Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=202097&BRD=1281&PAG=461&action =13">New Haven Register</A> ----- RANDALL BEACH: Robed ones roam campus and add to the curiosity Randall Beach April 09, 2000The annual ritual is upon us: dozens of masked, black-robed and hooded Yalies are roaming the campus, playing out their "pre-tap" and "tapping" ceremonies for the secret societies.According to a report in the Yale Daily News, prospective members of these societies Thursday night were gamely participating in bizarre initiation rites. For instance, Carmen Diaz was made to dress up as a butterfly and stand outside Au Bon Pain on the corner of Broadway and York Street, offering free massages. Meanwhile, on Old Campus, dozens of the robed ones (one with a torch) surrounded blindfolded "tappees" who were lying on the ground, listening to some mumbo-jumbo chanting. Unless you're Batman or a member, it's impossible to penetrate the seven mysterious, windowless stone edifices where society members sequester themselves. But when I recently investigated the most notorious of these societies — Skull and Bones — I had a grand old time splashing around in the manuscripts and archives area of Yale's Sterling Memorial Library. The reason for doing the story was the debut of the thriller movie "The Skulls," loosely based on Skull and Bones. Most reviewers say the movie is a turkey, so I haven't bothered to see it. My entertainment came from doing the library research and trying to interview Bonesmen and Boneswomen. When I learned the names of a few such individuals from deep, deep sources, I called Alderman Julio Gonzalez, D-1, a 1999 Yale graduate. Gonzalez admitted he was a member of Skull and Bones, but added, "I will keep to the code of silence." Next on my list was Janet Wagner, director of the All Our Kin child-care center. "Bad things will happen to me if I talk about this," she said. A moment later she retracted this statement, added, "I wish you luck" and hung up. Eventually I did reach a member (they call each other "G.B.," meaning "Great Bones") who agreed to tell me about life inside "the Tomb" at 64 High St. But of course I couldn't use his name. Just imagine what George W. Bush, his pappy and any other "G.B." would do to this guy for breaking "the code." I won't rerun his quotes, as they appeared in my news article, but what surprised me most of all was the Skull and Bones "no drinking" rule. So they're sober when they're undergoing their "confessionals" and other antics? How bizarre is that? Anyway, my splashing around in the manuscripts and archives room yielded some amusing anecdotes about Skull and Bones. Here's my favorite: When Kingman Brewster, class of 1941, was a junior, he was perceived as "G.B." material. But instead of making himself available to be tapped, this future Yale president hid in a bathroom stall of his dormitory. The "G.B." eventually found Brewster, yanked at the stall's door and shouted the awesome question: "I offer you election to Skull and Bones! Accept or reject?" Brewster did not budge. He merely called out his astounding response: "Reject." The encounter was revealed in the Yale Class Book of 1968, which concluded, "This may explain why students today refer to their president, very simply, as a 'stud.'" ©New Haven Register 2000Back to top E-mail this story to a friend Voice your opinion on this story Questions or coments? Email the Webmaster. Copyright © 1995-2000 PowerAdz.com, LLC. Zwire!, AdQuest, AdQuest Classifieds, AdQuest 3D & are Trademarks of PowerAdz.com, LLC. All Rights Reserved. ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. 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