-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/Article.asp?type=live&AID=12090 Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/Article.asp?type=live&AID=12090">Yale Daily News</A> ----- Published Friday, April 14, 2000 Secret societies swimming in cash, IRS reports show BY PERRY BACON YDN Staff Reporter While a new film may not paint the brightest picture, membership in secret societies certainly means today's chosen juniors will receive lavish treatment on Sunday and Thursday evenings, according to federal tax filings. Four of the best-known societies -- Book and Snake, Scroll and Key, Wolf's Head, and Skull and Bones -- spent over $80,000 a year on their programs, including $270,938 from Scroll and Key. Part of these expenses, however, is incurred through maintaining the societies' huge tombs, which are valued at more than $400,000 each, according to filings. These figures, obtained from recent filings of the federal 990 forms -- required for non-profit groups such as the societies -- show some of their financial details while retaining the secrecy of their activities. Scroll and Key's 1998 tax filings were among the most detailed, showing that the society spends over $16,000 arranging "conferences, conventions, and meetings," according to the form. It also gave specific prizes to members, which ranged from $50 to $2,500, although it is unclear whether this is the only money members of the society will receive. Although the tax forms do not reveal this information, Skull and Bones reportedly gives each new member $15,000. The highest portion of the money spent by Scroll and Key -- $20,440 -- goes toward investment fees, but a close $17,119 is spent on the group's undergraduate meetings at the tomb on 484 College Street. The tomb was valued at just over $500,000 at the time of the filing and could be worth more with the society's completed renovations. Scroll and Key also reported the highest value of assets on May 31, 1999 -- at over $5 million -- with Skull and Bones registering over $4 million in assets. While the tax filings showed the many financial dealings of the societies, the actual activities remained largely secret. All four defined their purposes very vaguely, ranging in detail from Skull and Bones' "educational programs" to Book and Snake, which "provides a forum for the exercise of the student's intelligence and the formation of their character in the presence of contemporary students -- as well as outside speakers having many diverse backgrounds and interests." Wolf's Head and Scroll and Key's descriptions of their societies both described the financial assistance they offer members and graduates. Book and Snake, located on 145 High Street and formed in 1863, also included some information about the society's founding in its filings. The by-laws of the society, created in 1961, include a number of stipulations about how the society should prove "the intellectual and moral improvement of its members" including calling for the preparation and delivery of speeches or papers by the members on the bi-weekly sessions, which would be followed by questions and analysis by the members. Copyright © 2000 Yale Daily News. All rights reserved. Visit BoolaBoola.com to buy Yale shirts, hats, etc from the Yale Daily News! Click here! ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
