Skull and Keys members in 1913
Skull and Keys was an honor society at the University of Virginia. It has been variously described as honorary and one of two "political parties" that stood candidates for University offices.[1]
The earliest reference to it is a 1914 reference in the Alumni News.[2] The latest Virginia Glee Club member identified as participating in Skull and Keys is Christopher Schooley, who was identified as a member in 1967. The party, along with its rival Lambda Pi, voted itself out of existence in 1969.[3]
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- ↑ Hitchcock, Susan Tyler (1999). The University of Virginia: A Pictorial History. p. 175. http://books.google.com/books?id=sT7EMa71OD4C&pg=PA175&lpg=PA175&dq=%22skull+and+keys%22+%22university+of+virginia%22&source=bl&ots=7ciYwM0LzB&sig=xX7TJQ5ZQTnQ5VTS3YY257TeGo4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JxIdUonpB_W8sAT144GwDg&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22skull%20and%20keys%22%20%22university%20of%20virginia%22&f=false.
- ↑ "University Notes". University of Virginia Alumni News II (18). 1914-05-13. http://books.google.com/books?id=RtxKAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA213&ots=MMvu4K9Kcg&dq=%22skull%20and%20keys%22%20%22university%20of%20virginia%22&pg=PA213#v=thumbnail&q=%22skull%20and%20keys%22&f=false.
- ↑ Dabney, Virginius. Mr. Jefferson's University: A History. p. 503. http://xtf.lib.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=2006_01/uvaBook/tei/b000325415.xml;chunk.id=d20;toc.depth=1;toc.id=d12;brand=default;query=skull%20and%20keys#1.