Seal and Serpent
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| Motto | Unknown (Written in Stylized Sanskrit) |
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| Colors | Sable (Black), Or (Gold) |
| Symbol | Snake superimposed on shield |
| Flower | none |
| Founded | 1905 at Cornell University |
| Fraternity type | Social |
| Scope | United States |
| Headquarters | 305 Thurston Avenue Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Chapters | 1 active (Independent) |
| Homepage | www.sealandserpent.org |
The Seal & Serpent Society is an independent fraternity located at Cornell University. They are a member of Cornell's Interfraternity Council (IFC) but they do not belong to a national Greek-letter organization like other fraternities. There is one and only one chapter of Seal & Serpent, and it is at Cornell. The society was founded in 1905 when two circles of friends began to socialize together. These original ten "Snakes" decided to share a house at the base of the Slope and formalized their association into a fraternity. Seal and Serpent flourished by attracting a diverse group of men of character. In 1929, the Society built the Lodge at 305 Thurston Avenue. To this day, over 1,000 brothers have called the Lodge their home.
Unlike Yale's Skull and Bones, there is nothing "secret" about this society. Some people assume that Seal & Serpent are elitists because they call themselves a "society" instead of a fraternity. However, they refer to themselves as a "society" because that is the name that was decided upon in 1905.
Like any Cornell institution, they have a long list of alumni who have been Generals, Ambassadors, Cornell Trustees and the like.
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