4 Secret Societies You (Probably) Don’t Know Aboutby Stefanie Becker Flat Hat Club Formed in 1750 at William and Mary College , F.H.C. was the nation ’s first hugger-mugger society . The " Flat Hat Club" was a name given to the group by outsiders , probable because of the mortarboard caps they wore ( cap that we now bust at graduations ) . F.H.C. ’s initial stood for Latin words , but it is incertain what they were ....
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