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Seven Society (College of William & Mary)
The Seven Society, Order of the Crown & Dagger (colloquially known as the Seven '7' Society or Sevens '7s') is the longest continually active secret society of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.〔(Fiske Guide To Colleges ), Twenty-Sixth Edition, Sourcebooks, Inc., 2010.〕 The clandestine, yet altruistic group is said to consist of seven senior individuals
, selected in their junior year. While, historically, graduating members formally announced their identities each spring, today's membership is steeped in mystery and is only revealed upon a member's death.
Now rumored to meet late at night in Colonial Williamsburg's Shields Tavern, present-day Sevens are perhaps most noted for their efforts to honor and encourage those who help strengthen the university. Through its endowment association, the society pursues major philanthropic projects such as scholarships and anonymous donations to the College. Sevens have also been known to mysteriously leave small gifts and tokens of appreciation for unsuspecting groups and individuals (e.g., in 2003, an admissions counselor discovered two dozen golf umbrellas – each adorned with the '7' symbol – after casually mentioning how helpful they'd be during rainy campus tours).〔
==History==
The Seven Society is most commonly believed to have been founded in 1826.〔〔 Little else is known about the society's early history; for the College of William & Mary, the second half of the 19th century brought the American Civil War, two devastating campus fires, and the College's subsequent closing from 1881 to 1888. But by the beginning of the 20th century, the Sevens had resurfaced;〔 and in 1939 the group publicly declared themselves to be “the only secret society of the College of William and Mary" (other recorded groups – namely ''The 13s'', ''Alphas'', and ''Flat Hats'' – were highly selective student clubs that would later be revived as secret societies).
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