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The Owl Society is an undergraduate secret society at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Owl Society is unofficially known as 'Owls'.

History
The Owl Society was founded in the late 20th century when its former affiliation, the Tau chapter of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, was removed off Penn after allegations of kidnapping a member of the Delta Psi fraternity after members of Delta Psi racially abused few members of Psi Upsilon. A member of Delta Psi, also known as St. Anthony’s Hall, found brothers of Psi Upsilon wearing stocking-caps standing on his porch. They proceeded to kidnap him, tie him to a tree, and play Malcolm X tapes in an effort to teach him about the error of his ways. When charges were pressed, members of Psi Upsilon were arrested which led to Penn officially banning the Psi Upsilon fraternity on campus. Shortly after, several remaining brothers of Psi Upsilon formed the Owl Society.

Recruitment
The Owl Society composes of male undergraduates from any of the colleges within Penn. Their target classes typically compose of Jewish American and international students. Such targets reportedly also generally come from elite and affluent backgrounds with family ties most notably situated within financial, political, and media institutions in London, New York City, Miami and Los Angeles and other various foreign parts of the world.

Structure
The Owl Society maintains a low profile with its identities and organizational functions kept secretive. They are run by trust funds and shell corporations with strong connections with Yale University's Skull and Bones Society. They are under university scrutiny with Penn's Office of Student Affairs website stating:

""(They) exist without the benefit of University oversight...as these organizations are remnants of former fraternities that were suspended for disciplinary purposes..""

- Vice Provost for University Life, Penn

Invitations to their house are through private invite-only events, though they are known to throw major events such as Penn's Spring Fling and their infamous Brunch party, the university's best known event besides Spring Fling.

They have also gained notoriety from past scandals which not only include the incident regarding the founding of the society but also a case involving Princeton University where a member of the Princeton debate team was bullied. He was allegedly assaulted and doused with motor oil by a few members of the house who also threatened to flick a lit cigarette at him. Although not officially proven, the students arrested were widely believed to be part of the society.

Since their disbandment, Psi Upsilon has returned to campus and is officially recognized as a fraternity by Penn. Ties between The Owl Society & Psi Upsilon however are unrecognized and have all been severed.

House
They currently reside in off campus housing adjacent to an abandoned medical psychosis testing facility on 40th and Pine. The 4000 block is placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22nd, 1979 and is described on the register as:

""The 4000 block of Pine Street forms one of the handsomest and best preserved mid 19th century suburban streetscapes of Philadelphia""

- National Register

They are known to reside on 4000 Pine street which was designed by a prominent Philadelphia architect, Roy Larson, who also designed the setting for Independence Hall. . It was originally built for Philip Duffy, a major railroad constructor, who was infamous for the Duffy's Cut tragedy.