Cap and Skull
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Cap and Skull is a senior-year coeducational honors society at Rutgers University
, founded on January 18, 1900.
Admission to Cap and Skull is dependent upon excellence in academics, athletics, the arts
, and public service. Leadership
as well as character
are also considered crucial factors for membership. Using these criteria, only eighteen new members, or less than one-half of one percent of a Rutgers College class, are selected each year.
Lodge on College Avenue and began to define what would become the greatest honor a Rutgers student could aspire to. Drawing inspiration from Skull and Bones
and Quill and Dagger
, Yale and Cornell's Senior Class Honor Society, Cap and Skull sought to identify and bring together the top leaders of the Rutgers College senior class.
That night, the ten founders drew up a Cap and Skull constitution and adopted a code of secrecy and the motto, "Spectemur agendo
", let us be judged by our actions; for it was a student’s deeds and leadership that afforded him to be selected for Cap and Skull. To ensure that the group would remain highly selective, selection of a new member required a unanimous vote of the current members, and as a result, over the first two decades of the Society, few students – no more than eight men in any of these years – became Cap and Skull members.
The 1920s found the College recovering from the First World War, and the Skulls began to reexamine their selection criteria to increase membership. Under the new system, each leadership position and honor on campus was awarded a point value, and students with the highest cumulative value were selected for induction into Cap and Skull. In 1923, in response to the growing student body, the number of members to be tapped each year was fixed at twelve and a tri-fold criteria for selection was established, still in use today: first – activities, athletic and campus; second – scholarship, and third – character and service to Rutgers. The Society's skull-emblazoned caps were first donned in 1924, and are still worn today, in honor of Cap and Skull's history, spirit, and tradition.
With the onset of World War II
, many of the best and brightest members of the Rutgers community put aside college careers and activities to serve in the military. Only ten members were selected in 1944, and no one was tapped in 1945. Many would be drafted before they could graduate. In October 1945, members of the administration who were also Cap and Skull members were asked to make nominations for the Class of 1946. Though the Society had taken a brief hiatus, the student body had not forgotten the honor of induction into the group: upon reporting the December tapping of four new members, The Daily Targum
noted, "Election to Cap and Skull is the highest honorary distinction a Rutgers undergraduate can achieve." Cap and Skull resumed the traditional twelve-member selection in 1948. Many of these WWII veterans, who had seen active duty, believed this to be the apex of their college careers.
And in the years following the war, the prestige of being tapped for Cap and Skull increased; a growing student body and a fixed selection number of twelve meant that a smaller and smaller percentage of the class received the honor.
On January 31, 1950, an all-day gala celebration was held in honor of Cap and Skull’s Golden Anniversary – the first of the ten-year reunions that are sill held today. The Golden Anniversary celebrated the 440 men selected as members of the Society during those first 50 years.
Through the 1960s, sweeping social changes occurred. Organizations such as Cap and Skull, by nature selective, and thus ultimately exclusive to most, came under scrutiny. In 1969, Cap and Skull graduated its last class; a victim of the era.
Though Cap and Skull ended in 1969, the alumni of Cap and Skull retained their close ties and the underlying need for the organization remained, even during the dormant years. During 1981, Rutgers College students again discussed the need for an organization or honor that would recognize leadership contributions made by members of the senior class. Although there were honors for athletics and academics, the efforts of others were going largely unrecognized. Dean Howard Crosby, a Cap and Skull member who had remained with the University almost continuously since his graduation forty years earlier, described what he knew the solution to be. Thus, Cap and Skull re-emerged in 1982, and a reunion was held to celebrate the tapping of new members and the Society's rebirth.
Today Cap and Skull represents many of the diverse organizations on campus and is now composed of both members of Rutgers College (which had become co-educational in 1972) and Rutgers College affiliates from the School of Pharmacy, Engineering, and Mason Gross School of the Arts.
In November 1990, the Cap and Skull Room, located in the Rutgers College Student Center, was formally dedicated, solidifying Cap and Skull's physical presence on campus. The exquisitely appointed room features old photographs and several display cases filled with Cap and Skull memorabilia. Student organizations using the room for their meetings are inspired by its contents and reflect upon the rich tradition of Rutgers College, and Cap and Skull.
In 2000, the 100th anniversary of Cap and Skull, a large gala event was held and members donated a large endowment for an annual scholarship to Rutgers students. Also in connection with the centennial, a web site was launched and author William B. Brahms
, a society member compiled a detailed history with full biographies of all inducted members for the first 100 years. It was privately printed by the Society, but is available at the Rutgers University Special Collections and Archives. The history presented here is from Brahms' research.
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, founded on January 18, 1900.
Admission to Cap and Skull is dependent upon excellence in academics, athletics, the arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
, and public service. Leadership
Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
as well as character
Moral character
Moral character or character is an evaluation of a particular individual's durable moral qualities. The concept of character can imply a variety of attributes including the existence or lack of virtues such as integrity, courage, fortitude, honesty, and loyalty, or of good behaviors or habits...
are also considered crucial factors for membership. Using these criteria, only eighteen new members, or less than one-half of one percent of a Rutgers College class, are selected each year.
History
On 18 January 1900, ten members of the Senior Class of Rutgers College assembled in the Chi PsiChi Psi
Chi Psi Fraternity is a fraternity and secret society consisting of 29 active chapters at American colleges and universities. It was founded on Thursday May 20, 1841, by 10 students at Union College with the idea of emphasizing the fraternal and social principles of a brotherhood...
Lodge on College Avenue and began to define what would become the greatest honor a Rutgers student could aspire to. Drawing inspiration from Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
and Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger is a senior honor society at Cornell University. It is often recognized as one of the most prominent collegiate societies of its type, along with Skull and Bones of Yale University...
, Yale and Cornell's Senior Class Honor Society, Cap and Skull sought to identify and bring together the top leaders of the Rutgers College senior class.
That night, the ten founders drew up a Cap and Skull constitution and adopted a code of secrecy and the motto, "Spectemur agendo
Spectemur agendo
-Source:It comes originally from Book XIII of Ovid's Metamorphoses where it is attributed to the hero Ajax:Denique spectemur agendo! which most literal translations render as...
", let us be judged by our actions; for it was a student’s deeds and leadership that afforded him to be selected for Cap and Skull. To ensure that the group would remain highly selective, selection of a new member required a unanimous vote of the current members, and as a result, over the first two decades of the Society, few students – no more than eight men in any of these years – became Cap and Skull members.
The 1920s found the College recovering from the First World War, and the Skulls began to reexamine their selection criteria to increase membership. Under the new system, each leadership position and honor on campus was awarded a point value, and students with the highest cumulative value were selected for induction into Cap and Skull. In 1923, in response to the growing student body, the number of members to be tapped each year was fixed at twelve and a tri-fold criteria for selection was established, still in use today: first – activities, athletic and campus; second – scholarship, and third – character and service to Rutgers. The Society's skull-emblazoned caps were first donned in 1924, and are still worn today, in honor of Cap and Skull's history, spirit, and tradition.
With the onset of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, many of the best and brightest members of the Rutgers community put aside college careers and activities to serve in the military. Only ten members were selected in 1944, and no one was tapped in 1945. Many would be drafted before they could graduate. In October 1945, members of the administration who were also Cap and Skull members were asked to make nominations for the Class of 1946. Though the Society had taken a brief hiatus, the student body had not forgotten the honor of induction into the group: upon reporting the December tapping of four new members, The Daily Targum
The Daily Targum
The Daily Targum is the official student newspaper of Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey. Founded in 1869, it is the second-oldest collegiate newspaper in the United States. The Daily Targum is student written and managed, and boasts a circulation of 18,000...
noted, "Election to Cap and Skull is the highest honorary distinction a Rutgers undergraduate can achieve." Cap and Skull resumed the traditional twelve-member selection in 1948. Many of these WWII veterans, who had seen active duty, believed this to be the apex of their college careers.
And in the years following the war, the prestige of being tapped for Cap and Skull increased; a growing student body and a fixed selection number of twelve meant that a smaller and smaller percentage of the class received the honor.
On January 31, 1950, an all-day gala celebration was held in honor of Cap and Skull’s Golden Anniversary – the first of the ten-year reunions that are sill held today. The Golden Anniversary celebrated the 440 men selected as members of the Society during those first 50 years.
Through the 1960s, sweeping social changes occurred. Organizations such as Cap and Skull, by nature selective, and thus ultimately exclusive to most, came under scrutiny. In 1969, Cap and Skull graduated its last class; a victim of the era.
Though Cap and Skull ended in 1969, the alumni of Cap and Skull retained their close ties and the underlying need for the organization remained, even during the dormant years. During 1981, Rutgers College students again discussed the need for an organization or honor that would recognize leadership contributions made by members of the senior class. Although there were honors for athletics and academics, the efforts of others were going largely unrecognized. Dean Howard Crosby, a Cap and Skull member who had remained with the University almost continuously since his graduation forty years earlier, described what he knew the solution to be. Thus, Cap and Skull re-emerged in 1982, and a reunion was held to celebrate the tapping of new members and the Society's rebirth.
Today Cap and Skull represents many of the diverse organizations on campus and is now composed of both members of Rutgers College (which had become co-educational in 1972) and Rutgers College affiliates from the School of Pharmacy, Engineering, and Mason Gross School of the Arts.
In November 1990, the Cap and Skull Room, located in the Rutgers College Student Center, was formally dedicated, solidifying Cap and Skull's physical presence on campus. The exquisitely appointed room features old photographs and several display cases filled with Cap and Skull memorabilia. Student organizations using the room for their meetings are inspired by its contents and reflect upon the rich tradition of Rutgers College, and Cap and Skull.
In 2000, the 100th anniversary of Cap and Skull, a large gala event was held and members donated a large endowment for an annual scholarship to Rutgers students. Also in connection with the centennial, a web site was launched and author William B. Brahms
William B. Brahms
William B. Brahms is an American librarian, encyclopedist, author and historian best known for his encyclopedic works on historical "lasts" , in particular, the reference works Notable Last Facts: A Compendium of Endings, Conclusions, Terminations and Final Events Throughout History and Last...
, a society member compiled a detailed history with full biographies of all inducted members for the first 100 years. It was privately printed by the Society, but is available at the Rutgers University Special Collections and Archives. The history presented here is from Brahms' research.
Notable members
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External links
- Cap and Skull Honor Society (official website)
- Article by Jason Gottlieb, C&S Class of 1994
- 1912 New York Times Article on Cap and Skull Inductees for the year http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9F03E7DF113AE633A2575AC0A9609C946396D6CF&oref=slogin
- 1926 Time Magazine Cap and Skull Letter http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,751501,00.html?iid=chix-sphere