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According to the rules of “Skull and Bones”, both Bush and Kerry should leave the room when their secret society is mentioned. There was a Bonesman in my class at the Yale School of Drama who would leave if “Skull and Bones’ was mentioned. The member of “Wolf’s Head” was not as strict in his practice but he never discussed his membership with anyone outside his group. Since I went to the YSD, I am a member of the YSD mafia. Never has gotten me work, but I do have somethings in common with all the other people who have gone through the Drama School which makes us our own group with a common experience.
In science fiction fandom there are a lot of groups one can belong to. There are even rumors of secret societies you can belong to like the Secret Masters of Fandom. You can be a Trekkie(er), A Star Wars Fan., A Whovian, A Larper, a LoRTer, or any number of other groups. Then there are the titles you can collect like B.N.F (Big Name Fan). They still give out a Hugo for the best fanzine. Anyone who has been on a committee for running a convention belongs to an elite group who tend to be more sympathetic when things don’t go as planned at a convention. You can look at the tracks of programming at a convention and find groups of like minded individuals. There are also groups of friends that met up at conventions and still meet up at certain conventions renewing their friendship each time. I have belonged to a number of different groups in fandom and still identify with a few.
Now, with the internet, there are new groups you can belong to and larger groups that were previous possible. I belong to a puppetry list that has members all over the globe which before the internet would not have been as possible. There are the bloggers who now have conventions and meetings of fellow bloggers. There are costumer groups including some that are rather narrow in their scope. You can probably find just about any group of like minded individuals now which may be a good or bad thing depending on your point of view.
In science fiction fandom there are a lot of groups one can belong to. There are even rumors of secret societies you can belong to like the Secret Masters of Fandom. You can be a Trekkie(er), A Star Wars Fan., A Whovian, A Larper, a LoRTer, or any number of other groups. Then there are the titles you can collect like B.N.F (Big Name Fan). They still give out a Hugo for the best fanzine. Anyone who has been on a committee for running a convention belongs to an elite group who tend to be more sympathetic when things don’t go as planned at a convention. You can look at the tracks of programming at a convention and find groups of like minded individuals. There are also groups of friends that met up at conventions and still meet up at certain conventions renewing their friendship each time. I have belonged to a number of different groups in fandom and still identify with a few.
Now, with the internet, there are new groups you can belong to and larger groups that were previous possible. I belong to a puppetry list that has members all over the globe which before the internet would not have been as possible. There are the bloggers who now have conventions and meetings of fellow bloggers. There are costumer groups including some that are rather narrow in their scope. You can probably find just about any group of like minded individuals now which may be a good or bad thing depending on your point of view.
