Manuscript Society

Manuscript Society is one of several senior secret societies at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1952, Manuscript is the second youngest of Yale's landed secret societies; that is, its alumni trust owns its building, or "tomb". Manuscript was the first of the landed, "above-ground" societies to tap women. Each delegation is elected by a consensus of Manuscript alumni, trustee members, and others, unlike other secret societies... more
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