How to Create a Secret Society

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Last Updated: May 18, 2024

Have you ever wanted to be in an exclusive club,but never known of any? Do you wish to be viewed as chic and sophisticated? Start a secret society with your friends!

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A secret society must have something to protect.
Read a few clique-like books, like the clique series by Lisi Harrison, for some background information, although, maybe not so mean like they were. Get any number of your friends to read these books. Privately talk with one of your closest friends whom you know will love the idea of starting a secret society.

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You and your closest friend should discuss what your secret society should be called. Also discuss who you will induct. Remember, even if you have a large group of really good friends, not all of them are secret society material. They won't find out, as it is a secret society.^{[1]
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This should be done before you initiate others. That way, you are sure to come up with a good idea. The initiation is one of the most important parts of the society. It has to be something neither of you would do normally. Candle-lighting sets a serious and official tone, which is always good. Secret names are fun to have.^{[2]
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There have to be rules. Set a schedule for fun things you can do, i.e. dressing alike on certain days, or having monthly rituals. Have fun with it. It's all about your creativity. Newsletters are common. It might be fun to post mysterious messages in some part of your school. Everyone sees it, but very few know what it means.^{[3]
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Subtly drop something related to your secret in a conversation with a friend to figure out how they feel about it. Make sure there's no possibility they ever betray you, make sure they will be okay with the rules. Don't mention your secret society until you are absolutely sure they can be completely trusted. If they betray you, your secret society is not so secret anymore!
Invite your friends to a sleepover and then spring it on them. They will be surprised and excited, and thrilled because they are special.
An important thing in secret societies is to meet in secret, that means meeting in a new place every time or having access to a secret room somewhere. You could even figure out a time to chat online.^{[4]
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Most small secret societies use robes while large ones, like the Freemasons, have complex aprons.
Your friends and you will be even closer than ever.
In a school, initiate the most brilliant and enthusiastic students that seem like clique-material, and they will motivate and inspire others. But you don't want to have too many members. The more members, the less secret it is. Five to ten should be good.
After time passes, slowly begin to unravel secrets to new inductees. After all, you don't want to tell them the secret immediately, because what if they blab it to others? You don't want that.
There needs to be a way to get rid of someone if they become bad for the group or start talking—like blabbing the society's secret. If they do, pretend like that was never the secret, but immediately create a new secret. Put this in the rules.

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What rules should I have in a secret club?

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Have a small group who make small decisions, but have everyone vote on the more important decisions. More importantly, make sure you outline how meetings are run, who runs the meetings, and what you discuss. Also, set up punishments for not following the rules.

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What kind of secrets should I make my society about?

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I suppose it depends on what kind of society you want. Assuming you create the society for fun, it doesn't even matter much. It might be best if your secret is something you all work on, like a book containing information, or a secret mission or purpose.

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How do I create a secret society?

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Get together with a close friend of yours who you can trust. Have a secret book and spy on people. In here you can write down what people do and you can have projects like animal life, or eco, things like that which you take a liking to. You can find good things on the internet. Have badges and passwords, consider a uniform and trap in case people come in when they're not allowed to. Put a sign up on the door, but if you think it will encourage others to go in, then don't.

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If any of your friends get mad really often or seem like big-mouths don't tell them.

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You have to be careful that you don't have too many members or else your society will become unorganized and you will start to lose control. This will lead to permanent damage to your society, and it will slowly fall apart.
It's a secret society. Don't brag about it to your friend's friend or something. Keep it secret. If possible, get your members to sign a NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement).
If you want to hide a very small piece of paper, place it in the spine of a hardback book. This could be used to pass information between members.
Create secret names to hide your true identities from people outside your secret society.

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If you make the mistake of choosing the wrong people; The popular clique, the jocks, control freaks, those that have a personal agenda like competition and pride, etc., be prepared to deal with people you can't trust. They will use it as a competitive platform, and when they do, you can bet they won't keep their mouths shut.

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Make sure you stay within the law when carrying out these steps.

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If you have a newsletter, be careful! People at school or worse might find out!

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