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Penn State University
Penn State University is known for its four senior societies; Parmi Nous Senior Society organized in 1907, the Lion's Paw Senior Society founded in 1908 in the midst of a student strike and the Skull and Bones Senior Society which organized there in 1912, and the 'UASS' or the Underachiever Secret Society. Little is known about each of these four societies, except that many members who revealed themselves have later made large contributions back to the University and have gone on to great success. In addition, selection methods, initiation proceedings, and meetings are all secret for these three organizations.

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Pennsylvania State University
There are currently three well-known societies at the Pennsylvania State University: Parmi Nous (1907), Lion's Paw (1908), and Skull and Bones (1912). Penn State has seen a number of different honorary societies with varying levels of publicity and activity. In 1907, the first "hat" society, so-named because of such organizations' emblematic headwear, Druids, was formed; similar societies expanded and included dedicated groups for women (e.g. Chimes, Scrolls) and men (e.g. Blue Key, Androcles) based on class standing and extracurricular involvement. These groups were governed by a "Hat Society Council" which was made up of representatives from each organization. Hat societies were involved involved in passing down traditions (called "freshmen customs") for first-year students and formed honor guards for football players as they went on to the field. The three senior societies no longer operate as publicly but continue to serve the University in a variety of functions. Lion's Paw is closely associated with conservation efforts at Mount Nittany in State College, PA.

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 * Chimes (junior women)
 * Cwens (freshmen women)
 * Scrolls (junior women)
 * Delphi (sophomore men)
 * Druids (varsity athletes)
 * Blue Key (junior men)
 * Androcles (junior men)