Gridiron Secret Society

Gridiron Secret Society, founded in 1908,[1] is a secret society at the University of Georgia.[2] Gridiron has been called "the highest honor a male student may receive on the University of Georgia campus.".[3][4] It has also been recognized as one of the "Top 10 Secret Member's Clubs" in the world.[5]

Gridiron Secret Society

Gridiron is believed to draw most of its membership from students,[6] faculty, and alumni of the university. Although, a number of members have no known association with it. Student members are drawn from various disciplines university-wide including the law school, Ag Hill, the Greek system and UGA athletics.[7] Honorary members are usually prominent leaders in government, law, medicine, or business, mostly from and associated with the State of Georgia. The organization has extensive alumni participation, with well-attended banquets held in Athens twice each year, but its purposes and activities remain a closely guarded secret.[8]

The organization is thought to have connections with certain structures and historic sites around the State of Georgia and the rest of the Southern United States (Warm Springs, Georgia Guidestones, Georgia Capitol building), but its members do not publish any information. The organization is believed to be associated with other secret organizations, which operate around the world under different names including Yale University's Skull and Bones.[9] Observers have noted that University of Georgia's first president Abraham Baldwin was a Yale graduate and likely a member of Skull and Bones.[10]