7 of Yale's super-elite secret societies ranked by wealth
8. St. Elmo — $90,472
7. Berzelius — $1,945,346
Filed under Colony Foundation.
Berzelius was founded in 1848. Its notable alumni includes Bill DeWitt III, the president of the St. Louis Cardinals.
6. Skull and Bones — $4,129,936
Filed under RTA Incorporated.
Skull and Bones was founded in 1832. Its notable alumni include George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and John Kerry.
5. Elizabethan Club — $4,280,963
Filed under Yale University Elizabethan Club Corp.
Elizabethan Club was founded in 1911. It describes itself as a social club and members dedicate their time to the discussion of arts and literature of the Elizabethan era. Notable members include Cole Porter, the famed composer and songwriter.
4. Book and Snake — $5,619,120
Filed under Stone Trust Corporation.
Book and Snake was founded in 1863. Its notable alumni include Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and current US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business, Charles Rivkin.
2. Wolf's Head — $6,845,255
Filed under Phelps Association.
Wolf's Head was founded in 1883. It has the reputation of tapping primarily the "prep-school" type, and was the last all-male society — allowing women members only in 1992.
Its notable alumni includes hedge fund magnate Tom Steyer.
1. Scroll and Key — $10,771,828
Filed under Kingsley Trust Association.
Scroll and Key was founded in 1842. Its notable alumni include CNN news anchor and columnist Fareed Zakaria and "Dateline NBC" news anchor Stone Phillips.
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