Seal and Serpent

The Seal & Serpent Society is a house club located at Cornell University. Founded in 1905, the Society is one of the oldest at the university. The Tudor mansion at 305 Thurston Avenue has housed the active chapter since 1927.

Seal and Serpent operates as a social club rather than a secret society or final club. At the time of its founding, many house clubs and societies in the Ivy League had similar names, such as the extant Skull and Bones, Casque and Gauntlet, and Quill and Dagger. The Great Depression took a considerable toll on the membership and financial solvency of extracurricular collegiate organizations, and many were forced to disband. As the Greek system expanded and incorporated many other societies, Seal and Serpent maintained its independence as a member of Cornell's Interfraternity Council (IFC) which oversees the university's entire fraternity system. In the fall of 2016, the active chapter voted to terminate its membership in the Cornell Interfraternity Council, becoming an independent student organization.

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Original Snakes

• Stanhope Eccleston Blunt, '09
• George "Gus" Ruhlen Jr., '07
• Benjamin "Stuzzie" Stuart McConnell, '08
• Alfred "Shep" William Shepherd, '07
• Carrollton "Twig" Crawford Sprigg, '07
• Albert "Bert" Church Blunt Jr., '07
• Romeo "Romey" Benvenuto Kuehns, '07
• Earl "Zim" William Zimmerman, '07
• Alvin "Gub" Ward King, '07
• Harold "Monie" Mead McConnell, '07
• William Henry McCaully '08
• Charles “Dickie” Chester Byron Dickson ’08
• Frederic "Fritz" Sanford Sly, '07

Notable alumni

• Robert Cunjak, – Managing Director, Bain Capital, LLC
• Mark Kirk – United States Senator from Illinois
• Martin Tang – Retired Chairman, Asia at Spencer Stuart & Associates; 112th President of the MIT Alumni Association; Cornell University Trustee Emeritus and Presidential Councillor; Trustee of the Institute of International Education
• Gligor Tashkovich – Minister of Foreign Investment, Republic of Macedonia (2006–2008); Council on Foreign Relations (1999–2004)
• Edward Isley Tinkham – Captain, United States Army (World War I)
• J. Christopher Racich - President, Vestigant, LLC