Raven's Claw Society

The Raven's Claw is an all male senior honorary society at Dickinson College. It was founded in 1896, making it the first society unique to Dickinson College and one of the oldest in the country. Membership is limited to seven senior men who are selected by the seven previous members. The new members are chosen based on a variety of factors, these include: campus leadership, a solid academic record, and athletic participation. [ [http://alpha.dickinson.edu/storg/raven/ Raven's Claw ] ] New members are inducted in a "Tapping Ceremony" which is held on the "Old Stone Steps of Old West." The ceremony is traditionally conducted during commencement weekend. They are called "claws" or "white hats", denoting the white caps they wear around campus to signify unity and loyalty. [ [http://ravensclawsociety.com/history.htm History of Raven's Claw ] ]

History

The Raven's Claw Society is very loyal and has been a part of Dickinson's history for over 100 years. While the members of the group are known, the majority of their actions and traditions are concealed. The group prides itself in serving the Dickinson College and Carlisle, Pennsylvania communities through discrete service activities. [ [http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?2666 Dickinson College - The Dickinsonian ] ] The group's alumni organization is also responsible for founding one of the college's largest scholarship funds and the McAndrews Fund for athletics. Additionally, Dickinson College has named several buildings on campus after Raven's Claw members in recognition of their generous service and/or financial contributions to the school.

Alumni

Notable alumni include:
*"Triple F" Frankfurd F. Fosko
*Philip Capice, television producer (Raven's Claw Productions). [ [http://www.ultimatedallas.com/news/philip.htm Dallas News ] ]
*John Carroll, former Boston Celtics coach.
*Leon Rose, prominent sports agent.
*Doug Pauls, Commerce Bank CFO. [ [http://www.allbusiness.com/professional-services/accounting-tax-auditing/5915742-1.html Commerce Bank Names Douglas J. Pauls Chief Financial Officer. | Professional Services > Accounting, Tax & Auditing Services from AllBusiness.com ] ]
*Kyle Miller, President and CEO of Hudson Castle Group Inc. [ [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=30440112 Kyle Miller: Executive Profile & Biography - BusinessWeek ] ]
*John D. Hopper, Pennsylvania State Senator. [ [http://chronicles.dickinson.edu/encyclo/h/ed_hopperJD.htm John D. Hopper - Dickinson Chronicles] ] [ [http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/SJ/1996/0/Sj19960626.pdf The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Legislative Journal, June 26, 1996 (Page 8)] ]
*Dallas Winslow, Delaware Public Service Commissioner and Delaware State Senator.
*Jim Gerlach, U.S. Represenatative of Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District. [ [http://www.saveardmorecoalition.org/node/1035 Main Line Life Gets Big Mention in Today's Inquirer | Save Ardmore Coalition ] ]
*John E. Jones III, U.S. District Judge who decided the Dover Intelligent Design Case [ [http://www.dickinson.edu/commencement/2006/honjones.html Dickinson College - Commencement ] ]
* Benjamin James, former alumnus, coach, educator, dean, and beloved Dickinsonian.
* Former/current members of the Dickinson College Board of Trustees, among others.

References

External links

* [http://alpha.dickinson.edu/storg/raven/ Dickinson-Raven's Claw Website]
* [http://ravensclawsociety.com/ Raven's Claw Website]
* [http://www.dickinson.edu/dickinsonian/detail.cfm?2666 Article from "The Dickinsonian"]
* [http://www.dickinson.edu/stulife/orgdetail.cfm?oid=27 Dickinson Clubs and Organizations]