Home›Sources›Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of PowerSourcesSecrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of PowerCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/secrets-of-the-tomb-skull-and-bones-the-ivy-league-and-the-hidden-paths-of-power.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/secrets-of-the-tomb-skull-and-bones-the-ivy-league-and-the-hidden-paths-of-powerCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-secrets-of-the-tomb-skull-and-bones-the, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/secrets-of-the-tomb-skull-and-bones-the-ivy-league-and-the-hidden-paths-of-power}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXAlexandra Robbins is a journalist, and this Little, Brown book is her journalistic study of the Skull and Bones secret society at Yale, drawing on interviews with members and former members alongside documentary research. Its strength is access, Robbins obtained interviews and material that a purely archival researcher could not, giving a picture of the society's practices from people who actually experienced them. Its limit is the one that applies to any journalistic account of a secretive organization built substantially on anonymous or pseudonymous sources, specific claims are not independently verifiable in the way an academic source with open citations would be, so a striking or unusual claim about the society's practices is best treated as reported rather than established until corroborated elsewhere.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (34 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Published by Little, Brown, a mainstream trade publisher, as Alexandra Robbins' journalistic investigation of Skull and Bones; reputable investigative nonfiction rather than peer reviewed scholarship, hence the middle tier.NotesWell-attestedRobbins's journalistic study of the Skull and Bones secret society at Yale.CitationAuthorWell-attestedAlexandra RobbinsPublisherWell-attestedLittle, BrownPublication YearWell-attested2002Source TypeWell-attestedbookClaims Backed By This Source (34 claims)This source backs 34 claims across the atlas. As facts: 27 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSecret Societies, 23 claims: 16 well-attested, 4 holds, 3 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Articles, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.Well-attested27ArticlesBorn From a SplitTwo Tombs on the Same CampusWhat Is Documented, and What Is Only AllegedWhat Is Documented, and What Is Only AssertedSecret SocietiesScroll and KeySkull and BonesWolf's Head SocietySourcesSecrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of PowerHolds4Secret SocietiesSkull and BonesWolf's Head SocietyGeneral References3Secret SocietiesScroll and KeySkull and BonesWolf's Head SocietyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year