| Senior Skull Honor Society | |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 14, 1906 University of Maine |
| Type | Senior honor society |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Active |
| Scope | Local |
| Chapters | 1 |
| Members | 1250+ lifetime |
| Headquarters | Orono, Maine United States |
The Senior Skull Society is an American collegiate senior honor society at the University of MaineinOrono, Maine.[1] Membership in the society is "the highest all-inclusive honor" at the university.[2][3]
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]
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]
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]
