Recommendations to Learn About College Secret Societies?

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I am interested in learning more about the history of secret societies, particularly in the context of American colleges. Doesn't even necessarily have to be secret; fraternities and other notable college organizations are good too. Anything from 18th-20th century. I know this is a popular subject, and there are tons of books on it, but it's hard to know what is reputable and what is not. There's a lot of conspiracy theory stuff out there, and a lot of conjecture meant to stoke the imagination, but I'm not really interested in that.

the_gubna

This is a particularly interesting examination of gender and the fraternity system from an archaeological/ anthropological perspective.

https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520260603/the-lost-boys-of-zeta-psi