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Over the years, Bones has included presidents, cabinet officers, spies, Supreme Court justices, captains of industry, and often their sons and lately their daughters, a social and political network like no other.
這些年來， 骷髏會的成員包括總統、內閣成員、間諜、最高法院法官、商界精英，以及他們的子女。 這樣一個社會政治關系網是別的團體無法與之相比的。
The emblem of Skull and Bones is a skull with crossed bones, over the number "322". One legend is that 322 stands for "founded in '32, 2nd corps"，referring to a first Corps in an unknown German university. Others suggest that 322 refers to the death of Demosthenes.
骷髏會的會標是一個人類頭蓋骨和兩節肢骨，上面撰寫著阿拉伯數字"322"。一個傳說是"32"表示成立于1832年，后面的"2"表示德國骷髏會的第二部分。 另外一種說法是"322"代表著德伯斯梯尼死亡的時間。
During the senior year each Skull and Bones class meets every Thursday and Sunday night. The goal of the activities is to develop deep friendship and connections with your fellow members and to explore ideas that allow for personal and collective growth. There are innumerable human skulls and bones in the，tomb which of course is illegal under Connecticut law. Bones members are reported to be forced to reveal their innermost secrets and their "sexual biography" to one another. It has been suggested that this may be used for blackmailing.
骷髏會的成員在大四的時候每周四和周日的晚上都要見面。活動的目的是為了使會員之間發展深厚的友誼并增強聯系，通過彼此交流意見促進個人和集體的發展。在骷髏會的墓中有很多的頭骨和肢骨，這是康州的法律所不允許的。據稱骷髏會的成員必須向其他成員報告自己內心深處的秘密以及性史。有人認為之所以這樣做是為了便于日后成員間可以相互威脅。
Members are assigned nicknames . "Long Devil" is assigned to the tallest member. Many of the chosen names are drawn from literature ("Hamlet")，from religion and from myth. George H. W. Bush was "Magog," a name reserved for a member considered to have the most sexual experience. George W. Bush, unable to decide, was temporarily called "Temporary"，and the name was never changed.
會員都有自己的綽號。例如，個子最高的會員被叫做"長魔"，很多的綽號都是從文學作品（如哈姆雷特）、宗教或神話中得來的。老布什的綽號是"梅格戈"。據稱, 最會跟異性打交道的人才能獲得這個綽號。至于小布什，他當時無法決定叫什么綽號, 于是人們就稱他為"臨時"。這個稱號就一直保留了下來。
Skull and Bones' place in popular culture is significant, since, although it is a "secret society"，it is probably the best known college secret society in America, as can be seen from the recurring references to it in all kinds of media.
盡管骷髏會是一個秘密組織，但是它在大眾文化中卻占有非常重要的地位。它可能是美國最為知名的大學秘密團體，受到很多媒體的密切關注。
