Richard Nixon, The Order of the Red Friars

Founded in 1913, The Order of the Red Friars was technically a semi-secret society at Duke University. New members were initiated, or "tapped" by a member of the Order donned in a red hood and robe. Sounds pretty mysterious, right? Well, apparently this all would happen on the steps of Duke Chapel in the middle of the day.

The society was apparently invested in improving life on campus. But among the red-robed ranks of the semi-secret Order was one law school student who would eventually juggle a few secrets of his own: Richard Milhous Nixon.

There's not much information about what Nixon got up to as a member of the Order, but Duke University's library lists him as a member. The Order voluntarily disbanded in 1971, only a year before the Watergate burglary set a series of events in motion that would unravel Nixon's presidency.