Senior Skull Honor Society

Senior Skull Honor Society
FoundedDecember 14, 1906
University of Maine
TypeSenior honor society
ScopeLocal
Chapters1
Members1250+ lifetime
HeadquartersOrono, Maine
United States

The Senior Skull Society is an American collegiate senior honor society at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.[1] Membership in the society is "the highest all-inclusive honor" at the university.[2][3]

History[edit]

The Senior Skull Honor Society was founded on December 14, 1906, by eleven men of various fraternities.[4] Its purpose was to recognize and reward service to the university and to encourage leadership, scholarship, and citizenship within the campus community.[1] In 1911, it created the Senior Owls to watch over and discipline freshmen.[5][3] The group also oversaw and approval all student groups.[3] In 1913, the society's president called a meeting of campus fraternites and established an interfraternity council.[3]

During World War II, the society ceased to exist for three years but has operated continuously since its reformation in the fall of 1947.[3] The society promotes the values of friendship, obligation, academics, dignity, and the standards and traditions of the University of Maine.[6]

Activities[edit]

The society plans homecoming activities and selects the university's homecoming court.[7][3] Its members pass at free drinks to students in line for sporting events and plan senior class activities.[3][7] It also serves as a liaison between students and the university administration and performs duties assigned by the university president and alumni association.[3][7][4] In 2006, the society endowed a scholarship with the University of Maine to celebrate its centennial anniversary.[8]

Membership[edit]

The Senior Skull Honor Society is not a secret society and regularly announces its new members.[1] A typical class of members is nine or ten male students.[9] Members are selected for their academic achievement, character, involvement with the campus and community, and leadership.[8][9] The society also invites notable alumni into its membership.[2][4] As of 2006, it has initiated 1,250 members.[8]

Notable members[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Orono - The Senior Skull Honor Society". Morning Sentinel. Waterville, Maine. 2006-07-27. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-08-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Saco Mayor Indcuted into University Society". Journal Tribune. Biddeford, Maine. 2003-04-29. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-08-16 – via Newspapars.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Senior Skulls Honor Society". University of Maine Student Government, Inc. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  4. ^ a b c "Edison, McEachern Honored to Prestigious Honor Societies". University of Maine Athletics. 2016-04-21. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  5. ^ Sylvester, Brian (2007-03-01). "Senior Skulls Out To Recruit New Blood". The Maine Campus. Archived from the original on March 24, 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  6. ^ "UMaine Senior Skulls - History". UMaine Alumni Association. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
  7. ^ a b c Davis, Susan (1999-05-05). "Our Neighbors". Morning Sentinel. Waterville, Maine. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-08-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b c "Senior Skull Honor Society". The Weekly. 2006-05-11. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  9. ^ a b "UMaine Senior Skulls". The Weekly. Bangor, Maine. 2005-06-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-08-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Skullumni" (PDF). UMaine Alumni Association. May 1, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2018.


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