unlike linonia, brothers in unity refrained from association with the customs of yale's senior societies. the society is rumored to tap a small cohort of members from each class during the fall semester, a notion in line with the organization's 1768 constitution and 1841 catalogue. internally, the society is referenced as the "brotherhood," a community stressing unilateral action amongst members to acquire power in the realms of business, politics, and philanthropy. the society is said to have implemented methods of deterrence stemming from its 1768 constitution that prevent brothers from unearthing the identities of fellow members or disclosing internal actions of the brotherhood. however, public knowledge of specific traditions, discussions, and society regulations of brothers in unity ended after its 19th-century turn to secrecy, rendering most modern rumor as conjecture. it is rumored that the society maintains "taplines" into several of yale's most prestigious senior societies, including skull and bones, scroll and key, book and snake, myth and sword, elihu, and mace and chain.