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Originally Posted by xomanadaxo
Members of secret societies, at least the ones on my campus, usually wear a specific article of clothing or jewelry to signify membership. Some are more secretive than others, but their purpose and activities are secret, hence secret societies.
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Hmmm. In the collegiate secret societies with which I'm familiar, membership is secret -- or at least not advertised. That is to say, you might informally know (or guess) that your friend was inducted into the society, but membership lists are not published and members do not publically acknowledge that they are members -- at least not until
long after they leave school. One group I know of keeps all membership records secret for 50 years, so you won't be acknowledged as a member of the group until you're in your 70s . . . or dead.