# Skull and Bones Skull and Bones is a senior secret society at Yale University, founded in 1832, long associated with the WASP Eastern establishment and a recurring node in elite-network and conspiracy literature. It is a **multigenerational marker of the [[Bush Family]]**: [[Prescott Bush]], [[George H.W. Bush]], and [[George W. Bush]] were all members ("tapped" as Yale seniors), making membership part of the dynastic template of Andover/Yale/Bones/Wall Street/public service. The society is frequently cited as shorthand for the closed, hereditary character of pre-Trump establishment Republicanism. > Stub — expand with founding, the tap/initiation tradition, notable members beyond the Bushes, and its place in conspiracy literature. ## See Also - [[Bush Family]] - [[Prescott Bush]] - [[George H.W. Bush]] - [[George W. Bush]]