Bishop James Madison Society

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The Bishop James Madison Society is a secret society of the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Students founded the society in the year 1812 as a tribute to the life of the late Bishop James Madison, eighth president of William and Mary and cousin to the U.S. president James Madison. It is unknown if the society lasted beyond the hositilities of the Civil War when William and Mary was occupied by Union troops.

During the twentieth century, however, William and Mary students started a new society based on the old one, and it remains active today. Membership in the society is exclusive and confidential and honors those most dedicated and vibrant members of the student body. During the school's annual commencement exercises, members identify their involvement by wearing medals featuring the society's symbol, an elongated quatrefoil.

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