Talk:Elihu (secret society)

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The article on Job points back here, can we get an article on the biblical Elihu? Instead of only one of a reference to him - it seems a bit like a shadow on a cave wall.

The article claims, "The club's three-story white clapboard house is the oldest of all society buildings", but gives no date. Wolf's Head (Wolf's_Head_(secret_society)) is 1920s, Scroll and Key (Scroll_and_Key) is 1869, Book and Snake (Book_and_snake) is 1901, Berzelius (Berzelius) is unspecified, and Skull and Bones is unspecified but several online sources give it as 1856 (Google Search). Highly unlikely that Elihu upper part is older than all of these.

Some of the more prominent members listed in the article are, in fact, honorary members. I suspect they didn't know their names would turn up an encyclopedia article back when they accepted a private Club's invitation. Would the editor who added these folks consider removing them or at least confirming that these private citizens have publicly declared their membership, as some of the more famous public individuals listed have done (e.g., Jackson-Lee)?

3/21/07 Yes, thanks for the question above. As an actual Federal-era (1780-1830) building, which sits on a below-grade foundation that pre-dates the American Revolution, on historic New Haven Green, we can safely say that for both its foundation and its above-ground structure, this secret society is in the oldest building used for such a purpose at Yale. My entry (I was the author) did not assert that it was the oldest society to have been founded, I said it is the "oldest of all society buildings".BoolaBoola2

[edit] "Outing members"

Few individuals who joined a Yale society thought a mention in a Wikipedia entry was part of the regimen; however, if the identities of "Notable" members were kept "secret", the bullshit notion that Yale societies are plotting to take over the Executive branch of the U.S. government, and eat every piece of pecan piece baked in Louisiana, would merit a book. The W.H.S. entry has given me pause on the question who should be mentioned. One day the "Notable" section will be trimmed to 15, then maybe just the Pulitzer Prize winners and Senators. The fact that the memberships include winners in the realms of politics and the arts confirm the worth of the enterprise, and the notion that merit is remarkable. If any alum takes offense, no offense was intended. In this light, I suggest the other society entries use the W.H.S. entry as a model, to the letter, when listing a notable. Do some research, and include the research.SLY111 05:27, 28 April 2007 (UTC)SLY111