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The Sphinx is a collegiate senior society at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Founded in 1885, it is the oldest of the fourteen official senior societies at the college.




History



The Sphinx was founded as a senior-class society in 1885 by fourteen male students of the class of 1886.

The senior members of the Sphinx continue to select a small number of male students of the junior class during Winter Carnival Weekend in a process known as "tapping." Traditionally selecting 24 members per year, the delegation often is referred to as "twenty-fours."
The Sphinx originally published the names of its members in the annual Aegis, but the society has become more secretive in recent years. The identities of the members are now kept secret until Commencement when graduating members carry identifying canes.




Tomb


The Sphinx Tomb, constructed in 1903 on East Wheelock Street, was designed by Manchester architect William M. Butterfield and reflects the Egyptian Revival architectural style popular during the mid-nineteenth century. In 1923, a significant addition was planned for the tomb; however, the proposed addition was never constructed. Instead, a smaller rear addition was constructed in 1926. The interior of the Sphinx was replaced after a fire started in the building's furnace destroyed it in 1929. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.




Misconduct and scandals


The Sphinx attracted negative publicity in 1989 when thefts that took place during a scavenger hunt were traced back to the secret society. On April 27, 1989, 16 students took part in a scavenger hunt that resulted in the theft of numerous items across the Dartmouth campus, including paintings, photographs, mailboxes, life preservers, and signs. The school estimated the total value of missing items at nearly $12,000. The school demanded that all items be returned undamaged within 24 hours, in which case it would not investigate further. Most items were returned but as several were still missing, an investigation was launched, which revealed that the Sphinx was responsible for the scavenger hunt. Dartmouth revoked recognition of the Sphinx for one year, fined the organization $3,000 plus the cost of damages to the stolen items, and punished the members involved with probation or suspension.
In 2003, an unsuccessful illegal break-in was attempted by two unidentified males.




See also


Dartmouth College student groups
List of collegiate secret societies
National Register of Historic Places listings in Grafton County, New Hampshire




References






External links


Secret Societies: 360 will be invited to join--will you be one?
Halls, Tombs and Houses: Student Society Architecture at Dartmouth
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The Sphinx Senior Society is one of the oldest senior honor societies at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The organization, founded in 1900, is self-perpetuating and consists of a maximum of 30 members selected annually. Its members are a diverse and varied, coming from all areas of achievement, community, activities, and backgrounds. Each member is chosen because of the singular achievements of his or her committed leadership to the university, community, and public.
The Sphinx Senior Society, Inc. is a recognized nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status.




History


The Sphinx Senior Society was formed in 1899 by graduating members of the Class of 1900 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its purpose was to promote the university's customs, ideals, and traditions. It was the first senior honor society at the university, created to recognize top student leaders who made significant contributions to the campus community.
Members advised the university's administration, proctored exams, oversaw campus elections, provided freshman orientation, and were referees for the annual freshman-sophomore class contests. The society inducted its first Black member in 1952 and women in 1971.




Symbols and traditions


Active members are called Sphines. Its officers are called the Chief (president), Pharisee (treasurer), and Scribe (secretary). As Sphinx brings together the leaders o Its four tenets or pillars are achievement, leadership, commitment, and character. Originally, its members wore a black and gold cap with the Sphinx skull on Tuesdays.




Membership


The Sphinx Senior Society is self-perpetuating and consists of a maximum of thirty members who are selected or tapped annually; each member selects their replacement.
The undergraduate society consists of 30 members, with 23 being inducted each spring and 7 being inducted each fall. Members, officially called "Sphinges," represent student leaders who have served the university community in some form or manner and are selected based on their character, involvement, leadership, and vision. This membership perpetuates through a "tapping" process every spring, during which current members personally nominate deserving juniors to attend a smoker. This informal smoker provides an opportunity for the taps to pick up an application as well as for the current members to meet and screen nominees before starting the selection process. This process is repeated each fall to tap, select, and induct an additional 7 seniors as members of the given class.




Governance


The Sphinx Senior Society Board of Governors guides, plans and coordinates all activities of the Society, especially expanding alumni outreach and supporting the undergraduate membership. The 17-member Board consists of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, President-Emeritus, and Chief, Pharisee, or Scribe Emeritus from the most recent graduating Sphinx class, as well as eight alumni Members-at-Large elected by the entire Sphinx alumni membership. These alumni members cover as wide a range of Penn alumni classes as possible. The three officers from the current class of the undergraduate membership also serve on the Board in an ex officio capacity.




Notable members


Mitchell J. Blutt - Executive Partner, J.P. Morgan Chase and CEO of Consonance Capital - 1978
Bill Carr - Winner of two gold medals at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics - 1933
Richard Clarke - National Counterterrorism Center Director under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush - 1972
William T. Coleman, Jr. - United States Secretary of Transportation, 1975–77
Jeffrey Goldberg - Award winning journalist, currently editor-in-chief of The Atlantic - 1987
Jon Huntsman, Sr. - Billionaire, founder of the Huntsman Corporation - 1959
John B. Kelly Jr. - oarsman, four-time Olympian, and Olympic medal winner and president of the United States Olympic Committee - 1950
John Legend - Soul singer, songwriter, and pianist - 2000
Donald Lippincott - Winner of a silver and a bronze medal at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics - 1915
Marc Turtletaub - Film producer and director, and, former CEO of The Money Store - 1967
John Edgar Wideman - Two-time winner of the International PEN/Faulkner Award; currently professor at Brown University - 1963




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