Berzelius (secret society)

Berzelius
BZ
Founded1848; 176 years ago (1848)
Yale University
TypeSenior society
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
ScopeLocal
Chapters1
Headquarters78 Trumbull Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06510
United States
Architect Donn Barber's Berzelius Society, 1908 or 1910.
Berzelius, perspective from Temple Street
Classically symmetrical front approach.
Detail of entryway ornamentation. Berzelius Society symbol depicted within shield.

Berzelius is a secret society at Yale University named for the Swedish scientist Jöns Jakob Berzelius, considered one of the founding fathers of modern chemistry.