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340 - The Skull and Bones aka The Brotherhood of Death

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

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Skull and Bones - A History of the Society

The oldest frat house still in existence today is the tomb built in 1856. The original tomb was just a single rectangular block without any windows. Bonesman and founding president of Johns Hopkins University, Daniel Coit Gilman, incorporated Skull and Bones as the Russell Trust Association. In 19th century America, college fraternities were called secret societies; they met in windowless buildings constructed for that purpose.

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