Most students are fairly familiar with the many clubs on campus that comprise “the leaders and the best” of the University. However there is one club made up of the most prominent leaders on campus that prefers to work in silence.

Order of Angell, the senior honor society started by and named after former University president James Burrill Angell, announced its newest class, “Pride of 2010,” to The Michigan Daily on Saturday.

Every year, a new group of prominent organization leaders, sports captains and influential Greek representatives are selected, or “tapped” by the outgoing class to join the club and continue its mission.

“It is an organization to advance exceptional leadership through a lifelong loyalty to and engagement with the University of Michigan,” Andrew Dalack, spokesman for Order and co-chair of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, wrote in an e-mail interview.

The core values of this year’s 22-member class, as highlighted in a press release, are “leadership and character, passion and commitment and diversity and humility.”

“The class of 2010 looks forward to improving Michigan through an enduring commitment to humble service,” Dalack wrote in the e-mail.

While the club didn't officially release its class list this decade before 2006, the organizations records and history are open to the public.

Despite previous conflicts, the organization is currently registered with the University and can be found on Maize Pages.

Even though information about the club is readily available, Order prefers to act silently.

“While some of our activities are listed publicly, we seek to serve Michigan without recognition,” Dalack wrote.

The club, founded in 1902, was referred to as Michigamua from its inception until 2006, when the group changed its name to remove its allegedly racist reference to a Native American tribe.

In 2000, during a takeover of Michigamua’s office in the tower of the Michigan Union, Students of Color Coalition discovered Native American tribal artifacts in the group's meeting space. The coalition claimed Michigamua was in violation of a 1989 agreement between the University and Native American tribes to not use native artifacts and rituals.

And while the reasoning behind the possession of these items was never confirmed, the club permanently vacated the office in the tower of the Union after an extended occupation of the tower by the Students of Color Coalition.

The same year, Michigamua began considering women for membership.

Current members claim that the club was not ruined by the scandal, despite the controversial past. The group says it has grown from the experience and is dedicated to repairing the broken relationships.

“We do not intend to dismiss the past; rather, we look forward to building and strengthening relationships with groups that are affected by certain aspects of the organization’s history,” Dalack wrote.

Pride of 2010 joins a group of the University’s most prestigious alumni.

President Gerald Ford was a member of the Order and Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler and University presidents Angell, Henry Hutchins, Alexander Ruthven, Harlan Hatcher and Robben Fleming were all honorary members.

More recent reputable members include Indianapolis Colts running back Mike Hart and Miami Dolphins tackle Jake Long, U.S. Olympic gold-medalist swimmer Peter Vanderkaay and Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco.

Other secret societies at the University include the Phoenix Senior Honor Society and Vulcan Senior Engineering Society, both of which do not release membership lists.