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...like each other, to provide for the common defense against gruids, freaks, and such encumbrances, to secure the blessings of society, to ourselves and our successors, do ordain and establish THE~CLUB. I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully keep the existence of this club secret to the best of my ability and will preserve, protect, and defend its constitution and may I be hauled up before the dean if I do not remain forever true to this my solemn oath. Any I herewith, sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, pass or flunk, give...
Amidst forced whispers, 10 young women watched as these words were penned in ink on the first page of a leather-bound record book. Pledging fidelity, they signed their names. On May 28, 1898, Radcliffe’s first and only secret society was born...
That didn’t stop the secret alliance of Radcliffe’s social queens from flourishing in its early years...
...early 1900s, Radcliffe enrolled around 500 students total, the vast majority of whom were of considerable social standing. Like all good final clubs, sororities, and secret societies, The Club existed for and because of its exclusive status in an already exclusive institution...
...members kept the society completely secret, and election nights were particularly perilous for the clandestine meetings. When two non-members suddenly burst into a meeting, Phillips describes, the members scrambled to hide the record book. To rid themselves of one intruder’s presence, the Clubbers encouraged the girl to take a nap. Luckily for them, it worked...