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Honor society at Cornell University, US
The Sphinx Head Society is the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. Sphinx Head recognizes Cornell seniors who have demonstrated respectable
Sphinx_Head
Mythological creature with a human head and lion body
A sphinx (/sfɪŋks/ SFINKS; Ancient Greek: σφίγξ, pronounced [spʰíŋks]; pl. sphinxes or sphinges /ˈsfɪndʒiːz/) is a mythical creature with the head of a
Sphinx
Limestone statue of a reclining sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. The monument
Great_Sphinx_of_Giza
Sphinx Head is a senior honor society at Cornell University. Following is a list of some of Sphinx Head's notable members. Victor L. Butterfield (1927):
List_of_Sphinx_Head_members
American actress
Studies. Prior to graduating in May 2019, she became a member of the Sphinx Head secret senior honors society. As of 2020, she and her family live in
Dominique_Thorne
Fringe theory on the age of the Great Sphinx of Giza
The Sphinx water erosion hypothesis is a fringe claim, contending that the Great Sphinx of Giza and its enclosing walls show erosion consistent with precipitation
Sphinx water erosion hypothesis
Sphinx_water_erosion_hypothesis
Honor society at Cornell University
"Cornell Societies Elect; Quill and Dagger Selects Four New Members, Sphinx Head Nineteen". The New York Times. October 19, 1930. p. 35. ISSN 0362-4331
Quill_and_Dagger
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up sphinx in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. Sphinx or Sphynx may
Sphinx_(disambiguation)
Island of the Northern Territory, Australia
in area. The most northerly point of the island is called Low Point. Sphinx Head is a site of conspicuous cliffs up to 67 metres (220 ft) high, about
Marchinbar_Island
sight". SFGATE. Retrieved 2026-04-14. "Sphinx Head Society". Cornell University. Retrieved 2026-04-14. "History". Sphinx Senior Society. Retrieved 2026-02-01
List_of_senior_societies
American football player (1893–1985)
Shelton graduated from Cornell University in 1916 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. In 1973, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
Murray_Shelton
Private university in Ithaca, New York, US
is home to Telluride House and three long-standing honor societies: Sphinx Head, Der Hexenkreis, and Quill and Dagger. Cornell's student governments—the
Cornell_University
Sphinx - Creatures with the bodies of lions, used as pharonic symbols. Androsphinx - A Sphinx with a human head. Criosphinx - A Sphinx with the head of
List of mythical creatures in Egyptian mythology
List_of_mythical_creatures_in_Egyptian_mythology
American football player and coach (born 1965)
Sphinx Head Society during his senior year, ultimately graduating with a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations in 1987. Prior to receiving the head coach
Jim Knowles (American football)
Jim_Knowles_(American_football)
American actor (1907–1968)
Cornell University in 1928. While at Cornell, Duryea was elected into the Sphinx Head Society, Cornell's oldest senior honor society. He majored in English
Dan_Duryea
American collegiate society
some of the other class societies, most notably Quill and Dagger and Sphinx Head, it promoted campus-wide agendas; some of the more notable results being
Aleph_Samach
American football player (1893–1977)
O'Hearn graduated from Cornell University, where he was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972
John_O'Hearn
American football player (born 1944)
Big Red. During his senior year at Cornell, Larson was elected to the Sphinx Head Society. "Pete Larson Activated By Redskins". Star-Gazette. Associated
Pete Larson (American football)
Pete_Larson_(American_football)
American businessman (1884–1970)
Coors was a graduate of Cornell University, where he was a member of the Sphinx Head Society and the Kappa Alpha Society. He became an accomplished chemist
Adolph_Coors_II
American sportswriter, broadcaster, and author (1934–2001)
goaltender. During his last year at Cornell, Schaap was elected to the Sphinx Head Society. After graduating in 1955, he received a Grantland Rice fellowship
Dick_Schaap
Irish-American businessman and philanthropist (1931–2023)
1956. He was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi and an honorary member of the Sphinx Head Society. The concept of "duty-free shopping"—offering high-end concessions
Chuck_Feeney
Online archive of e-prints
Declan (July 5, 2001). "Los Alamos Loses Physics Archive as Preprint Pioneer Heads East". Nature. 412 (6842): 3–4. Bibcode:2001Natur.412....3B. doi:10.1038/35083708
ArXiv
American football player (1918–2018)
played college football at Cornell University and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981
Nick_Drahos
Phenomenon of suicides at Cornell University
Community Chorus Fraternities and sororities Aleph Samach Quill and Dagger Sphinx Head Glee Club Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Messenger Lectures Pep Band
Cornell_gorge_suicides
American businessman and politician
engineering. A member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, Coors was elected to the Sphinx Head Society during his final year at Cornell. He also received his MBA from
Pete_Coors
American musician (born 1948)
lavish tour involving an extravagant stage set with a giant pyramid and Sphinx head. Oops! Wrong Planet (September 1977), recorded immediately after the
Todd_Rundgren
American football player and actor (born 1950)
Marinaro was a member of Psi Upsilon and was selected for membership in the Sphinx Head Society. He went on to play professional football for six seasons with
Ed_Marinaro
Species of moth
Allan Poe's short story The Sphinx describes a close encounter with a death's-head sphinx moth, describing it as "the genus Sphinx, of the family Crepuscularia
Death's-head_hawkmoth
Species of Old World monkey from Africa
The mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a large Old World monkey native to west central Africa. It is one of the most colorful mammals in the world, with red
Mandrill
Athletics competitor
Munson graduated from Cornell University in 1906 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society, the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. He was
David_Curtiss_Munson
American long-distance runner
Kirby graduated from Cornell University in 1924 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was born in Washington, D.C., and died in New York City.
Edward_Kirby
American wrestler (1898–1982)
year. At Cornell, he was a member of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity and Sphinx Head Society. Wrestling at 119 pounds, Ackerly won an Eastern Intercollegiate
Charles_Ackerly
American academic (born 1995)
a lineman. Ramin enrolled at Cornell University, where he joined the Sphinx Head society and Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He graduated in 1951 with
Richard_M._Ramin
American lawyer
from Cornell Law School in 1937. At Cornell, Kheel was elected to the Sphinx Head Society. He took a position with the National Labor Relations Board in
Theodore_W._Kheel
Ancient Greek sculpture
Delphi, is a 2.22-meter-tall (7.3 ft) marble statue of a sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a woman, the chest and wings composed of the impressive
Sphinx_of_Naxos
American businessman
Horace Mann School, then Cornell University, where he was elected to the Sphinx Head honor society and was the editor of the Cornell Widow. After graduating
Robert_Tishman
Species of moth
Eumorpha pandorus, the Pandora sphinx moth or Pandorus sphinx moth, is a North American moth in the family Sphingidae. The species was first described
Eumorpha_pandorus
Painting by Gustave Moreau
Oedipus and the Sphinx is an 1864 oil on canvas painting by Gustave Moreau that was first exhibited at the French Salon of 1864 where it was an immediate
Oedipus_and_the_Sphinx
American basketball coach (born 1943)
graduated from Cornell University in 1965 where he was elected to the Sphinx Head Society. He then earned an MBA from Cornell in 1967. He was an all-Ivy
Dave_Bliss
American academic administrator (1935–2024)
Willard Straight Hall Board of Managers. He was also elected to the Sphinx Head Society in his senior year, before graduating in 1957. Campbell went
Colin_G._Campbell
American basketball player
Syracuse Nationals and Tri-Cities Blackhawks. He was elected into the Sphinx Head Society during his senior year at Cornell University. Source "Ed Peterson"
Ed_Peterson
American business executive
Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering. Meinig was also a member of the Sphinx Head Society. Meinigs give $25 million Meinigs give $50 million Cornell Daily
Peter_C._Meinig
Canadian-American architect (1877–1946)
University, taught there from 1902 to 1906, and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was president of the American Institute of Architects from
Richmond_Shreve
Family of insects
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms
Sphingidae
North American collegiate sorority
the Sphinx, while the official jewel is the sapphire. The American Beauty Rose is the official flower. The original fraternity badge was a Sphinx head with
Phi_Sigma_Sigma
American actor and director (1905–1968)
club, acting in productions of Shakespeare. He was also elected to the Sphinx Head Society and joined the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. After graduating in
Franchot_Tone
Seventh Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
Copenhagen Granite Statue of Amenhotep II in the Luxor Museum, Luxor Sphinx head of a young Amenhotep II, Musée du Louvre Amenhotep II shown at the Temple
Amenhotep_II
4th century BC tomb in Macedonia
two sphinxes on the lintel guarding the main entrance to the tomb, parts of the heads and wings of which were found in the third chamber. The sphinxes were
Kasta_Tomb
American athlete
Berna graduated from Cornell University in 1912 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. After college, Berna had a career in the machine tool industry;
Tell_Berna
Species of moth
Hyles lineata, also known as the white-lined sphinx moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. They are sometimes known as a "hummingbird moth" because
Hyles_lineata
Building in Ithaca, New York, noted for its unique Egyptian Revival architecture
Historic District. The building was built as the meeting place of the Sphinx Head Society, a Cornell University secret society formed in 1890. The society
900_Stewart_Avenue
American sports executive
Senior graduated from Cornell University in 1901 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. Senior organized the first "Spring Day," the predecessor to
John_L._Senior
Mountain range in Antarctica
at the northern end of Sphinx Mountain. Discovered by the GerAE under Ritscher, 1938-39, who named it Sphinxkopf (sphinx head) because of its appearance
Nordwestliche_Insel_Mountains
American business executive (1914–2009)
he was business manager of The Cornell Daily Sun, was elected to the Sphinx Head Society, and graduated in 1934. He briefly attended Harvard Business
Oscar_G._Mayer_Jr.
American educationalist (1876–1969)
Cornell with a bachelor's degree in engineering. Upson was elected to the Sphinx Head Society as a senior. Upson's research contributed to the development
Maxwell_Upson
American pole vaulter (1888–1972)
National Bank in his native Chillicothe, Ohio. He was elected to the Sphinx Head Society during his senior year. Ed Cook Archived 13 December 2013 at
Edward_Cook_(athlete)
Medical school of Cornell University
Community Chorus Fraternities and sororities Aleph Samach Quill and Dagger Sphinx Head Glee Club Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Messenger Lectures Pep Band
Weill_Cornell_Medicine
1981 film by Franklin J. Schaffner
Sphinx is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Lesley-Anne Down and Frank Langella. The screenplay by John Byrum
Sphinx_(film)
Species of insect
Sphinx perelegans, commonly known as the elegant sphinx, is a species of hawkmoth described by Henry Edwards in 1874. It is a large gray moth native to
Sphinx_perelegans
American football player (born 1987)
football at Cornell University for the Big Red. He was elected to the Sphinx Head Society at Cornell. Walters signed with the San Diego Chargers on April
Bryan_Walters
Egyptian regalia and sitting on her throne, which is decorated with two sphinx heads that represent the twins she bore with Mark Antony: Alexander Helios
Death_of_Cleopatra
Cornell University alma mater
Community Chorus Fraternities and sororities Aleph Samach Quill and Dagger Sphinx Head Glee Club Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Messenger Lectures Pep Band
Far_Above_Cayuga's_Waters
Species of moth
Linnaeus in his 1763 Centuria Insectorum. Commonly known as the Carolina sphinx moth and the tobacco hawk moth (as adults) and the tobacco hornworm and
Manduca_sexta
Non-profit free legal information service at Cornell Law School
Community Chorus Fraternities and sororities Aleph Samach Quill and Dagger Sphinx Head Glee Club Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Messenger Lectures Pep Band
Legal_Information_Institute
American businessman (1932–2021)
received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1955 and was elected into the Sphinx Head Society. After graduating from Cornell, Kennedy joined Union Carbide
Robert_D._Kennedy
American business executive
He graduated from Cornell University in 1957 and was elected to the Sphinx Head Society. He went on to earn his MBA from Cornell in 1959. He served as
Charles_F._Knight
American veterinarian and academic
Community Chorus Fraternities and sororities Aleph Samach Quill and Dagger Sphinx Head Glee Club Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Messenger Lectures Pep Band
Michael_Kotlikoff
American university press
Community Chorus Fraternities and sororities Aleph Samach Quill and Dagger Sphinx Head Glee Club Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Messenger Lectures Pep Band
Cornell_University_Press
University faculty List of Quill and Dagger members Notable alumni of the Sphinx Head Society "2009–10 Factbook" (PDF). Cornell University. Archived from the
List of Cornell University alumni
List_of_Cornell_University_alumni
university affiliation List of Quill and Dagger members Notable alumni of the Sphinx Head Society "Maury Bramson". Nasonline.org. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
List of Cornell University alumni (natural sciences)
List_of_Cornell_University_alumni_(natural_sciences)
Species of moth
entirely fused to the body, as in most Lepidoptera, though unlike many other sphinx moths. Life cycle In spite of the fact that Acherontia atropos is perfectly
Acherontia_atropos
American football player (born 1975)
siblings. He played college football at Cornell and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society and Delta Upsilon. Payne was originally drafted by the Jacksonville
Seth_Payne
Academic journal
Community Chorus Fraternities and sororities Aleph Samach Quill and Dagger Sphinx Head Glee Club Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Messenger Lectures Pep Band
New_German_Critique
One of the largest sound stages in the world
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999): Pharaoh scenes with big Sphinx head The World Is Not Enough (1999): Russian nuclear testing facility Lara
007_Stage
Ancient Egyptian temple complex
have been created in the image of the Roman emperor Claudius. On the sphinx's head sits a nemes that has a cobra-shaped tip called a uraeus. The Dendera
Dendera_temple_complex
1930 animated film
However, a bird drinks the water instead when they are not looking. A sphinx then arrives from the distance and accuses them of killing the camel. Waffles
Gypped_in_Egypt
Ancient Greek female spirit of prosperity
on her left side, holding a cup in her left hand which rests on the head of a sphinx, wearing the characteristic corkscrew curls and Isiac knot. Here she
Euthenia
Business school at Cornell University
Community Chorus Fraternities and sororities Aleph Samach Quill and Dagger Sphinx Head Glee Club Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Messenger Lectures Pep Band
Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Dyson_School_of_Applied_Economics_and_Management
Military unit
Gold and Blue (oriental) with the center square charged with a Gold sphinx head, facing to the left, all above a Gold scroll inscribed "HONOR VALOR AND
66th Military Intelligence Brigade
66th_Military_Intelligence_Brigade
Academic journal
Community Chorus Fraternities and sororities Aleph Samach Quill and Dagger Sphinx Head Glee Club Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Messenger Lectures Pep Band
Cornell_Law_Review
Cornell University a cappella group
Community Chorus Fraternities and sororities Aleph Samach Quill and Dagger Sphinx Head Glee Club Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Messenger Lectures Pep Band
Cayuga's_Waiters
Series of ancient semitic inscriptions
Publication 345 Sphinx Serabit, Hathor temple British Museum EA41748 1906, Petrie 1916, Gardiner 346 Statuette Egyptian Museum 38268 347 Two sphinx heads Art &
Serabit el-Khadim proto-Sinaitic inscriptions
Serabit_el-Khadim_proto-Sinaitic_inscriptions
American baseball player (1889-1956)
from Cornell University in 1911 and was elected for membership in the Sphinx Head Society. Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference
Dave_Howard_(second_baseman)
American football player and coach (1881–1944)
Warner graduated from Cornell University in 1903 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971
Bill Warner (American football)
Bill_Warner_(American_football)
Archaeological site in Luxor, Egypt
Thebes (modern Luxor), with sphinxes and ram-headed statues lined up on both flanks. Construction of the Avenue of Sphinxes began during the New Kingdom
Avenue_of_Sphinxes
university affiliation List of Quill and Dagger members Notable alumni of the Sphinx Head Society "Nadine Aubry - Mechanical & Industrial Engineering - Northeastern
List of Cornell University alumni (education)
List_of_Cornell_University_alumni_(education)
American businessman (1928–2004)
he attended Cornell University and was selected for membership in the Sphinx Head Society before his 1950 graduation with a bachelor's in economics. He
Samuel_Curtis_Johnson_Jr.
Site of the largest known collection of pyramids, in Egypt
south-west. The Great Sphinx lies on the east side of the complex. Current consensus among Egyptologists is that the head of the Great Sphinx is that of Khafre
Giza_Plateau
American financier, publisher, and diplomat (1880–1918)
an annual architecture students' event. He was also elected to the Sphinx Head Society, membership in which was reserved for the most respected men
Willard_Dickerman_Straight
American sprinter (1904–1986)
1926 and in 220 yd (200 m) in 1925 and 1926. Russell was elected to the Sphinx Head Society during his senior year. At the Amsterdam Olympics, Russell reached
Henry_Russell_(athlete)
Mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals
make the Chimera the offspring of Echidna and Typhon. Hesiod also has the Sphinx and the Nemean lion as the offspring of Orthus, and another ambiguous "she"
Chimera_(mythology)
Academic Building; University Library in New York, U.S.
Community Chorus Fraternities and sororities Aleph Samach Quill and Dagger Sphinx Head Glee Club Hotel Ezra Cornell Marching Band Messenger Lectures Pep Band
Uris_Library
American athlete
French graduated from Cornell University in 1909 and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society, an honor society recognizing leadership and contributions to
Charles_M._French
Genus of moths
is a monotypic genus of sphinx moth, with Xanthopan morganii (often misspelled as "morgani"), commonly called Morgan's sphinx moth, as its sole species
Xanthopan
Archaeological site near Cairo, Egypt
south-west. The Great Sphinx lies on the east side of the complex. Consensus among Egyptologists is that the head of the Great Sphinx is that of Khafre.
Giza_pyramid_complex
Lacrosse player
season, and to the 2007 NCAA Final Four. Seibald was elected to the Sphinx Head Society, Cornell's oldest senior honor society. Seibald is a five-time
Max_Seibald
American banker (1918–2004)
University in 1939. During his senior year, Noyes was elected to the Sphinx Head Society. He was chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University
Jansen_Noyes_Jr.
6th-century BC Iberian sculpture
cm high and represents a sphinx with the head of a woman, body of a winged lion and tail of a snake. This particular sphinx may have been included in
Sphinx_of_Agost
Tutelary spirit in Assyrian mythology
hybrid Simurgh, Iranian mythical flying creature Sphinx, mythical creature with a lion's body and human head Thunderbird, mythological bird-like spirit in
Lamassu
Title of Kushite rulers
Shabaka Sphinx Head. King of Kush. 25th dynasty of Egypt
Qore_(title)
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