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Andrew Klauber

2023-02-27T00:40:12Z

Aklauber:

Andrew Klauber, lovingly referred to by his nickname "Finn" which arose during [[COOP]], is a Classics major, a former Internal Editor of Bwog, a longtime resident of the Beta House, a meme maestro, and a director and chair of multiple Model UN committees hosted by Columbia for both high schoolers and college students. He reinstated weekly coverage of Engineering Student Council meetings, and has been a fixture of ESC since the end of his freshman year. His tenure on the [[Bwog]] Editorial Board was completed successfully—e.g. without a member of the Board being asked to resign—the first time in years that Bwog was not rocked and destabilized by an internal scandal.

Personal achievements include winning $300 of Sweetgreen during a Columbia Buy/Sell Memes contest, being the sole admin/page owner of Overheard@Barnard for an entire Summer, completing all language and history requirements for the Classics curriculum by the end of his junior year despite entering Columbia without any knowledge of Greek or Latin, and completing multiple Computer Science courses—including a course in C and C++ in the Engineering School.

His academic focuses include: Biblical Greek, religion in the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity, Latin Elegy and Epic, Greek, Latin, and Biblical intertextuality, and Christian theology. He is currently studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland, raising his drinking tolerance and walking a 30 minute commute to and from classes.

His enemies include: broken radiators, bad ESC policies, unnameable University Senators, the Columbia administration in general, people who take the Hamilton elevator to the 3rd-5th floors, and people who hate [[Butler Library]].

The Columbia courses he most recommends are: Jews in the Later Roman Empire with Seth Schwartz, Science Fiction Poetics with Michael Golston, anything with Gareth Williams, Latin Literature of the Republic with Katharina Volk, CS3136 (Data Structures for Non-Majors) with Tim Paine, and Homeric Greek with Deborah Steiner.

After graduating, he attended Harvard Divinity School and received a Master of Theological Studies. His concentration was New Testament and Early Christianity, and his thesis investigated how the master-disciple relationship of Elijah and Elisha was transformed in the narrative of the New Testament, as focalized through the Medieval English liturgy for the ordeal by water. He is currently a second year law student at Duke University.

Intercultural Resource Center

2018-04-10T00:52:03Z

Aklauber:

The '''Intercultural Resource Center''' serves as a community of sorts for minority students located in one of the [[brownstones]] on [[Frat Row]]. It is operated by the [[Office of Multicultural Affairs]].

The IRC accommodates OMA administrative offices and programming space, and "The Intercultural House", which is a [[special interest community]]. The SIC members plan and hold programs that promote the themes of freedom and justice, especially social justice.

The IRC is also one of the few places on campus designated by the OMA as a "safe space". That is, the OMA encourages people to affirm and support each other in their identities, and it discourages hurtful and dehumanizing words and actions. Despite this, it is often a haven for people with less than friendly attitudes towards traditional aspects of University life. This mainly includes [[Greek Life]], which has a strained relationship with the individuals within IRC. On a recurring basis, IRC members throw bottles at Beta brothers during certain semesterly ceremonies and generally try and harass them. When the Wrestling GroupMe Scandal came out, a member living on the fifth floor of the IRC went onto the roof of the brownstones and hung a sign saying "White Supremacy Lives Here" over the KDR house—since many wrestlers are a part of KDR. Of course, the fact that IRC members didn't get in trouble for breaking school rules by breaking onto the roof, while members of Beta and KDR can get their fraternities outright suspended for even a non-brother breaking onto their fire escapes or roofs for a few minutes, probably has ''nothing'' to do with their close personal and ideological relationships with certain administrators. Right...

[[Category:Student Affairs]]

Adderall

2018-04-10T00:45:07Z

Aklauber:

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'''Adderall''', or Dextroamphetamine, is some study-power-enhancing drug that some students take at Columbia. Lots of people have asked how to get it on [[Bored at Butler]] (back in the day), and there is always a deluge of undergrads during midterms and finals looking for a connect. According to some, it is really, really helpful, but it has some side effects, and many people become dependent on it (or at least feel they depend on it too much to give it up). It is also very easy to build a tolerance to it, and prices usually don't run cheap (it's commonly $1/mg).

[[Stephan Vincenzo]] was busted for dealing it as part of [[Operation Ivy League]]. He later talked to [[NBC]] about how bad it is<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/10/18/rock-center-features-story-on-adderall-at-columbia/</ref>.

== Side-effects which ''may'' appear ==

* Red bumps
* Itching
* Burning when urinating
* Open sores
* Fatigue
* Abnormal discharge
* Severe weight loss
* Vomiting
* Menstrual cycle changes

== External links ==

* [http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/health/05/07/0507stimulantsl.html Article] about CU students' Adderall use, from Columbia News Service
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/31/education/edlife/jacobs31.html Article] about abuse in colleges in general, from [[NYT]], July 31, 2005
* [http://bwog.com/2012/10/18/rock-center-features-story-on-adderall-at-columbia/ Vincenzo talks Adderall with NBC]]

==References==
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[[Category:Exams]]

Andrew Klauber

2018-04-10T00:39:29Z

Aklauber:

Bwog

2018-04-10T00:37:51Z

Aklauber: /* Current Management */

[[Image:Bwog.gif|thumb|200px|Bwog's logo up to 2009.]]

'''Bwog''', originally called '''The Bwog''', started its existence as the blog of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' magazine, but has since then developed a life of its own separate from the magazine. Centered on campus news and gossip, it was launched on [[January 30|January 30th]], [[2006]]<ref>[http://bwog.net/2006/01/30/you-can-take-the-soviet-out-of-russia "You Can Take the Soviet Out of Russia..."], ''Bwog'', 1/30/06 - First post to Bwog</ref>, by founding editor [[Taylor Walsh]]. The site was inspired by gossip blogs that began to be popular in New York in the mid-00s, especially [[Gawker]]. Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless. It's generally understood that Bwog was great last year but now it sucks, regardless of the current year.

== History ==
[[Image:Bwogv4.JPG|thumb|200px|Bwog's 2012 redesign]]

Although it had already been active for months, Bwog went mainstream in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident, which did for it what the Gulf War did for CNN - made students realize that the blog medium, and Bwog in particular, was their most up to date source of campus news. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. The site has undergone three serious redesigns since inception, notably on [[January 1]], [[2009]] and [[September 22]], [[2012]]. Both designs were met with immediate backlash from readers<ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/09/23/looking-for-feedback/#comments "Looking for Feedback"], ''Bwog'', 9/23/12</ref>, but just like Facebook, eventually people stop complaining and continue using the site.

In [[2010]], the site celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment]. That same year, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.

== Common Features ==

*Breaking news
*Bwoglines
*Coverage of protests / major campus events
*LectureHops / RoomHops / OfficeHops / PeopleHops
*Things overheard on campus
*Student council meetings coverage that maybe 3 people read
*Event listings
*Rodent coverage
*[[Free food]] announcements, far too close to the event time to be of any use
*Internet culture features
*BwogSex
*On-campus theater reviews
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine
*[[Senior Wisdom]]
*Actual Wisdom
*[[BwogWeather]]

Unlike [[Spec]], Bwog stays active and running during finals. They immediately regretted that decision but such is life.

==Publication==
Despite [http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/learn/studentlife/activities what Columbia might insinuate,] Bwog is not officially affiliated with the school--the organization does not get support or funding in any form from the university. It is an independent blog that the administration (often begrudgingly) acknowledges. It is completely student-run and managed, supported financially by ad sales.

==Current Management==
*[[:Category:Bwog editors|Editor in Chief]]: Betsy Ladyzhets
*Managing Editor: Victoria Arancio
*Internal Editor: Sarah Kinney
*Publisher: James Fast
*Associate Publisher: Nikolas Huth
*Director of Communications: Gabrielle Lipson
*Deputy Director of Communications: Katiana Klain
*Tech: Kevin Chen, Fernando Pascual, Jack Damon
*Social Media Editor: Youngweon Lee
*Deputy Editors:Jenny Zhu, Zack Abrams
*Events Editor: Timmy Wu
*Arts Editor: TBD
*Sports Editor: Abby Rubel
*Science Editor: Alex Tang
*Senior Staff Writers: Ross Chapman, Sarah Dahl, Finn Klauber, Gabrielle Kloppers, Nadra Rahman, Dassi Karp
*Daily Editors: Thomas Senz, Sarah Harty, Isabel Sepulveda, Zoe Sottile, RAmisa Murshed, Levi Cohen
*Staff Writers: Zoe Metcalfe, Megan Ka Wei Chew, Lucy Danger, Layla Alexander, Briley Lewis, Danielle Mikaelian, Mary Welsh, Cara Hudson-Erdman, Jake Tibbetts
*Satow Room Bureau Chief (CCSC): Nadra Rahman
*Diana Center Bureau Chief (SGA): Dassi Karp
*GSSC Bureau Chiefs: TBD
*Editores Emeriti: [[Rachel Deal]], Amara Banks, [[Andrew Klauber]]

==See Also==
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]
*[[Bwog Uncensored]]
== References ==
<references />

==External links==

* [http://www.bwog.com Bwog]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060622192630/http://www.bwog.net Bwog's first incarnation]
* [http://bwog.com/2007/02/17/bwoggiversary/ Bwog's stats at one year old]
* [http://editorjosh.blogspot.com/2007/02/bwog-birthday-column.html a Spec editor writing about how to write about Bwog]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/File:2-21_Column_Page.jpg That same Spec editor writing about Bwog's first birthday]

[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog]]
[[Category:Student publications|Bwog]]
[[Category:Websites|Bwog]]

Bwog

2018-04-10T00:37:18Z

Aklauber: /* Current Management */

[[Image:Bwog.gif|thumb|200px|Bwog's logo up to 2009.]]

'''Bwog''', originally called '''The Bwog''', started its existence as the blog of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' magazine, but has since then developed a life of its own separate from the magazine. Centered on campus news and gossip, it was launched on [[January 30|January 30th]], [[2006]]<ref>[http://bwog.net/2006/01/30/you-can-take-the-soviet-out-of-russia "You Can Take the Soviet Out of Russia..."], ''Bwog'', 1/30/06 - First post to Bwog</ref>, by founding editor [[Taylor Walsh]]. The site was inspired by gossip blogs that began to be popular in New York in the mid-00s, especially [[Gawker]]. Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless. It's generally understood that Bwog was great last year but now it sucks, regardless of the current year.

== History ==
[[Image:Bwogv4.JPG|thumb|200px|Bwog's 2012 redesign]]

Although it had already been active for months, Bwog went mainstream in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident, which did for it what the Gulf War did for CNN - made students realize that the blog medium, and Bwog in particular, was their most up to date source of campus news. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. The site has undergone three serious redesigns since inception, notably on [[January 1]], [[2009]] and [[September 22]], [[2012]]. Both designs were met with immediate backlash from readers<ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/09/23/looking-for-feedback/#comments "Looking for Feedback"], ''Bwog'', 9/23/12</ref>, but just like Facebook, eventually people stop complaining and continue using the site.

In [[2010]], the site celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment]. That same year, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.

== Common Features ==

*Breaking news
*Bwoglines
*Coverage of protests / major campus events
*LectureHops / RoomHops / OfficeHops / PeopleHops
*Things overheard on campus
*Student council meetings coverage that maybe 3 people read
*Event listings
*Rodent coverage
*[[Free food]] announcements, far too close to the event time to be of any use
*Internet culture features
*BwogSex
*On-campus theater reviews
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine
*[[Senior Wisdom]]
*Actual Wisdom
*[[BwogWeather]]

Unlike [[Spec]], Bwog stays active and running during finals. They immediately regretted that decision but such is life.

==Publication==
Despite [http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/learn/studentlife/activities what Columbia might insinuate,] Bwog is not officially affiliated with the school--the organization does not get support or funding in any form from the university. It is an independent blog that the administration (often begrudgingly) acknowledges. It is completely student-run and managed, supported financially by ad sales.

==Current Management==
*[[:Category:Bwog editors|Editor in Chief]]: Betsy Ladyzhets
*Managing Editor: Victoria Arancio
*Internal Editor: Sarah Kinney
*Publisher: James Fast
*Associate Publisher: Nikolas Huth
*Director of Communications: Gabrielle Lipson
*Deputy Director of Communications: Katiana Klain
*Tech: Kevin Chen, Fernando Pascual, Jack Damon
*Social Media Editor: Youngweon Lee
*Deputy Editors:Jenny Zhu, Zack Abrams
*Events Editor: Timmy Wu
*Arts Editor: TBD
*Sports Editor: Abby Rubel
*Science Editor: Alex Tang
*Senior Staff Writers: Ross Chapman, Sarah Dahl, Finn Klauber, Gabrielle Kloppers, Nadra Rahman, Dassi Karp
*Daily Editors: Thomas Senz, Sarah Harty, Isabel Sepulveda, Zoe Sottile, RAmisa Murshed, Levi Cohen
*Staff Writers: Zoe Metcalfe, Megan Ka Wei Chew, Lucy Danger, Layla Alexander, Briley Lewis, Danielle Mikaelian, Mary Welsh, Cara Hudson-Erdman, Jake Tibbetts
*Satow Room Bureau Chief (CCSC): Nadra Rahman
*Diana Center Bureau Chief (SGA): Dassi Karp
*GSSC Bureau Chiefs: TBD
*Editores Emeriti: [[Rachel Deal]], Amara Banks, Finn Klauber

==See Also==
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]
*[[Bwog Uncensored]]
== References ==
<references />

==External links==

* [http://www.bwog.com Bwog]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060622192630/http://www.bwog.net Bwog's first incarnation]
* [http://bwog.com/2007/02/17/bwoggiversary/ Bwog's stats at one year old]
* [http://editorjosh.blogspot.com/2007/02/bwog-birthday-column.html a Spec editor writing about how to write about Bwog]
* [http://www.wikicu.com/File:2-21_Column_Page.jpg That same Spec editor writing about Bwog's first birthday]

[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog]]
[[Category:Student publications|Bwog]]
[[Category:Websites|Bwog]]

Varsity Show

2018-04-10T00:35:28Z

Aklauber:

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|Image=Vshow.jpg
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|Recognition=[[ABC]]
|Membership=22
|Executive board=Director and 2 Producers
|Allocation=Lots
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The '''Varsity Show''', founded in [[1894]] as a fundraiser for the university's fledgling athletic teams, is one of the university's oldest traditions, and certainly its oldest performing arts tradition. Every year, the Varsity Show produces a unique full-length show that skews and satirizes many aspects of life at Columbia. And every year, students, administrators, and many more members of the Columbia community pack Roone Arledge Auditorium to engage in the century-old tradition of the Varsity Show.

Ironically, many of the administrators being parodied and lambasted are often sitting in the front rows of the audience. No study has been conducted to determine whether these administrators realize there's a reason they're being ridiculed on stage.

The VShow has been accused of nepotism. In [[2013]], for instance, the new creative team... strongly resembled... the previous one<ref>http://www.ivygateblog.com/2013/10/drama-drama-a-do-over-for-the-119th-annual-varsity-show/</ref>. The show has also been accused of harboring sexual predators. And, among the worst of their offenses, V Show is usually considered unfunny or off-target in its humor. This includes a total misjudging of what their audience wants to hear/see (a more than proportionate share of settings and themes deal with only Barnard College, which can annoy and alienate CC, GS, and especially SEAS students). Being the "top" theatre performance group on campus, they also get a little peeved at negative reviews or receptions of their shows. This has led to consistent antagonism with [[Bwog]], which usually finds Varsity Show to be underwhelming.

The [[2006]]-[[2007]] show had an allocation of $14,500.00, though most of the show's revenue comes from ticket sales.

Past directors and writers include such distinguished names as [[Oscar Hammerstein]], [[Lorenz Hart]], [[Richard Rodgers]], [[I. A. L. Diamond]], and [[Herman Wouk]].

== Show Preparations ==

In early October, the previous year's creative team interviews and auditions candidates to succeed them, and chooses a creative team of eight or nine students, filling the following roles: producer, director, writer, composer/lyricist, choreographer, and art director. The newly-minted creative team runs auditions for actors in late November/early December. The Varsity Show is notoriously the most selective casting process in Columbia theatre, and the results are always the result of much gossip and debate. Though the numbers vary from year to year, around 150 people audition for the show, singing a one-minute song selection, performing a scene with a random partner, and sometimes being asked to do improv comedy. From this group, around 25 people are asked to attend cast callbacks. An invitation to callbacks is automatically extended to performers from past Varsity Shows. Callbacks are typically held on a Saturday from 8am until 3pm. Those who have been called back perform a monologue of a "Columbia character," do improv within said character, and learn an original song and dance. From the performers that participate in callbacks, the creative team casts twelve to fifteen. The debates over casting notoriously span hours, and the new cast is welcomed into the Varsity family through a special ritual that's stuff of rumors and legend (although pictorial evidence shows that cream pies are somewhat involved).

== West End Preview ==

Around mid-February, the Varsity Show team presents a cutting of some scenes and songs that have been written so far to the general public at Havana Central. This tradition dates back to before the West End bar was replaced by Havana Central, as the name suggests. For a nominal fee, the general public is encouraged to come preview the work that the Varsity Show team has produced. As of 2015, the West End Preview is performed on campus (at the Event Oval in the Diana).

== Turkey Day ==

Midway through March, alumni of past Varsity Show creative teams and casts are welcome to watch a full draft of the Varsity Show, and are then welcome to submit critiques for the purpose of creating the best show for the general public. The discussions and original draft of the show previewed at Turkey Day are highly confidential<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/05/04/varsity-show-review-missed-connections/#comment-1090923</ref>.

== Days on Campus ==
During Days on Campus, visiting prospective students get to watch portions of the newest Varsity Show as one of their activities. Notably in 2015, the administration objected to the content in the 2015 show and instead members of previous Varsity Shows were asked to perform older songs <ref>http://columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2015/04/13/varsity-show-performs-old-songs-days-campus-after-office</ref>.

== Class Act ==

During NSOP, members of previous Varsity Shows are welcome to come back and perform a "cabaret" of past Varsity Show songs and skits for the incoming freshman class in Roone.

== 2013-2014 Cast ==

Actors:

Sam Balzac, CC ’17
Ellie Beckman, CC ’16
Brittany Beljak, BC ’16
Lacey Bookspan, BC ’17
Michael Carter, CC ’14
Alex Donnelly, CC ’14
Lindsay Garber, BC ’16
Emma Grueskin, BC ’17
Kyle Marshall, CC ’17
Brittany Searles, BC ’17
Matt Soto, CC ’16
Sean Walsh, CC ’14

Creative Team:

Director: Emily Feinstein, BC ’14 (Actor, V116)
Producers: Allie Carieri, CC ’15 (Actor, V118); Ally Engelberg, BC ’15 (Producer, V119); Renée Kraiem, BC ’14 (Stage Manager, V119)
Composer: Solomon Hoffman, CC ’14 (Composer, V118)
Lyricist: Nick Parker, CC ’14 (Lyricist, V119)
Writers: Rae Binstock, CC ’15; Eric Donahue, CC ’15 (Writer, V119)
Choreographer: Lauren Wingenroth, BC ’15 (Assistant Choreographer, V119)
Art Director: Jiin Choi, CC ’14 (Art Director, V119)

== Trivia ==
* The Varsity Show coined the term "[[PrezBo]]".
* Sometimes called VShow or Veesh.
* [[Songs|"Roar, Lion, Roar"]] is based on a Varsity Show melody.

==See also==
* [[Varsity Show performances]]
* [http://www.thevarsityshow.com/about/ "Sing A Song of Morningside"] - A history of the Varsity Show
* [https://exhibitions.cul.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/varsity-show The Varsity Show: A Columbia Tradition], University Archives Online Exhibit

== External links ==
* [http://www.thevarsityshow.com/ Varsity Show website]

==References==
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[[Category:Performance clubs]]
[[Category:Traditions]]
[[Category:Annual events]]
[[Category:Varsity Show]]

Columbia University Marching Band

2018-04-10T00:27:01Z

Aklauber:

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[[Image:CUMBpyramid.jpg|300px|thumb|CUMB 2005]]

'''Columbia University Marching Band''' (CUMB), also known as ''The Cleverest Band the World (tm)'' was formed in [[1904]] and is one of the oldest student groups on campus, and the perpetrator of one of Columbia's only traditions, [[Orgo Night]]. During games, they tend to please the crowd by playing songs and [[Marching Band Chants|cheers]]. During halftime, when everyone is attentively engaged, they perform the [http://cumb.tumblr.com/archive witty scripts] that they write. They also like to make [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL18ADAA834D9EBD29 ridiculous Youtube videos] and [[#Controversies|get into trouble]].

== History ==
[[Image:fascistband.jpg|300px|thumb|The CUMB of yore appearing on Johnny Carson]]

We used to have a real "rah-rah-let's-go-team" band. That broke up sometime around the early 60s, when fascism became decidedly uncool, and now we have a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_band '''scramble band'''], which prides itself upon its witty scripts, edgy humor, and a definite lack of marching. As [[War on Fun|fascism grows more popular]], some fear that we'll develop a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Marching_Band lamer, more traditional marching band]. This new band will destroy the environment and offer no-bid contracts to multinational corporations.

In [[2011]], the Band was performed during a marriage proposal on College Walk. It was as adorable as you'd expect.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2011/04/29/storybook-romances-in-london-and-morningside-heights/ "Storybook Romance in London—and Morningside Heights], Bwog 4/29/11</ref> Later that year, they played at an exclusive party for LeBron James. But they also brought their unique brand of humor to the masses, performing for [[Occupy Wall Street]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC84FCECD36EBBEDF Occupy Wall Street performance]</ref>

== Slogans ==
* G(tb)²
* The Cleverest Band in the World™
* If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the band.

==Traditions==

=== Orgo Night ===

''Lisa Birnbach's College Book'' named the CUMB's [[Orgo Night]] performances as the University's most popular campus tradition. Since at least the mid-1970s, the Band has performed at 11:59 p.m. on the night before each Organic Chemistry final exam. The course is notorious as one of the most challenging undergraduate subjects. In an effort to relieve pre-exam jitters and lower the exam's curve in general, the CUMB interrupts studies at the main reading room of [[Butler Library]]. Several hundred students gather for the show, often standing on desks and bookshelves. Orgo Night performances are presented in a style similar to their halftime shows, and have sometimes included comedy banned from those shows by the university's censors.

===Tax Night===

Every year (since the mid 1980s on the final due date for filing income tax returns with the [[w:IRS|IRS]] (usually April 15th unless it falls on a weekend), the Band [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL93952776DACC6D66 plays on the steps] of the [[w:James Farley Post Office|James Farley Post Office]], which stays open until midnight on Tax Day, until closing time to entertain last-minute tax filers.

Fittingly, the Farley building was designed by [[McKim, Mead, and White]], the same firm that designed the original plan for Columbia's [[Morningside Heights campus]]. Its architects adorned the building with the now-famous inscription "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds", which is often mistakenly assumed to be the USPS motto (it has none.) Good Columbia students know it's actually an adaptation from Herodotus' "Histories" because they read it in [[Lit Hum]].

===Underground Tour===

During Orientation Week the Band takes recently-arrived freshmen on a tour of what it calls "the side of Columbia that the admissions office never dared nor cared to tell you about." The tour also may or may not involve actually taking tour groups underground.

===Days on Campus===

During [[Days on Campus]], the Band plays "Roar Lion Roar" for prospies as they return to campus from their nighttime bus tour of the city.

== Controversies ==

Due to its irreverent humor, some of the band's halftime shows have caused controversy. The CUMB prides itself on evading university censorship:

*In [[1964]], the band performed a "Salute to Moral Decay," featuring a formation of "the upper part of a topless bathing suit" (all marchers left the field except for two sousaphones, while the band played "My Favorite Things") and a typically heavy-handed reference to Walter Jenkins, an aide to President Lyndon Johnson, who had been caught ''in flagrante delicto'' in a men's room. Columbia's president had to fend off angry letters from several notables, including conductor Leonard Bernstein.
*In [[1966]], the band was suspended for several games for the infamous "birth control" show where they formed a Combined oral contraceptive pill, a calendar (for the Rhythm Method), and a chastity belt.
*In [[1968]], at West Point, the band formed what it called a "burning Cambodian village" on the field. CUMB has yet to be invited back to West Point. The football team hasn't actually played any games at West Point in recent years, but the band feels it should be invited to perform at the occasional halftime show anyway.
*In [[1973]], a brawl broke out between the CUMB and the [[Harvard]] University Band over the alleged attempted theft of the giant Harvard Bass Drum.
*The band's theme for a [[1981]] halftime show at Holy Cross was "The Lions vs. The Christians". Holy Cross administrators subsequently dis-invited the band from any future games played in Worcester, much to the band's relief. Columbia's next road game against Holy Cross, in [[1983]], marked the beginning of what became an NCAA-record winless streak.
*The band's script for the [[1982]] season-opening road game against Harvard mysteriously turned out to be identical to the script the Harvard band was set to use moments later. The Columbia band subsequently denied that this astonishing and inexplicable coincidence had anything to do with the fact that two of its members had spent the previous week posing as new freshmen at Harvard's undergraduate orientation. Faculty of Columbia's statistics department refused to support the band's claim.
*In [[1990]], the band received a bomb threat over its symbolic formation of a burning American Flag accompanied by The Doors' "Light My Fire". This performance happened shortly after a controversial United States Supreme Court ruling that actual flag burnings are legal.
*In [[1992]], at the Halloween show, the band performed in costume or drag, including one member dressed as Jesus, with cross. This was also the homecoming game. Two alumni took the field and attempted to charge Jesus, but were thwarted by drummers clad in snare drums. Quoth the alumni: "Don't you know that's fucking sacrilegious?!?"
*In 1992, at the [[Yale]] Bowl the band pantomimed the consummation of a same-sex marriage on the field, while the couple was held aloft on a CAVA stretcher while the band did the hora and played Hava Nagila. The occasion was Youth Day and hundreds of local children from community groups were in attendance. The first words of the halftime show: "We swear, we didn't know it was youth day."
*In [[1993]], the band drew parallels between the Holocaust and policies for management of [[New York City]]'s homeless population proposed by newly-elected mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The Anti-Defamation League demanded an apology.
*In 1993, at [[Princeton]], the band recreated the Magic Bullet Theory as put forth by the Warren Commission on the John F. Kennedy assassination, complete with band members as scattering skull fragments.
*Not really a controversy, but on October 7, [[1994]] the Marching Band [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_s-N4ikDds showed up] outside of David Letterman's ''Late Show with David Letterman''. They were soon invited for an impromptu performance.
*In [[1998]], at the Yale Bowl, the band performed a show featuring a homosexual, pot-smoking Jesus Christ in a homage to the Terrence McNally play ''Corpus Christi''. Angry Yale fans demanded their money back.
*During a game against [[Fordham University]] in 2002, soon after the Catholic church was rocked by disclosures about pedophile priests, the band claimed that Fordham tuition was "going down like an altar boy" in a joke improvised minutes before the start of the pre-game show. In the ensuing media frenzy, band Poet Laureate Andy Hao was featured on MSNBC's Phil Donahue Show in a debate with Catholic League President William Donohue. The ''[[New York Times]]'' profiled the CUMB. Columbia University President [[Lee Bollinger]] ended the controversy in one of his first official acts as University President when he apologized to Fordham president, the Reverend Joseph O'Hare. They were banned from playing at Fordham for ten years.
*In [[2011]], [[Athletics]] administrators banned the band from performing at the final football game of the season, following an incident in which the "banned" sang a modified rendition of [[School songs#Roar, Lion, Roar|Roar, Lion, Roar]] with the lyrics "We always lose" during the football team's ninth straight defeat of the season. Two days later, the ban was reversed.<ref>Amusingly, this led to an absolute torrent of news coverage: [http://espn.go.com/new-york/ncf/story/_/id/7246291/columbia-lions-band-banned-home-football-finale ESPN]; [http://deadspin.com/5860382/columbia-bans-marching-band-from-0+9-football-teams-finale-because-the-band-made-fun-of-the-team DeadSpin]; [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2011/11/16/athletics-bans-marching-band-football-finale Spec]; [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/18/sports/ncaafootball/columbia-band-banned-after-changing-lyrics-of-fight-song.html New York Times]; [http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/columbia-band-taunts-its-own-team-and-gets-banned-from-the-home-finale?urn=ncaaf,wp10060 Rivals.com (Yahoo!)]; [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-17/columbia-band-banned-from-football-finale-after-mocking-its-own-0-9-team.html Bloomberg]; [http://boston.barstoolsports.com/m/sports-page/columbia-band-banned-from-last-game-of-the-season-for-hurting-the-winless-football-teams-feelings/ Boston Barstool Sports]; [http://ftrsports.com/columbia-band-banned-for-making-fun-of-football-team/ FTR Sports]; [http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/columbia-band-banned-mocking-team/99471 Larry Brown Sports]; [http://www.safetysign.com/blog/?p=1132 SafetySign.com]; [http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/11/columbia_marchi.php Village Voice]; [http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/college-football/columbia-s-irreverent-band-banned-1.3330022 Newsday]; [http://www.hawkeyenation.com/forum/general-college-football/37610-columbia-band-banned-final-home-game.html Hawkeye Nation]; [http://espn.go.com/new-york/ncf/story/_/id/7250019/columbia-university-lions-reverses-one-game-ban-band ESPN]; [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2062933/Marching-band-0-9-Columbia-University-football-team-banned-final-game-changed-fight-song-lyrics.html Daily Mail (UK)]; [http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2011-11-17/columbia-bans-its-own-band-from-playing-in-season-finale SportingNews (AOL)]; [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2011/11/columbias-band-was-mean-to-the-football-team.html New York Magazine]; [http://www.npr.org/2011/11/18/142497422/marching-band-banned-from-final-football-game NPR]; [http://observer.com/2011/11/columbia-marching-band-unbanned-after-prank/ New York Observer]; [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/columbia_bans_band_from_final_home_hIaVkDsEOjtn5TnRmccrYO New York Post]; [http://deadspin.com/5860887/that-mean-columbia-marching-band-has-been-un+banned-from-performing-at-the-0+9-football-teams-last-game DeadSpin]; [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/columbia-marching-band-sidelined-mocking-struggling-team-article-1.979615 New York Daily News]; [http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/11/18/columbia_fight_song_parody_gets_marching_band_a_brief_ban_.html Slate]</ref>
*After being allowed to play at Fordham in [[2012]] following their ten-year ban, the band made posters referencing the death of Christians at the hands of lions in the Bible. For this they were banned again for an unspecified period of time.
*In December [[2012]], one of CUMB's Orgo Night posters featured a pun on "Gaza Strip", i.e. "Everyone Wants a Piece"<ref>http://www.wikicu.com/File:Gaza_strip.jpg</ref>. This provoked a scolding from Kevin Shollenberger via a student-wide email. There were lots of Bwog comments about it, some against the band, most in favor of the band<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/12/13/administrators-scold-the-band/</ref>. Some students protested Orgo Night, where the band made fun of the protesters and Shollenberger.
*After Butler Library Administrator Ann Thornton banned CUMB from performing in 209 in 2016, using extremely facile arguments such as "it bothers the students who work in that room" and "safety issues," (despite no student in 50 years being in Butler 209 for anything except Orgo Night during a single hour period on one night in the entire semester) CUMB acquiesced and performed directly outside the front doors of Butler. They hoped internal alumni pressure and their own forms of protest would eventually come to bear on Thornton and convince her that her machinations were wrong. Of course, no administrator thought about having 100s of students outside in the extreme cold (during Fall) instead of inside. And shockingly, the noise outside the front of the library actually traveled to more rooms within Butler than it would have if CUMB performed inside 209. Big. Surprise. In Fall of 2017, fed up with the intractability of the university, CUMB organized a covert operation to hide instruments throughout 209 and lead an impromptu and against-the-rules performance back in their ancestral homeland. The response of the university is still yet to have come down, although rumors of suppressed involvement of CUMB with activities such as Days on Campus have filtered down.

== See also ==
* [[School songs]]

==References==
<references />

== External links ==
*[http://www.cuband.org The Columbia University Marching Band]
:*The Band on [http://twitter.com/cumb Twitter], [http://facebook.com/theCUMB Facebook], and [http://youtube.com/theCUMB YouTube].
*[http://cuband.org/news/ CUMB's pre-2005 news and media appearances]
*[http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1741746 ''Editor and Publisher''] criticizes censored ''New York Times'' and ''Associated Press'' coverage of the Fordham halftime show. 2002
*[http://cumb.org/news/092902.html New York Times CUMB profile] '' Sunday Styles section, [[The New York Times]]'', 2002.
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/uscc/archives/news/spectator022504a.htm Student Coalition Calls for Systematic Changes to Address Issues of Racism, Discrimination; Fed, CCCC, CUMB Offer Apologies], ''[[Columbia Daily Spectator]]'', February 25, 2004
*[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2011/11/16/athletics-bans-marching-band-football-finale Athletics bans marching band from football finale], ''[[Columbia Daily Spectator]]'', November 16, 2011
*[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2011/11/18/athletics-reverses-band-ban Athletics reverses band ban], ''[[Columbia Daily Spectator]]'', November 18, 2011

== Bibliography ==

''Lisa Birnbach's New and Improved College Book'', by Lisa Birnbach (1992) ISBN 0-671-79289-X

[[Category:Performance clubs]]

Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program

2018-04-10T00:12:32Z

Aklauber: /* COOP Rankings */

[[Image:Cooplogo4.png|thumb|The COÖP logo]]
[[File:COOP.jpg|thumb|COOP leaders preparing for Fall Trip 2011]]

The '''Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program''' (COÖP) is a pre-orientation program for first year students in [[Columbia College]] and [[SEAS]]. It is geared towards those students that are interested in a non-traditional orientation program and enjoy the outdoors. COOP has since 1983 "creat[ed] an environment you won't get at Freshman Orientation"<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19830829-01.2.16&srpos=&dliv=none&e=-------en-20--1781--txt-IN-swimming---</ref>.

The program is divided into:
*Hiking ([[COHOP]])
*Biking ([[COBOP]])
*River canoeing ([[COROP]])

== History ==

COOP began in 1983 "to help ease the transition to coeducation"<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19830829-01.2.16&srpos=&dliv=none&e=-------en-20--1781--txt-IN-swimming---</ref>. At first only a hiking trip (now known as [[COHOP]]), the program added a biking trip (now [[COBOP]]) in 1996<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19960122-01.2.9&srpos=8&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----#</ref>. Several years ago, a third branch was introduced, [[COROP]], that one for rafting/canoing. Plans for a fourth program, COFOP—Columbia Outdoor Farming Orientation Program—were drawn up and subsequently scuttled.

== Program benefits ==

Participants of the outdoors program tend to develop an attachment to one another that lasts throughout their undergraduate experience, or at least NSOP week. By the time the vast majority of students are only just moving in, meeting people, and getting over their anxiety about coming to college, COOP participants have already spent a week or so sleeping together in tents and chilling around campfires.

It is wonderful way to begin your time at Columbia, get to know a group from the entering class, and get out into the woods. It is also kind of a cult. No amorous conduct is allowed on COOP trips. As the saying goes, "Our love is intense, but not in our tents."

At a [[2011]] SGA meeting, the [[SGA]] discussed bringing COOP to [[Barnard College]], to surprise of COOP coordinators and dismay of commenters<ref>http://bwog.com/2011/03/08/sga-participation-edition/</ref>. It is unlikely that Barnard students will be added to COOP, on account of the requisite 1:1 male to female ration.

COBOP coordinator Sarah Dion had this to say of the program, “I can point to the person in COÖP who was like, ‘This is the thing I was involved in, this is really cool, you should check it out' " <ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/05/15/senior-profile-sarah-dion-cc</ref>.

== Leadership ==

COOP is much loved by current leaders, and attracts almost half of the participants each year to apply to be a leader the following year.

If you enjoyed your trip when you were a first-year, or if you just want to brave the outdoors, you can follow the steps below to apply to become a COÖP leader:
# Only first-year students and sophomores can apply to be leaders.
# The COÖP leadership application process begins at the start of the spring semester in late January.
# Applicants must attend one of the first two information sessions, then attend all other mandatory dates and events to be considered for leadership.
# You can apply to be a leader even if you did not attend a trip as a first-year, and it is completely free of charge.

== Official description ==

From the COÖP mission statement[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sa/coop/main.html]:

''The Columbia University Outdoor Orientation Program (COÖP) is an optional pre-orientation program for incoming first-year students entering Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. COÖP is designed to ease the anxieties of transitioning into the college environment through a four-day outdoor camping experience. The COÖP experience is divided into three trips, biking, hiking, and river, each of which pairs a small group of first-years with several upperclassmen trip leaders. The leaders act as mentors for the first-years, ensure safety on the trip, and create a comfortable environment in which first-years can ask questions, express concerns, and get to know one another.''

== COOP Rankings ==

Although all people who do COOP can unite together in looking upon the rest of their classmates as if they missed out on a wonderful bonding experience, there are friendly internal scuffles regarding which program is the "best."

Generally, it's considered that BOP is the hardest physically, but the least traditional of the three programs. This is on account of getting generally closer to civilization as the week goes on and having water on tap at all times. The massive amount of biking makes up for this, however.

HOP is considered the most traditional, and is the original of the three programs. It's not as strenuous as BOP, but still leagues ahead of ROP. This is mixed with the possibility of running out of water (which does happen during dry summers). It has the best views, the smallest groups, and a wonderful visit to Phoenicia, with its traditional eatery and general goods store (where you can buy the iconic Catskill Mountains hat).

ROP is considered the most easygoing and fun. It's barely strenuous at all, and there's no possibility of running out of water—by definition. It has the largest single groups, but there's barely any consistent physical activity. It's mostly fun and games, compared to miles of walking or biking.

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sa/coop/ COÖP website]
* [http://bwog.com/2011/08/24/coop-is-here/ A Bwog post about COÖPers arriving on campus]
* [http://bwog.com/tag/coop/ Bwog's COÖP tag]
* [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19831007-01.2.12.2&srpos=18&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----# An '83 COÖP ad in Spec]
* [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19960826-01.2.36&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----# A bemused COÖP first-year, in 1996]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaCOOP?fref=ts COÖP's Facebook Page]

[[Category:Orientation]]
[[Category:Prefrosh]]

Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program

2018-04-10T00:11:36Z

Aklauber: /* COOP Rankings */

[[Image:Cooplogo4.png|thumb|The COÖP logo]]
[[File:COOP.jpg|thumb|COOP leaders preparing for Fall Trip 2011]]

The '''Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program''' (COÖP) is a pre-orientation program for first year students in [[Columbia College]] and [[SEAS]]. It is geared towards those students that are interested in a non-traditional orientation program and enjoy the outdoors. COOP has since 1983 "creat[ed] an environment you won't get at Freshman Orientation"<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19830829-01.2.16&srpos=&dliv=none&e=-------en-20--1781--txt-IN-swimming---</ref>.

The program is divided into:
*Hiking ([[COHOP]])
*Biking ([[COBOP]])
*River canoeing ([[COROP]])

== History ==

COOP began in 1983 "to help ease the transition to coeducation"<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19830829-01.2.16&srpos=&dliv=none&e=-------en-20--1781--txt-IN-swimming---</ref>. At first only a hiking trip (now known as [[COHOP]]), the program added a biking trip (now [[COBOP]]) in 1996<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19960122-01.2.9&srpos=8&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----#</ref>. Several years ago, a third branch was introduced, [[COROP]], that one for rafting/canoing. Plans for a fourth program, COFOP—Columbia Outdoor Farming Orientation Program—were drawn up and subsequently scuttled.

== Program benefits ==

Participants of the outdoors program tend to develop an attachment to one another that lasts throughout their undergraduate experience, or at least NSOP week. By the time the vast majority of students are only just moving in, meeting people, and getting over their anxiety about coming to college, COOP participants have already spent a week or so sleeping together in tents and chilling around campfires.

It is wonderful way to begin your time at Columbia, get to know a group from the entering class, and get out into the woods. It is also kind of a cult. No amorous conduct is allowed on COOP trips. As the saying goes, "Our love is intense, but not in our tents."

At a [[2011]] SGA meeting, the [[SGA]] discussed bringing COOP to [[Barnard College]], to surprise of COOP coordinators and dismay of commenters<ref>http://bwog.com/2011/03/08/sga-participation-edition/</ref>. It is unlikely that Barnard students will be added to COOP, on account of the requisite 1:1 male to female ration.

COBOP coordinator Sarah Dion had this to say of the program, “I can point to the person in COÖP who was like, ‘This is the thing I was involved in, this is really cool, you should check it out' " <ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/05/15/senior-profile-sarah-dion-cc</ref>.

== Leadership ==

COOP is much loved by current leaders, and attracts almost half of the participants each year to apply to be a leader the following year.

If you enjoyed your trip when you were a first-year, or if you just want to brave the outdoors, you can follow the steps below to apply to become a COÖP leader:
# Only first-year students and sophomores can apply to be leaders.
# The COÖP leadership application process begins at the start of the spring semester in late January.
# Applicants must attend one of the first two information sessions, then attend all other mandatory dates and events to be considered for leadership.
# You can apply to be a leader even if you did not attend a trip as a first-year, and it is completely free of charge.

== Official description ==

From the COÖP mission statement[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sa/coop/main.html]:

''The Columbia University Outdoor Orientation Program (COÖP) is an optional pre-orientation program for incoming first-year students entering Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. COÖP is designed to ease the anxieties of transitioning into the college environment through a four-day outdoor camping experience. The COÖP experience is divided into three trips, biking, hiking, and river, each of which pairs a small group of first-years with several upperclassmen trip leaders. The leaders act as mentors for the first-years, ensure safety on the trip, and create a comfortable environment in which first-years can ask questions, express concerns, and get to know one another.''

== COOP Rankings ==

Although all people who do COOP can unite together in looking upon the rest of their classmates as if they missed out on a wonderful bonding experience, there are friendly internal scuffles regarding which program is the "best."

Generally, it's considered that BOP is the hardest physically, but the least traditional of the three programs. This is on account of getting generally closer to civilization as the week goes on and having water on tap at all times. The massive amount of biking makes up for this, however.

HOP is considered the most traditional, and is the original of the three programs. It's not as strenuous as BOP, but still leagues ahead of ROP. This is mixed with the possibility of running out of water (which does happen during dry summers). It has the best views, the smallest groups, and a wonderful visit to Phoenicia, with its traditional eatery and general goods store (where you can buy the iconic Catskills Mountains hat).

ROP is considered the most easygoing and fun. It's barely strenuous at all, and there's no possibility of running out of water—by definition. It has the largest single groups, but there's barely any consistent physical activity. It's mostly fun and games, compared to miles of walking or biking.

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sa/coop/ COÖP website]
* [http://bwog.com/2011/08/24/coop-is-here/ A Bwog post about COÖPers arriving on campus]
* [http://bwog.com/tag/coop/ Bwog's COÖP tag]
* [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19831007-01.2.12.2&srpos=18&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----# An '83 COÖP ad in Spec]
* [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19960826-01.2.36&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----# A bemused COÖP first-year, in 1996]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaCOOP?fref=ts COÖP's Facebook Page]

[[Category:Orientation]]
[[Category:Prefrosh]]

Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program

2018-04-10T00:11:21Z

Aklauber:

[[Image:Cooplogo4.png|thumb|The COÖP logo]]
[[File:COOP.jpg|thumb|COOP leaders preparing for Fall Trip 2011]]

The '''Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program''' (COÖP) is a pre-orientation program for first year students in [[Columbia College]] and [[SEAS]]. It is geared towards those students that are interested in a non-traditional orientation program and enjoy the outdoors. COOP has since 1983 "creat[ed] an environment you won't get at Freshman Orientation"<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19830829-01.2.16&srpos=&dliv=none&e=-------en-20--1781--txt-IN-swimming---</ref>.

The program is divided into:
*Hiking ([[COHOP]])
*Biking ([[COBOP]])
*River canoeing ([[COROP]])

== History ==

COOP began in 1983 "to help ease the transition to coeducation"<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19830829-01.2.16&srpos=&dliv=none&e=-------en-20--1781--txt-IN-swimming---</ref>. At first only a hiking trip (now known as [[COHOP]]), the program added a biking trip (now [[COBOP]]) in 1996<ref>http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19960122-01.2.9&srpos=8&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----#</ref>. Several years ago, a third branch was introduced, [[COROP]], that one for rafting/canoing. Plans for a fourth program, COFOP—Columbia Outdoor Farming Orientation Program—were drawn up and subsequently scuttled.

== Program benefits ==

Participants of the outdoors program tend to develop an attachment to one another that lasts throughout their undergraduate experience, or at least NSOP week. By the time the vast majority of students are only just moving in, meeting people, and getting over their anxiety about coming to college, COOP participants have already spent a week or so sleeping together in tents and chilling around campfires.

It is wonderful way to begin your time at Columbia, get to know a group from the entering class, and get out into the woods. It is also kind of a cult. No amorous conduct is allowed on COOP trips. As the saying goes, "Our love is intense, but not in our tents."

At a [[2011]] SGA meeting, the [[SGA]] discussed bringing COOP to [[Barnard College]], to surprise of COOP coordinators and dismay of commenters<ref>http://bwog.com/2011/03/08/sga-participation-edition/</ref>. It is unlikely that Barnard students will be added to COOP, on account of the requisite 1:1 male to female ration.

COBOP coordinator Sarah Dion had this to say of the program, “I can point to the person in COÖP who was like, ‘This is the thing I was involved in, this is really cool, you should check it out' " <ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/05/15/senior-profile-sarah-dion-cc</ref>.

== Leadership ==

COOP is much loved by current leaders, and attracts almost half of the participants each year to apply to be a leader the following year.

If you enjoyed your trip when you were a first-year, or if you just want to brave the outdoors, you can follow the steps below to apply to become a COÖP leader:
# Only first-year students and sophomores can apply to be leaders.
# The COÖP leadership application process begins at the start of the spring semester in late January.
# Applicants must attend one of the first two information sessions, then attend all other mandatory dates and events to be considered for leadership.
# You can apply to be a leader even if you did not attend a trip as a first-year, and it is completely free of charge.

== Official description ==

From the COÖP mission statement[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sa/coop/main.html]:

''The Columbia University Outdoor Orientation Program (COÖP) is an optional pre-orientation program for incoming first-year students entering Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. COÖP is designed to ease the anxieties of transitioning into the college environment through a four-day outdoor camping experience. The COÖP experience is divided into three trips, biking, hiking, and river, each of which pairs a small group of first-years with several upperclassmen trip leaders. The leaders act as mentors for the first-years, ensure safety on the trip, and create a comfortable environment in which first-years can ask questions, express concerns, and get to know one another.''

== COOP Rankings ==

Although all people who do COOP can united together in looking upon the rest of their classmates as if they missed out on a wonderful bonding experience, there are friendly internal scuffles regarding which program is the "best."

Generally, it's considered that BOP is the hardest physically, but the least traditional of the three programs. This is on account of getting generally closer to civilization as the week goes on and having water on tap at all times. The massive amount of biking makes up for this, however.

HOP is considered the most traditional, and is the original of the three programs. It's not as strenuous as BOP, but still leagues ahead of ROP. This is mixed with the possibility of running out of water (which does happen during dry summers). It has the best views, the smallest groups, and a wonderful visit to Phoenicia, with its traditional eatery and general goods store (where you can buy the iconic Catskills Mountains hat).

ROP is considered the most easygoing and fun. It's barely strenuous at all, and there's no possibility of running out of water—by definition. It has the largest single groups, but there's barely any consistent physical activity. It's mostly fun and games, compared to miles of walking or biking.

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sa/coop/ COÖP website]
* [http://bwog.com/2011/08/24/coop-is-here/ A Bwog post about COÖPers arriving on campus]
* [http://bwog.com/tag/coop/ Bwog's COÖP tag]
* [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19831007-01.2.12.2&srpos=18&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----# An '83 COÖP ad in Spec]
* [http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19960826-01.2.36&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-IN-columbia+outdoor+orientation+program----# A bemused COÖP first-year, in 1996]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaCOOP?fref=ts COÖP's Facebook Page]

[[Category:Orientation]]
[[Category:Prefrosh]]

Under1Roof

2018-04-09T23:57:11Z

Aklauber:

'''Under1Roof''' is the sensitivity training [[first years]] undergo during [[NSOP]].

It was created in response to the [[2007 bias incidents]], along with [[OMA]]. How seriously your NSOP group takes it is usually random. The facilitators always treat it super, super seriously, and have been known to say ''ahem'' negative things about certain campus organizations that host semi-controversial events (e.g. [[CUMB]]'s [[Orgo Night]]). It can be interesting to see the disparities between your and your group's income and class level, but the entire event is usually less than entertaining.

==External Links==
*[http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/multicultural/diversityed/u1r.php Student Affairs's dead page]

[[Category:Annual events]]
[[Category:Prefrosh]]

Advice for prefrosh

2018-04-09T23:52:42Z

Aklauber: /* General */

{{prefrosh}}

This is a list of '''advice for prefrosh'''.

==General==

* Apply for a pre-orientation program. You get extra time to acclimate to the college environment before classes start and you create a community of friends before being swamped by the thousands who arrive during [[NSOP]]. [[Columbia Urban Experience]] is objectively the best, but good things are heard of [[ISOP]] and [[COOP]] as well.
* Show up to lots of [[:Category:Student groups|club]] meetings. They're a great way to meet people and get a sense of what's available on campus and you're not obligated to join if you don't like it.
* Since Facebook was launched, every class has formed groups saying "The class of 20xx is going to show Columbia how to party!!" and friended roughly 1,000 people before setting foot on campus. You, too, have the right to do this, but you'll feel stupid come second semester.
* Ever since we entered into a digital age of globalized communications, prefrosh have become more and more comfortable with advertising information about themselves in Facebook groups and class GroupMe(s). This only becomes a major source of embarassment further down the line, when you're a senior and your friends are still commenting on an embarrassing post you made about how you love Vampire Weekend and Central Park in Fall and can't wait to be in Gulati's class. [[Bwog]] also always manages to infiltrate the class GroupMe, and will take screenshots of stupid things you say and publish them on their site. And, of course, there is always the risk of being part of an ''edgy'' meme group that ends up getting you rescinded. tl;dr: there is literally no reason to advertise yourself on Facebook or GroupMe as a prefrosh. Nothing you do before NSOP matters.
* Ask questions. We'll be happy to answer them. Making bold statements about things you don't know that well in your first month at school (e.g. the [[Core Curriculum|Core]], or [[Columbia-Barnard relationship|Barnard]], or [[CC-SEAS relationship|SEAS]]) will only make you look silly.
* Everything you enjoy has come from the blood, sweat, and tears of your predecessors. When they bitch you out for being [[prefrosh]], it's because they've earned the right. It's part of the acceptance hazing process at Columbia. We'll learn to love you. Eventually.
* Jokes between [[Columbia College|CC]]/[[SEAS]] students playfully mocking the others' schools are generally taken in good fun (unless you are in student council). [[Barnard jokes|Jokes about Barnard]] are generally not, but awesome nonetheless.
* Scourge WikiCU, like seriously; read everything. You will find out so much useful information about Columbia and unlike the rest of your first-year class, you will have an idea how the hell things work here.

==Academic==

* Don't take more than 18 credits your first semester, even that much is a lot for some people. Seriously, college is going to be waaay more work than you are used to, and you will be very sad when you are holed up in your room every weekend doing work while others are exploring the city, going to parties, or engaging themselves in more stimulating intellectual pursuits than you. Not to mention, most of your most valuable learning will be outside of classes, free up some time to explore the crazy amount of cool events happening on campus.
* Do homework your first week of classes. Once you get behind, you stay behind.
* Don't freak out the first time midterms come around. The sudden realization that you have to master so much material within an impossibly short amount of time will hit you like a brick, but you will be okay. It's damn near impossible to fail most classes at Columbia. Many science classes drop a midterm, [[Lit Hum]] gives you at least a B no matter what you write, and first semester curves are pretty damn generous. Stay calm, do your best, and don't dwell on it.
* Many people come in with a crazy specific plan of what they will accomplish in college... and most of them abandon it within a week or two. You might think you want to double major with a minor that makes you well-rounded and infinitely badass... you don't. Your undergraduate years are a time to explore, and discover what the hell you want to do with you life. Columbia is collectively confused about this question, and its okay if you are too. Just give it time and trust that exposing yourself to a diverse range of studies will help you find out that answer on your own. And most employers aren't going to give a damn about how many degrees you have.

[[Category:Prefrosh]]

Advice for prefrosh

2018-04-09T23:52:13Z

Aklauber: /* General */

{{prefrosh}}

This is a list of '''advice for prefrosh'''.

==General==

* Apply for a pre-orientation program. You get extra time to acclimate to the college environment before classes start and you create a community of friends before being swamped by the thousands who arrive during [[NSOP]]. [[Columbia Urban Experience]] is objectively the best, but good things are heard of [[ISOP]] and [[COOP]] as well.
* Show up to lots of [[:Category:Student groups|club]] meetings. They're a great way to meet people and get a sense of what's available on campus and you're not obligated to join if you don't like it.
* Since Facebook was launched, every class has formed groups saying "The class of 20xx is going to show Columbia how to party!!" and friended roughly 1,000 people before setting foot on campus. You, too, have the right to do this, but you'll feel stupid come second semester.
* Ever since we entered into a digital age of globalized communications, prefrosh have become more and more comfortable with advertising information about themselves in Facebook groups and class GroupMe(s). This not only becomes a major source of embarassment further down the line, when you're a senior and your friends are still commenting on an embarrassing post you made about how you love Vampire Weekend and Central Park in Fall and can't wait to be in Gulati's class. [[Bwog]] also always manages to infiltrate the class GroupMe, and will take screenshots of stupid things you say and publish them on their site. And, of course, there is always the risk of being part of an ''edgy'' meme group that ends up getting you rescinded. tl;dr: there is literally no reason to advertise yourself on Facebook or GroupMe as a prefrosh. Nothing you do before NSOP matters.
* Ask questions. We'll be happy to answer them. Making bold statements about things you don't know that well in your first month at school (e.g. the [[Core Curriculum|Core]], or [[Columbia-Barnard relationship|Barnard]], or [[CC-SEAS relationship|SEAS]]) will only make you look silly.
* Everything you enjoy has come from the blood, sweat, and tears of your predecessors. When they bitch you out for being [[prefrosh]], it's because they've earned the right. It's part of the acceptance hazing process at Columbia. We'll learn to love you. Eventually.
* Jokes between [[Columbia College|CC]]/[[SEAS]] students playfully mocking the others' schools are generally taken in good fun (unless you are in student council). [[Barnard jokes|Jokes about Barnard]] are generally not, but awesome nonetheless.
* Scourge WikiCU, like seriously; read everything. You will find out so much useful information about Columbia and unlike the rest of your first-year class, you will have an idea how the hell things work here.

==Academic==

* Don't take more than 18 credits your first semester, even that much is a lot for some people. Seriously, college is going to be waaay more work than you are used to, and you will be very sad when you are holed up in your room every weekend doing work while others are exploring the city, going to parties, or engaging themselves in more stimulating intellectual pursuits than you. Not to mention, most of your most valuable learning will be outside of classes, free up some time to explore the crazy amount of cool events happening on campus.
* Do homework your first week of classes. Once you get behind, you stay behind.
* Don't freak out the first time midterms come around. The sudden realization that you have to master so much material within an impossibly short amount of time will hit you like a brick, but you will be okay. It's damn near impossible to fail most classes at Columbia. Many science classes drop a midterm, [[Lit Hum]] gives you at least a B no matter what you write, and first semester curves are pretty damn generous. Stay calm, do your best, and don't dwell on it.
* Many people come in with a crazy specific plan of what they will accomplish in college... and most of them abandon it within a week or two. You might think you want to double major with a minor that makes you well-rounded and infinitely badass... you don't. Your undergraduate years are a time to explore, and discover what the hell you want to do with you life. Columbia is collectively confused about this question, and its okay if you are too. Just give it time and trust that exposing yourself to a diverse range of studies will help you find out that answer on your own. And most employers aren't going to give a damn about how many degrees you have.

[[Category:Prefrosh]]

Andrew Klauber

2018-04-06T20:57:38Z

Aklauber: A super cool dude who lives in the beta house

Andrew Klauber, lovingly referred to by his nickname "Finn" which arose during [[COOP]], is a Classics major, a former Internal Editor of Bwog, a longtime resident of the Beta House, a meme maestro, and a director and chair of multiple Model UN committees hosted by Columbia for both high schoolers and college students. He reinstated weekly coverage of Engineering Student Council meetings, and has been a fixture of ESC since the end of his freshman year. His tenure on the [[Bwog]] Editorial Board was completed successfully—e.g. without a member of the Board being asked to resign—the first time in years that Bwog was not rocked and destabilized by an internal scandal.

Personal achievements include winning $300 of Sweetgreen during a Columbia Buy/Sell Memes contest, being the sole admin/page owner of Overheard@Barnard for an entire Summer, completing all language and history requirements for the Classics curriculum by the end of his junior year despite entering Columbia without any knowledge of Greek or Latin, and completing multiple Computer Science courses—including a course in C and C++ in the Engineering School.

His academic focuses include: Biblical Greek, religion in the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity, Latin Elegy and Epic, Greek, Latin, and Biblical intertextuality, and Christian theology. He is currently studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland, raising his drinking tolerance and walking a 30 minute commute to and from classes.

His enemies include: broken radiators, bad ESC policies, unnameable University Senators, the Columbia administration in general, anti-semites and people who hate [[Butler Library]].

The Columbia courses he most recommends are: Jews in the Later Roman Empire with Seth Schwartz, Science Fiction Poetics with Michael Golston, anything with Gareth Williams, Latin Literature of the Republic with Katharina Volk, CS3136 (Data Structures for Non-Majors) with Tim Paine, and Homeric Greek with Deborah Steiner.

User:Aklauber

2018-04-06T20:49:41Z

Aklauber:

Andrew Klauber, lovingly referred to by his nickname "Finn" which arose during [[NSOP]], is a Classics major, a former Internal Editor of Bwog, a longtime resident of the Beta House, and a director and chair of multiple Model UN committees hosted by Columbia for both high schoolers and college students. He reinstated weekly coverage of Engineering Student Council meetings, and has been a fixture of ESC since the end of his freshman year. His tenure on the [[Bwog]] Editorial Board was completed successfully—e.g. without a member of the Board being asked to resign—the first time in years that Bwog was not rocked and destabilized by an internal scandal.

Personal achievements include winning $300 of Sweetgreen during a Columbia Buy/Sell Memes contest, being the admin/page owner of Overheard@Barnard for an entire Summer, completing all language and history requirements for the Classics curriculum by the end of his junior year despite entering Columbia without any knowledge of Greek or Latin, and completing multiple Computer Science courses—including a course in C and C++ in the Engineering School.

His academic focuses include: Biblical Greek, religion in the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity, Latin Elegy and Epic, Greek, Latin, and Biblical intertextuality, and Christian theology. He is currently studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland, raising his drinking tolerance and walking a 30 minute commute to and from classes.

His enemies include: broken radiators, bad ESC policies, unnameable University Senators, the Columbia administration in general, and people who hate [[Butler Library]].

The Columbia courses he most recommends are: Jews in the Later Roman Empire with Seth Schwartz, Science Fiction Poetics with Michael Golston, anything with Gareth Williams, Latin Literature of the Republic with Katharina Volk, CS3136 (Data Structures for Non-Majors) with Tim Paine, and Homeric Greek with Deborah Steiner.

Beta Theta Pi

2018-03-26T20:56:48Z

Aklauber:

{{Infobox greek
|Name=Beta Theta Pi
|Letters=ΒΘΠ
|Abbreviation=Beta
|Founded=[[1839]] at Miami University (Ohio)
|Chap Type=Alpha Alpha
|Chap Founded=[[1881]]
|Motto=A king our founder. 
|Symbol=Dragon, Star, Diamond
|House=550 W. 114th
|Gov Board=[[Interfraternal Council|IFC]]
|Contact= Shaun Wang, sw3048@columbia.edu}}

'''Beta Theta Pi''', Alpha Alpha chapter, is one of the fraternities recognized by the Interfraternity Council. The chapter currently occupies a brownstone on 114th St. The fraternity more commonly goes by its nickname '''Beta'''.

In spring 2012 the chapter earned a 3 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating and earned achievement awards in philanthropy (presented to chapters that raise over $60 per member), community service (presented to chapters that complete over 20 service hours per member), and campus involvement (presented to chapters where over 60% are involved in another campus activity.) ALPHA Standards are used primarily in assessing which Greek organizations may maintain or gain brownstones, and is the backbone of Greek Life's relationships with the Columbia administration. As such, Beta is slightly detached from these systems, as the fraternity has little to gain or lose from maintaining spectacular ALPHA Standards.

In spring 2013 Beta earned a 4 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating.

Members are required to maintain a GPA above 3.2.

==Service & Philanthropy==

Brothers support Nourishing NYC, a not-for-profit community food program that strives to achieve “nutrition for all” in New York City. Beta’s house was also used to host “Burritos with Beta” where donated ingredients were used to prepare and serve Mexican food to Columbia students, with all proceeds going directly to charity. Most recently, Beta has reinitiated their annual [[Beta Jam]] music event. Beta Jam is a set of live musical performances, ranging from alternative rock to hip hop to EDM, with a small entry fee dedicated towards philanthropy. [[Rare Candy]] has partnered with Beta for this.

The Beta house also serves as a hub for scholarly events, most notably through the “Brown Bag Symposium” program. Experts in a particular field of study are invited to the house to give a lecture on a topic of their choosing, followed by a Q&A and light refreshments. These lectures are open to the entire Columbia University population, so as to benefit the community at large as well as the Brotherhood. Most recently, the Alpha Alpha chapter hosted world-famous Japanologist Professor Donald Keene and East Asian studies expert Professor William de Bary as they discussed “Asian Humanities and the Core Curiculum.”

==About Beta at Columbia==
'''Beta Theta Pi''', which arrived at Columbia in [[1881]], is a fraternity on 114th Street.

Beta was removed from the Columbia Greek system in [[2000]] for charges of drug abuse, among other things. Members of the [[Class of 2006]] resurrected the troubled wrestling frat in [[2002]], as an organization primarily composed of students involved with student government. Members are now required to do community service and maintain a [[GPA]] above 3.2.

In September 2009 it was reported that Beta had the highest Greek Life GPA for the past three years. In the Spring Semester of 2009 the overall GPA was a 3.8 according to the [[Center for Greek Life]].

As of March 2018, Beta is the only fraternity at Columbia with full housing independence. The Beta House is private property owned 100% by the Alpha Alpha Alumni Housing Corporation, meaning Columbia has no legal jurisdiction over the property. Substantively, this means that the insides of the property can be painted however the residents like, Greek life RAs have no right to enter the property, and furniture can be brought into or removed from the house at will. The chapter has called the NYPD on a Columbia Residence Hall Director in the past, and the police very quickly removed said Director from the property for trespassing.

Recently, Beta has become an eclectic hub of all academic disciplines, including [[Computer Science]], [[Economics]], [[Classics]], [[Chemistry]], and [[Engineering]] Majors, as well as active musicians (given recent additions to their common spaces, including a piano), hosting numerous music events ([[Beta Jam]]) and providing a practice space for several campus music groups. Beta is also one of the only fraternity houses to have its own covered outdoor space (accessible without Columbia needing to grant permission), cat, and dog.

Beta brothers can be found active throughout Columbia organizations, including: [[Spec]], [[Bwog]], [[The Fed]], [[WKCR]], [[COOP]], [[NSOP]], various theatre groups, [[Varsity Show]], [[Model UN]], various a cappella groups, econ societies, and a number of cultural and religious organizations.

LionLaundry uses the Beta house to deposit laundry during their weekly pickups and dropoffs. As a result, Beta brothers living in the house receive free laundry services, including folding and delivery.

== House ==

[[File:Beta.JPG|thumb|Beta's house]]

Beta Theta Pi was founded at Miami of Ohio in 1839 and its mission is to develop principled men to lead a principled life. The Columbia chapter was founded in 1881 and is one of 125 chapters of this international fraternity (www.betathetapi.org) The Beta brownstone on [[Frat Row|114th Street]] was for a long time the only fraternity [[brownstone]] not owned by Columbia, and has been the chapter house of Beta Theta Pi since 1933. The chapter house was acquired by the Betas in 1910 when the Theta chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa went inactive. Since 1933 the Betas have been a fixture of Greek life on 114th Street. The Beta house received a major renovation in 2005 and is now pretty teched out. For a while it was the only fraternity [[brownstone]] not owned by Columbia, the Fiji house just down the block having been heisted by the Big Blue Loan Shark some years ago. In [[2009]], the alumni of [[ADP]] purchased their house from the University, as well.

The chapter motto selected in 1910 for the Alpha Alpha chapter of Beta Theta Pi is “A King Our Founder”, which is a reference to Columbia’s founding as Kings College as well as a nod to the famous founding member William Raimond Baird. William Raimond Baird, Stevens, 1878/Columbia 1882 worked in uniting the Alpha Sigma Chi Fraternity to Beta Theta Pi and while in Law School he founded the Alpha Alpha chapter at Columbia. William Raimond Baird is known for being the preeminent researcher of all Greek life organizations and his collected works are found in the Baird Collection of Fraternal Literature at the New York Public Library.

The exterior of the building has been painted red, white, and blue since 1976. Until [[2012]], a quote from Dante was painted above the doorway: "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'entrate" (Abandon all hope, ye who enter here). In [[2013]], that quotation was repainted. The Italian is taken from the Bantam Classics paperback.

Famous Columbia Betas include:
Eddie Collins, 1907, MLB Baseball Player, Manager Red Sox, Baseball Hall of Fame, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Collins
Edward Whittemore, 1945, Chairman/CEO American Brands
Chet Forte, 1957, Director – ABC Monday Night Football, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Forte
Eric M. Javits, 1952, Ambassador, Oxford Cup Recipient , http://www.americanambassadors.org/members/eric-m-javits
Frank S. Hogan, 1922, Law 1924, District Attorney, County of New York, 1941-1973 (Hogan Hall at Columbia University is named after him) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hogan

==External Links==
*[http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/cugreeklife/ Columbia Greek Life Website]

{{Greek}}
[[Category:Fraternities]]

Beta Theta Pi

2018-03-26T20:55:58Z

Aklauber:

{{Infobox greek
|Name=Beta Theta Pi
|Letters=ΒΘΠ
|Abbreviation=Beta
|Founded=[[1839]] at Miami University (Ohio)
|Chap Type=Alpha Alpha
|Chap Founded=[[1881]]
|Motto=A king our founder. 
|Symbol=Dragon, Star, Diamond
|House=550 W. 114th
|Gov Board=[[Interfraternal Council|IFC]]
|Contact= Shaun Wang, sw3048@columbia.edu}}

'''Beta Theta Pi''', Alpha Alpha chapter, is one of the fraternities recognized by the Interfraternity Council. The chapter currently occupies a brownstone on 114th St. The fraternity more commonly goes by its nickname '''Beta'''.

In spring 2012 the chapter earned a 3 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating and earned achievement awards in philanthropy (presented to chapters that raise over $60 per member), community service (presented to chapters that complete over 20 service hours per member), and campus involvement (presented to chapters where over 60% are involved in another campus activity.) ALPHA Standards are used primarily in assessing which Greek organizations may maintain or gain brownstones, and is the backbone of Greek Life's relationships with the Columbia administration. As such, Beta is slightly detached from these systems, as the fraternity has little to gain or lose from maintaining spectacular ALPHA Standards.

In spring 2013 Beta earned a 4 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating.

Members are required to maintain a GPA above 3.2.

==Service & Philanthropy==

Brothers support Nourishing NYC, a not-for-profit community food program that strives to achieve “nutrition for all” in New York City. Beta’s house was also used to host “Burritos with Beta” where donated ingredients were used to prepare and serve Mexican food to Columbia students, with all proceeds going directly to charity. Most recently, Beta has reinitiated their annual [[Beta Jam]] music event. Beta Jam is a set of live musical performances, ranging from alternative rock to hip hop to EDM, with a small entry fee dedicated towards philanthropy. [[Rare Candy]] has partnered with Beta for this.

The Beta house also serves as a hub for scholarly events, most notably through the “Brown Bag Symposium” program. Experts in a particular field of study are invited to the house to give a lecture on a topic of their choosing, followed by a Q&A and light refreshments. These lectures are open to the entire Columbia University population, so as to benefit the community at large as well as the Brotherhood. Most recently, the Alpha Alpha chapter hosted world-famous Japanologist Professor Donald Keene and East Asian studies expert Professor William de Bary as they discussed “Asian Humanities and the Core Curiculum.”

==About Beta at Columbia==
'''Beta Theta Pi''', which arrived at Columbia in [[1881]], is a fraternity on 114th Street.

Beta was removed from the Columbia Greek system in [[2000]] for charges of drug abuse, among other things. Members of the [[Class of 2006]] resurrected the troubled wrestling frat in [[2002]], as an organization primarily composed of students involved with student government. Members are now required to do community service and maintain a [[GPA]] above 3.2.

In September 2009 it was reported that Beta had the highest Greek Life GPA for the past three years. In the Spring Semester of 2009 the overall GPA was a 3.8 according to the [[Center for Greek Life]].

As of March 2018, Beta is the only fraternity at Columbia with full housing independence. The Beta House is private property owned 100% by the Alpha Alpha Alumni Housing Corporation, meaning Columbia has no legal jurisdiction over the property. Substantively, this means that the insides of the property can be painted however the residents like, Greek life RAs have no right to enter the property, and furniture can be brought into or removed from the house at will. The chapter has called the NYPD on a Columbia Residence Hall Director in the past, and the police very quickly removed said Director from the property for trespassing.

Recently, Beta has become an eclectic hub of all academic disciplines, including [[Computer Science]], [[Economics]], [[Classics]], [[Chemistry]], and [[Engineering]] Majors, as well as active musicians (given recent additions to their common spaces, including a piano), hosting numerous music events ([[Beta Jam]]) and providing a practice space for several campus music groups. Beta is also one of the only fraternity houses to have its own covered outdoor space (accessible without Columbia needing to grant permission), cat, and dog.

Beta brothers can be found active throughout Columbia organizations, including: [[Spec]], [[Bwog]], [[The Fed]], various theatre groups, [[Varsity Show]], [[Model UN]], various a cappella groups, econ societies, and a number of cultural and religious organizations.

LionLaundry uses the Beta house to deposit laundry during their weekly pickups and dropoffs. As a result, Beta brothers living in the house receive free laundry services, including folding and delivery.

== House ==

[[File:Beta.JPG|thumb|Beta's house]]

Beta Theta Pi was founded at Miami of Ohio in 1839 and its mission is to develop principled men to lead a principled life. The Columbia chapter was founded in 1881 and is one of 125 chapters of this international fraternity (www.betathetapi.org) The Beta brownstone on [[Frat Row|114th Street]] was for a long time the only fraternity [[brownstone]] not owned by Columbia, and has been the chapter house of Beta Theta Pi since 1933. The chapter house was acquired by the Betas in 1910 when the Theta chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa went inactive. Since 1933 the Betas have been a fixture of Greek life on 114th Street. The Beta house received a major renovation in 2005 and is now pretty teched out. For a while it was the only fraternity [[brownstone]] not owned by Columbia, the Fiji house just down the block having been heisted by the Big Blue Loan Shark some years ago. In [[2009]], the alumni of [[ADP]] purchased their house from the University, as well.

The chapter motto selected in 1910 for the Alpha Alpha chapter of Beta Theta Pi is “A King Our Founder”, which is a reference to Columbia’s founding as Kings College as well as a nod to the famous founding member William Raimond Baird. William Raimond Baird, Stevens, 1878/Columbia 1882 worked in uniting the Alpha Sigma Chi Fraternity to Beta Theta Pi and while in Law School he founded the Alpha Alpha chapter at Columbia. William Raimond Baird is known for being the preeminent researcher of all Greek life organizations and his collected works are found in the Baird Collection of Fraternal Literature at the New York Public Library.

The exterior of the building has been painted red, white, and blue since 1976. Until [[2012]], a quote from Dante was painted above the doorway: "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'entrate" (Abandon all hope, ye who enter here). In [[2013]], that quotation was repainted. The Italian is taken from the Bantam Classics paperback.

Famous Columbia Betas include:
Eddie Collins, 1907, MLB Baseball Player, Manager Red Sox, Baseball Hall of Fame, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Collins
Edward Whittemore, 1945, Chairman/CEO American Brands
Chet Forte, 1957, Director – ABC Monday Night Football, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Forte
Eric M. Javits, 1952, Ambassador, Oxford Cup Recipient , http://www.americanambassadors.org/members/eric-m-javits
Frank S. Hogan, 1922, Law 1924, District Attorney, County of New York, 1941-1973 (Hogan Hall at Columbia University is named after him) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hogan

==External Links==
*[http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/cugreeklife/ Columbia Greek Life Website]

{{Greek}}
[[Category:Fraternities]]

User:Aklauber

2018-03-26T20:25:36Z

Aklauber:

Andrew Klauber, lovingly referred to by his nickname "Finn" which arose during [[NSOP]], is a Classics major, a former Internal Editor of Bwog, a longtime resident of the Beta House, and a director and chair of multiple Model UN committees hosted by Columbia for both high schoolers and college students. He reinstated weekly coverage of Engineering Student Council meetings, and has been a fixture of ESC since the end of his freshman year. His tenure on the [[Bwog]] Editorial Board was completed successfully—e.g. without a member of the Board being asked to resign—the first time in years that Bwog was not rocked and destabilized by an internal scandal.

Personal achievements include winning $300 of Sweetgreen during a Columbia Buy/Sell Memes contest, completing all language and history requirements for the Classics curriculum by the end of his junior year despite entering Columbia without any knowledge of Greek or Latin, and completing multiple Computer Science courses—including a course in C and C++ in the Engineering School.

His academic focuses include: Biblical Greek, religion in the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity, Latin Elegy and Epic, Greek, Latin, and Biblical intertextuality, and Christian theology. He is currently studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland, raising his drinking tolerance and walking a 30 minute commute to and from classes.

His enemies include: broken radiators, bad ESC policies, unnameable University Senators, the Columbia administration in general, and people who hate [[Butler Library]].

The Columbia courses he most recommends are: Jews in the Later Roman Empire with Seth Schwartz, Science Fiction Poetics with Michael Golston, anything with Gareth Williams, Latin Literature of the Republic with Katharina Volk, CS3136 (Data Structures for Non-Majors) with Tim Paine, and Homeric Greek with Deborah Steiner.

Kappa Delta Rho

2018-03-26T20:05:32Z

Aklauber:

{{Infobox greek
|Name=Kappa Delta Rho
|Letters=ΚΔΡ
|Abbreviation=KDR
|Founded=[[1905]] at Middlebury College
|Chap Type=Nu Alpha
|Chap Founded=[[1982]]
|Motto="''Honor Super Omnia''" 
"Honor Above all Things"
|Symbol=Peregrine Falcon
|House=548 W. 114th
|Gov Board=[[Interfraternal Council|IFC]]
|Contact=nu.alpha@kdr.com}}
'''Kappa Delta Rho''', Nu Alpha chapter, is one of the fraternities recognized by the Interfraternity Council. The chapter occupies a brownstone on 114th street. The fraternity more commonly goes by its nickname '''KDR'''.

In spring 2012 the chapter earned an achievement award in campus involvement (presented to chapters where over 60% are involved in another campus activity) from the [[Inter Greek Council]].

In spring 2013 KDR earned a 3 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating.

In [[2010]] the chapter was awarded the '''Most Improved Chapter''' award by the [[Inter-Greek Council]].

==Service & Philanthropy==
Kappa Delta Rho’s Nu Alpha chapter focuses its philanthropic efforts on supporting Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF). ALSF is an American pediatric cancer charity founded by Alexander “Alex” Scott. Alexandra Flynn “Alex” Scott was born on January 18, 1996 in Manchester, Connecticut. She was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer, two days before her first birthday.

==About KDR at Coumbia==
KDR's Nu Alpha chapter at Columbia was founded on May, 1 [[1982]].

The chapter is currently housed at 548 W. 114th St.

It is known colloquially as the "basketball frat" because of the [[Basketball Team (Men's)|basketball]] team's membership in the house. Not all basketball players are brothers and roughly half of the brothers are not on the basketball team.

Recently its membership has diversified to include members of the [[:Varisty teams|varsity]] [[golf]], [[tennis]], [[football]], [[baseball]], [[fencing]] and [[track]] teams as well as club athletes in [[rugby]] and [[sailing]]. The chapter is "known on campus for their large dance parties and the predominately female-athlete crowd that their events attract."

Most recently, KDR came under heat when [[Bwog]] released screenshots of Varsity Wrestlers, who were members of KDR, making racist, sexist, and generally degrading comments in a Columbia Wrestling GroupMe. A protest erupted outside their house, and a resident of the [[Intercultural Resource Center]] hung a sign reading "White Supremacy Lives Here" from their roof. Rumor has it that a Beta brother snatched the sign during the night.

[[File:1554441_10203116719385092_1038541826_n.jpg|thumb|The brothers of Kappa Delta Rho, circa 2013]]

==External Links==
*[http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/cugreeklife/ Columbia Greek Life Website]

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[[Category:Fraternities]]

Beta Theta Pi

2018-03-26T20:00:03Z

Aklauber:

{{Infobox greek
|Name=Beta Theta Pi
|Letters=ΒΘΠ
|Abbreviation=Beta
|Founded=[[1839]] at Miami University (Ohio)
|Chap Type=Alpha Alpha
|Chap Founded=[[1881]]
|Motto=A king our founder. 
|Symbol=Dragon, Star, Diamond
|House=550 W. 114th
|Gov Board=[[Interfraternal Council|IFC]]
|Contact= Shaun Wang, sw3048@columbia.edu}}

'''Beta Theta Pi''', Alpha Alpha chapter, is one of the fraternities recognized by the Interfraternity Council. The chapter currently occupies a brownstone on 114th St. The fraternity more commonly goes by its nickname '''Beta'''.

In spring 2012 the chapter earned a 3 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating and earned achievement awards in philanthropy (presented to chapters that raise over $60 per member), community service (presented to chapters that complete over 20 service hours per member), and campus involvement (presented to chapters where over 60% are involved in another campus activity.) ALPHA Standards are used primarily in assessing which Greek organizations may maintain or gain brownstones, and is the backbone of Greek Life's relationships with the Columbia administration. As such, Beta is slightly detached from these systems, as the fraternity has little to gain or lose from maintaining spectacular ALPHA Standards.

In spring 2013 Beta earned a 4 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating.

Members are required to maintain a GPA above 3.2.

==Service & Philanthropy==

Brothers support Nourishing NYC, a not-for-profit community food program that strives to achieve “nutrition for all” in New York City. Beta’s house was also used to host “Burritos with Beta” where donated ingredients were used to prepare and serve Mexican food to Columbia students, with all proceeds going directly to charity. Most recently, Beta has reinitiated their annual [[Beta Jam]] music event. Beta Jam is a set of live musical performances, ranging from alternative rock to hip hop to EDM, with a small entry fee dedicated towards philanthropy. [[Rare Candy]] has partnered with Beta for this.

The Beta house also serves as a hub for scholarly events, most notably through the “Brown Bag Symposium” program. Experts in a particular field of study are invited to the house to give a lecture on a topic of their choosing, followed by a Q&A and light refreshments. These lectures are open to the entire Columbia University population, so as to benefit the community at large as well as the Brotherhood. Most recently, the Alpha Alpha chapter hosted world-famous Japanologist Professor Donald Keene and East Asian studies expert Professor William de Bary as they discussed “Asian Humanities and the Core Curiculum.”

==About Beta at Columbia==
'''Beta Theta Pi''', which arrived at Columbia in [[1881]], is a fraternity on 114th Street.

Beta was removed from the Columbia Greek system in [[2000]] for charges of drug abuse, among other things. Members of the [[Class of 2006]] resurrected the troubled wrestling frat in [[2002]], as an organization primarily composed of students involved with student government. Members are now required to do community service and maintain a [[GPA]] above 3.2.

In September 2009 it was reported that Beta had the highest Greek Life GPA for the past three years. In the Spring Semester of 2009 the overall GPA was a 3.8 according to the [[Center for Greek Life]].

As of March 2018, Beta is the only fraternity at Columbia with full housing independence. The Beta House is private property owned 100% by the Alpha Alpha Alumni Housing Corporation, meaning Columbia has no legal jurisdiction over the property. Substantively, this means that the insides of the property can be painted however the residents like, Greek life RAs have no right to enter the property, and furniture can be brought into or removed from the house at will. The chapter has called the NYPD on a Columbia Residence Hall Director in the past, and the police very quickly removed said Director from the property for trespassing.

Recently, Beta has become an eclectic hub of all academic disciplines, including [[Computer Science]], [[Economics]], [[Classics]], [[Chemistry]], and [[Engineering]] Majors, as well as active musicians (given recent additions to their common spaces, including a piano), hosting numerous music events ([[Beta Jam]]) and providing a practice space for several campus music groups. Beta is also one of the only fraternity houses to have its own covered outdoor space (accessible without Columbia needing to grant permission), cat, and dog.

Beta brothers can be found active throughout Columbia organizations, including: [[Spec]], [[Bwog]], [[The Fed]], various theatre groups, [[Varsity Show]], [[Model UN]], various a cappella groups, econ societies, and a number of cultural and religious organizations.

== House ==

[[File:Beta.JPG|thumb|Beta's house]]

Beta Theta Pi was founded at Miami of Ohio in 1839 and its mission is to develop principled men to lead a principled life. The Columbia chapter was founded in 1881 and is one of 125 chapters of this international fraternity (www.betathetapi.org) The Beta brownstone on [[Frat Row|114th Street]] was for a long time the only fraternity [[brownstone]] not owned by Columbia, and has been the chapter house of Beta Theta Pi since 1933. The chapter house was acquired by the Betas in 1910 when the Theta chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa went inactive. Since 1933 the Betas have been a fixture of Greek life on 114th Street. The Beta house received a major renovation in 2005 and is now pretty teched out. For a while it was the only fraternity [[brownstone]] not owned by Columbia, the Fiji house just down the block having been heisted by the Big Blue Loan Shark some years ago. In [[2009]], the alumni of [[ADP]] purchased their house from the University, as well.

The chapter motto selected in 1910 for the Alpha Alpha chapter of Beta Theta Pi is “A King Our Founder”, which is a reference to Columbia’s founding as Kings College as well as a nod to the famous founding member William Raimond Baird. William Raimond Baird, Stevens, 1878/Columbia 1882 worked in uniting the Alpha Sigma Chi Fraternity to Beta Theta Pi and while in Law School he founded the Alpha Alpha chapter at Columbia. William Raimond Baird is known for being the preeminent researcher of all Greek life organizations and his collected works are found in the Baird Collection of Fraternal Literature at the New York Public Library.

The exterior of the building has been painted red, white, and blue since 1976. Until [[2012]], a quote from Dante was painted above the doorway: "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'entrate" (Abandon all hope, ye who enter here). In [[2013]], that quotation was repainted. The Italian is taken from the Bantam Classics paperback.

Famous Columbia Betas include:
Eddie Collins, 1907, MLB Baseball Player, Manager Red Sox, Baseball Hall of Fame, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Collins
Edward Whittemore, 1945, Chairman/CEO American Brands
Chet Forte, 1957, Director – ABC Monday Night Football, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Forte
Eric M. Javits, 1952, Ambassador, Oxford Cup Recipient , http://www.americanambassadors.org/members/eric-m-javits
Frank S. Hogan, 1922, Law 1924, District Attorney, County of New York, 1941-1973 (Hogan Hall at Columbia University is named after him) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hogan

==External Links==
*[http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/cugreeklife/ Columbia Greek Life Website]

{{Greek}}
[[Category:Fraternities]]

Beta Theta Pi

2018-03-26T19:46:31Z

Aklauber:

{{Infobox greek
|Name=Beta Theta Pi
|Letters=ΒΘΠ
|Abbreviation=Beta
|Founded=[[1839]] at Miami University (Ohio)
|Chap Type=Alpha Alpha
|Chap Founded=[[1881]]
|Motto=A king our founder. 
|Symbol=Dragon, Star, Diamond
|House=550 W. 114th
|Gov Board=[[Interfraternal Council|IFC]]
|Contact= Angel Valle, lav2118@columbia.edu}}

'''Beta Theta Pi''', Alpha Alpha chapter, is one of the fraternities recognized by the Interfraternity Council. The chapter currently occupies a brownstone on 114th St. The fraternity more commonly goes by its nickname '''Beta'''.

In spring 2012 the chapter earned a 3 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating and earned achievement awards in philanthropy (presented to chapters that raise over $60 per member), community service (presented to chapters that complete over 20 service hours per member), and campus involvement (presented to chapters where over 60% are involved in another campus activity.)

In spring 2013 Beta earned a 4 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating.

Members are required to maintain a GPA above 3.2.

==Service & Philanthropy==

Brothers support Nourishing NYC, a not-for-profit community food program that strives to achieve “nutrition for all” in New York City. Beta’s house was also used to host “Burritos with Beta” where donated ingredients were used to prepare and serve Mexican food to Columbia students, with all proceeds going directly to charity. Most recently, Beta has reinitiated their annual [[Beta Jam]] music event. Beta Jam is a set of live musical performances, ranging from alternative rock to hip hop to EDM, with a small entry fee dedicated towards philanthropy. [[Rare Candy]] has partnered with Beta for this.

The Beta house also serves as a hub for scholarly events, most notably through the “Brown Bag Symposium” program. Experts in a particular field of study are invited to the house to give a lecture on a topic of their choosing, followed by a Q&A and light refreshments. These lectures are open to the entire Columbia University population, so as to benefit the community at large as well as the Brotherhood. Most recently, the Alpha Alpha chapter hosted world-famous Japanologist Professor Donald Keene and East Asian studies expert Professor William de Bary as they discussed “Asian Humanities and the Core Curiculum.”

==About Beta at Columbia==
'''Beta Theta Pi''', which arrived at Columbia in [[1881]], is a fraternity on 114th Street.

Beta was removed from the Columbia Greek system in [[2000]] for charges of drug abuse, among other things. Members of the [[Class of 2006]] resurrected the troubled wrestling frat in [[2002]], as an organization primarily composed of students involved with student government. Members are now required to do community service and maintain a [[GPA]] above 3.2.

In September 2009 it was reported that Beta had the highest Greek Life GPA for the past three years. In the Spring Semester of 2009 the overall GPA was a 3.8 according to the [[Center for Greek Life]].

As of March 2018, Beta is the only fraternity at Columbia with full housing independence. The Beta House is private property owned 100% by the Alpha Alpha Alumni Housing Corporation, meaning Columbia has no legal jurisdiction over the property. Substantively, this means that the insides of the property can be painted however the resident likes, Greek life RAs have no right to enter the property, and furniture can be brought into or removed from the house at will. The chapter has called the NYPD on a Columbia Residence Hall Director in the past, and the police very quickly removed said Director from the property for trespassing.

Recently, Beta has become an eclectic hub of all academic disciplines, including [[Computer Science]], [[Economics]], [[Classics]], [[Chemistry]], and [[Engineering]] Majors, as well as active musicians (given recent additions to their common spaces), hosting numerous music events ([[Beta Jam]]) and providing a practice space for several campus music groups. Beta is also one of the only fraternity houses to have its own pool table, cat, and dog.

Beta brothers can be found active throughout Columbia organizations, including: [[Spec]], [[Bwog]], [[The Fed]], theatre, [[Varsity Show]], [[Model UN]],

== House ==

[[File:Beta.JPG|thumb|Beta's house]]

Beta Theta Pi was founded at Miami of Ohio in 1839 and its mission is to develop principled men to lead a principled life. The Columbia chapter was founded in 1881 and is one of 125 chapters of this international fraternity (www.betathetapi.org) The Beta brownstone on [[Frat Row|114th Street]] was for a long time the only fraternity [[brownstone]] not owned by Columbia, and has been the chapter house of Beta Theta Pi since 1933. The chapter house was acquired by the Betas in 1910 when the Theta chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa went inactive. Since 1933 the Betas have been a fixture of Greek life on 114th Street. The Beta house received a major renovation in 2005 and is now pretty teched out. For a while it was only fraternity [[brownstone]] not owned by Columbia, the Fiji house just down the block having been heisted by the Big Blue Loan Shark some years ago. In [[2009]], the alumni of [[ADP]] purchased their house from the University, as well.

The chapter motto selected in 1910 for the Alpha Alpha chapter of Beta Theta Pi is “A King Our Founder”, which is a reference to Columbia’s founding as Kings College as well as a nod to the famous founding member William Raimond Baird. William Raimond Baird, Stevens, 1878/Columbia 1882 worked in uniting the Alpha Sigma Chi Fraternity to Beta Theta Pi and while in Law School he founded the Alpha Alpha chapter at Columbia. William Raimond Baird is known for being the preeminent researcher of all Greek life organizations and his collected works are found in the Baird Collection of Fraternal Literature at the New York Public Library.

The exterior of the building has been painted red, white, and blue since 1976. Until [[2012]], a quote from Dante was painted above the doorway: "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'entrate" (Abandon all hope, ye who enter here). In [[2013]], that quotation was repainted. The Italian is taken from the Bantam Classics paperback.

Famous Columbia Betas include:
Eddie Collins, 1907, MLB Baseball Player, Manager Red Sox, Baseball Hall of Fame, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Collins
Edward Whittemore, 1945, Chairman/CEO American Brands
Chet Forte, 1957, Director – ABC Monday Night Football, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Forte
Eric M. Javits, 1952, Ambassador, Oxford Cup Recipient , http://www.americanambassadors.org/members/eric-m-javits
Frank S. Hogan, 1922, Law 1924, District Attorney, County of New York, 1941-1973 (Hogan Hall at Columbia University is named after him) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hogan

==External Links==
*[http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/cugreeklife/ Columbia Greek Life Website]

{{Greek}}
[[Category:Fraternities]]