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About us

On Halloween in 1938, twelve of the sweetest voices at Yale converged on Mory’s Temple Bar to form an a cappella group unlike any other. This group went without a name until they capitalized on a backhanded compliment received at a party— heard above the tinkle of ice was “Those SOBs can sing!”

Meet the SOBs

Meet the SOBs

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Felix Gong ‘26.5

B.S. Electrical Engineering

The Island of Guam

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Charlie Patton ‘27

B.A. Cognitive Science

Siesta Key, Florida

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Chris Tillen ‘27

B.A. EP&E + Education Studies

Weston, Massachusetts

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Adam Bear ‘27

B.A. History + Economics

Long Island, New York

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Grace O’Grady ‘27+1

B.A. East Asian Studies

Pickerington, Ohio

Current Whiffenpoof!

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Adriana Zhou ‘28

B.A. Math + Philosophy

Irvine, California

Orpheus (Music)

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Hari Viswanathan ‘28

Major: B.S. Physics

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Noah Lee ‘28

B.A. English

South Haven, Mississippi

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Huck Moore ‘28

B.A. Global Affairs

Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

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Mai Ishimura ‘29

B.A. Architecture

Bar Harbor, Maine

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Talia Roselaar ‘29

Prometheus (Business)

B.A. Linguistics

Appleton, Wisconsin

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Silas Heaphy ‘29

B.S. Computer Science

Minturn, Colorado

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Monty Dickerson ‘27

B.A. Urban Studies + Global Affairs

Atlanta, Georgia

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Marcello Funk ‘29

B.A. Italian Studies

Baltimore, Maryland

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Eunice Oh ‘26+1

B.A. Global Affairs

San Ramone, California

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Leo Tang ‘29

B.S. Biology

Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Henry Ng ‘29

B.S. Applied Math + Computer Science

Hong Kong, SAR

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Justin Wang ‘27+1

B.A. Philosophy + Music

Hong Kong, SAR

Current Whiffenpoof!

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