If you were part of a secret society would you actually refer to it as a secret society in a text?

When they come out with those kinds of lines I have to hand it to them. The GOP seriously understands how to manipulate their base.

I might announce its first meeting... but that would imply that it hadn't existed before...

Societies such as described here consider themselves - rightly so - fraternal orders.

Kinda takes the secret out of it.

No.

i am kinda but no its called a rat

Only if I'm looking to be forcibly ejected from both the society and this mortal coil. Like an idiot of such caliber should be.