Torch Honor Society

Torch Honor Society
Badge or watch fob of the Torch Honor Society, 1918
FoundedMarch 8, 1916 (1916-03-08)
Sheffield Scientific School, Yale College
TypeSenior society
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
ScopeLocal
MottoSimus Lux Obscuro in Mundo
("Let us be Light in a Dark World")
Chapters1
Members950+ lifetime
NicknameTorch
Headquarters442 Temple St
New Haven, Connecticut 06511
United States

Torch Honor Society, also known as Torch, is a student secret society at Yale College that was initially established in 1916 and reformed in 1995. Its members include former president George H. W. Bush and William F. Buckley Jr.