at Penn
State. They are:
Lion's Paw,
Parmi
Nous and
Mortar Board. Only Mortar Board has a
national affiliation. Between the early 1900's and the 1960's there
existed up to eight other
honor societies such as Scrolls (senior
women), Chimes (junior women),
Androcles (junior men), Blue Key
(junior men), Cwens (sophomore women),
Druids (sophomore men), Friars
(sophomore men), Sphinx (freshman
women), and Delphi (freshman men), however
many have since ceased to exist.
HOW AND WHEN
WAS SKULL AND BONES AT
PENN STATE STARTED?
Please click HERE to read
a detailed account of the history of the Society at Penn
State.
WHERE CAN I FIND MORE
INFORMATION ON SKULL AND BONES AT PENN STATE?
The Historical Digital Collegian Archive in the Penn
State University Libraries is an outstanding source of
information. It contains a searchable archive of
every issue of the student newspaper published between
1887 and 1987. Click
HERE to be directed to this
resource.
In addition, all back issues of The Daily Collegian from
1988 to present are archived and searchable on their
website. Click
HERE to be directed to this
resource.
Skull and Bones
Alumni Interest Group
210 West Hamilton Avenue
Suite 183
State College, PA 16801
Info@SkullAndBones.org
LINKS TO ARTICLES WITH
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SKULL AND BONES AT PENN STATE:
iThe Digital
Collegian, April 22, 1997
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/1997/04/04-22-97tdc/04-22-97d01-012.htm
iThe Daily Collegian, April
4, 2004
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2004/04/04-02-04tdc/04-02-04dnews-08.asp
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