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Senior Societies

2007-04-01T05:43:40Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

Columbia does not have any Secret Societies. If it does, then they're pretty damned secret because no one knows about them. Columbia does have two very low-profile '''Senior Societies''', the Senior Society of [[Sachems]] and the Senior Society of [[Nacoms]]. Most students don't even know the societies exist.

Each society taps 15 juniors each year, the Sachems by luring the candidates into an ambush where he or she gets hit in the face with pie, the Nacoms by convincing the candidate that he or she is in trouble.

Society membership tends to reflect powerful student leaders across the campus, and some seats develop 'lineages', passing on from one holder of a leadership position to the next.

The Sachems were responsible for a 2005 prank in which the [[Lerner Hall]] ramps were decorated with saffron colored banners to mimic Cristo's "The Gates" installation in Central Park.

==Commitment to secrecy==
[[Image:seniorsocietyvandalism.jpg|right|thumb|Vandalism attempts of 1 April 07]]
Shortly after midnight on 1 April 2007, after a partial list of members for the Sachems and Nacoms was created, WikiCU was hit by a seemingly coordinated vandalism attack by their members. The initial attack was at least kind of intelligent: Nacoms member [[Daniel Okin]] (Tokin84) and an unidentified user with a just-created account (RedLabel) first deleted all content from the pages, and then redirected the societies' pages to each other, creating an infinite redirect loop. Good SEAS thinking there!

About half an hour later, Sachems member [[Michelle Diamond]] (Mnd2102) stepped in and tried just deleting pages.

The administrators quickly restored order and banned the members.

Of course, pulling something as stupid as this (Daniel Okin's AIM is '''Tokin84''' and Michelle Diamond's UNI is '''mnd2102''') on a Wiki doesn't answer the question of whether they want secrecy or attention more.

Their commitment to secrecy is questionable. Current members take it very seriously, but many alumni put it on their resumes.
==Further reading==
* [http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=2421 Tap! You're It - The Blue and White, October 2006]

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Senior Societies

2007-04-01T05:39:29Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

Columbia does not have any Secret Societies. If it does, then they're pretty damned secret because no one knows about them. Columbia does have two very low-profile '''Senior Societies''', the Senior Society of [[Sachems]] and the Senior Society of [[Nacoms]]. Most students don't even know the societies exist.

Each society taps 15 juniors each year, the Sachems by luring the candidates into an ambush where he or she gets hit in the face with pie, the Nacoms by convincing the candidate that he or she is in trouble.

Society membership tends to reflect powerful student leaders across the campus, and some seats develop 'lineages', passing on from one holder of a leadership position to the next.

The Sachems were responsible for a 2005 prank in which the [[Lerner Hall]] ramps were decorated with saffron colored banners to mimic Cristo's "The Gates" installation in Central Park.

==Commitment to secrecy==
[[Image:seniorsocietyvandalism.jpg|right|thumb|Vandalism attempts of 1 April 07]]
Shortly after midnight on 1 April 2007, after a partial list of members for the Sachems and Nacoms was created, WikiCU was hit by a seemingly coordinated vandalism attack by their members. The initial attack seemed was at least kind of intelligent: Nacoms member [[Daniel Okin]] (Tokin84) and an unidentified user with a just-created account (RedLabel) first deleted all content from the pages, and then redirected the societies' pages to each other, creating an infinite redirect loop. Good SEAS thinking there!

About half an hour later, Sachems member [[Michelle Diamond]] (Mnd2102) stepped in and tried just deleting pages.

The administrators quickly restored order and banned the members.

Of course, pulling something as stupid as this (Daniel Okin's AIM is '''Tokin84''' and Michelle Diamond's UNI is '''mnd2102''') on a Wiki doesn't answer the question of whether they want secrecy or attention more.

Their commitment to secrecy is questionable. Current members take it very seriously, but many alumni put it on their resumes.
==Further reading==
* [http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=2421 Tap! You're It - The Blue and White, October 2006]

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Nacoms

2007-04-01T05:37:48Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Nacoms''' are a [[Senior Society]].

==Known members==
Class of 2007
*Daniel Okin, President ESC
*Jarod Were, President SEAS Senior Class

Class of 1999
*David A. Evans, SEAS

Class of 1965
*Laurance J. Guido, CC and now Columbia advisor to Nacoms

Class of 1946
*Henry S. Coleman, CC and later Dean of CC

Class of 1908
*V. K. Wellington Koo, CC and Chinese diplomat

== External links ==
* [http://appsext8.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_nameid=3276059&p_corpid=3276029&p_entity_name=%6E%61%63%6F%6D%73&p_name_type=%41&p_search_type=%43%4F%4E%54%41%49%4E%53&p_srch_results_page=0 Nacoms corporate filing]
*[http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.nacoms.org Nacoms Internet WHOIS entry]

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Sachems

2007-04-01T05:35:25Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Sachems''' are a [[Senior Society]]. They appear to be incorporated as a not-for-profit society under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia.

They were responsible for the Lerner Hall prank of Spring 2005, when the ramps were decorated with saffron sheets to mimic Cristo's installation of "The Gates" in Central Park.

==Known members==
Class of 2008
*Michelle Diamond, President CCSC
*Elizabeth Strauss, President ESC

Class of 2007
*David Chait, President CC Senior Class
*Avi Zenilman, Editor in Chief, Blue and White

Class of 2006
*Tom Fazzio, President ESC

Class of 2003
*[[Michael Novielli]], President CCSC and drone in [[SFS]]

Class of 1992
*Junichi Tamai, CC, Professor of Medicine in Cincinnati

Class of 1989
*Jonathan D. Lupkin, CC and CLS, a New York-based lawyer

Class of 1986
*Derrick Harris, CC and Atlanta-based recruiting consultant

Class of 1975
*N. J. Cardellicchio, CC, a Boston-based lawyer

Class of 1967
*Roger Lehecka, CC and current Columbia advisor to the Sachems

Class of 1963
*Robert Kraft, President CC Senior Class, owns the New England Patriots

Class of 1959
*Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, CC and current President of George Washington University

== External links ==
* [http://www.sachems.org/ Sachems members website]
* [http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.sachems.org Sachems Internet WHOIS entry]

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Sachems

2007-04-01T05:34:24Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Sachems''' are a [[Senior Society]]. They appear to be incorporated as a not-for-profit society under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia.

They were responsible for the Lerner Hall prank of Spring 2005, when the ramps were decorated with saffron sheets to mimic Cristo's installation of "The Gates" in Central Park.

==Known members==
Class of 2008
*Michelle Diamond, President CCSC
*Elizabeth Strauss, President ESC

Class of 2007
*David Chait, President CC Senior Class
*Avi Zenilman, Editor in Chief, Blue and White

Class of 2006
*Tom Fazzio, President ESC

Class of 2003
*[[Michael Novielli]], President CCSC and drone in [[SFS]]

Class of 1992
*Junichi Tamai, CC, Professor of Medicine in Cincinnati

Class of 1989
*Jonathan D. Lupkin, CC and CLS, a New York-based lawyer

Class of 1986
*Derrick Harris, CC and Atlanta-based recruiting consultant

Class of 1975
*N. J. Cardellicchio, CC, a Boston-based lawyer

Class of 1967
*Roger Lehecka, CC and current Columbia advisor to the Sachems

Class of 1959
*Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, CC and current President of George Washington University

== External links ==
* [http://www.sachems.org/ Sachems members website]
* [http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.sachems.org Sachems Internet WHOIS entry]

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Sachems

2007-04-01T05:30:52Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Sachems''' are a [[Senior Society]]. They appear to be incorporated as a not-for-profit society under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia.

They were responsible for the Lerner Hall prank of Spring 2005, when the ramps were decorated with saffron sheets to mimic Cristo's installation of "The Gates" in Central Park.

==Known members==
Class of 2008
*Michelle Diamond, President CCSC
*Elizabeth Strauss, President ESC

Class of 2007
*David Chait, President CC Senior Class
*Avi Zenilman, Editor in Chief, Blue and White

Class of 2006
*Tom Fazzio, President ESC

Class of 2003
*Michael Novielli, President CCSC

Class of 1992
*Junichi Tamai, CC

Class of 1989
*Jonathan D. Lupkin, CC and CLS

Class of 1975
*N. J. Cardellicchio, CC

Class of 1967
*Roger Lehecka, CC

== External links ==
* [http://www.sachems.org/ Sachems members website]
* [http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.sachems.org Sachems Internet WHOIS entry]

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Nacoms

2007-04-01T05:30:14Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Nacoms''' are a [[Senior Society]].

==Known members==
Class of 2007
*Daniel Okin, President ESC
*Jarod Were, President SEAS Senior Class

Class of 1999
*David A. Evans, SEAS

Class of 1965
*Laurance J. Guido

== External links ==
* [http://appsext8.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_nameid=3276059&p_corpid=3276029&p_entity_name=%6E%61%63%6F%6D%73&p_name_type=%41&p_search_type=%43%4F%4E%54%41%49%4E%53&p_srch_results_page=0 Nacoms corporate filing]
*[http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.nacoms.org Nacoms Internet WHOIS entry]

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File:Seniorsocietyvandalism.jpg

2007-04-01T05:26:29Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

Senior Societies

2007-04-01T05:26:06Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

Columbia does not have any Secret Societies. If it does, then they're pretty damned secret because no one knows about them. Columbia does have two very low-profile '''Senior Societies''', the Senior Society of [[Sachems]] and the Senior Society of [[Nacoms]]. Most students don't even know the societies exist.

Each society taps 15 juniors each year, the Sachems by luring the candidates into an ambush where he or she gets hit in the face with pie, the Nacoms by convincing the candidate that he or she is in trouble.

Society membership tends to reflect powerful student leaders across the campus, and some seats develop 'lineages', passing on from one holder of a leadership position to the next.

The Sachems were responsible for a 2005 prank in which the [[Lerner Hall]] ramps were decorated with saffron colored banners to mimic Cristo's "The Gates" installation in Central Park.

==Commitment to secrecy==
[[Image:seniorsocietyvandalism.jpg|right|thumb|Vandalism attempts of 1 April 07]]
Shortly after midnight on 1 April 2007, after a partial list of members for the Sachems and Nacoms was created, WikiCU was hit by a seemingly coordinated vandalism attack by their members. The initial attack seemed was at least kind of intelligent: Nacoms member [[Daniel Okin]] (Tokin84) and an unidentified user with a just-created account (RedLabel) first deleted all content from the pages, and then redirected the societies' pages to each other, creating an infinite redirect loop. Good SEAS thinking there!

About half an hour later, Sachems member [[Michelle Diamond]] (Mnd2102) stepped in and tried just deleting pages.

The administrators quickly restored order and banned the members.

Of course, pulling something as stupid as this (Daniel Okin's AIM is '''Tokin84''' and Michelle Diamond's UNI is '''mnd2102''') on a Wiki doesn't answer the question of whether they want secrecy or attention more.
==Further reading==
* [http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=2421 Tap! You're It - The Blue and White, October 2006]

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Sachems

2007-04-01T05:11:44Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

Sachems

2007-04-01T03:52:24Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Sachems''' are a [[Senior Society]]. They appear to be incorporated as a not-for-profit society under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia.

==Known members==
Class of 2008
*Michelle Diamond, President CCSC

Class of 2007
*David Chait, President CC Senior Class

Class of 2003
*Michael Novielli, President CC Senior Class

Class of 1992
*Junichi Tamai, CC

Class of 1989
*Jonathan D. Lupkin, CC and CLS

Class of 1975
*N. J. Cardellicchio, CC

Class of 1967
*Roger Lehecka, CC

== External links ==
* [http://www.sachems.org/ Sachems members website]
* [http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.sachems.org Sachems Internet WHOIS entry]

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Sachems

2007-04-01T03:51:40Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Sachems''' are a [[Senior Society]]. They appear to be incorporated as a not-for-profit society under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia.

==Known members==
Class of 2008
*Michelle Diamond, President CCSC

Class of 2007
*David Chait, President CC Senior Class

Class of 2003
*Michael Novielli, President CC Senior Class

Class of 1992
*Junichi Tamai, CC

Class of 1975
*N. J. Cardellicchio, CC

Class of 1967
*Roger Lehecka, CC

== External links ==
* [http://www.sachems.org/ Sachems members website]
* [http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.sachems.org Sachems Internet WHOIS entry]

[[Category:Societies]]

Sachems

2007-04-01T03:50:12Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Sachems''' are a [[Senior Society]]. They appear to be incorporated as a not-for-profit society under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia.

==Known members==
Class of 2008
*Michelle Diamond, President CCSC

Class of 2007
*David Chait, President CC Senior Class

Class of 2003
*Michael Novielli, President CC Senior Class

Class of 1992
*Junichi Tamai, CC

Class of 1967
*Roger Lehecka, CC

== External links ==
* [http://www.sachems.org/ Sachems members website]
* [http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.sachems.org Sachems Internet WHOIS entry]

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Sachems

2007-04-01T03:41:36Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Sachems''' are a [[Senior Society]]. They appear to be incorporated as a not-for-profit society under the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia.

==Known members==
Class of 2008
*Michelle Diamond, President CCSC

Class of 2007
*David Chait, President CC Senior Class

Class of 2003
*Michael Novielli, President CC Senior Class

== External links ==
* [http://www.sachems.org/ Sachems members website]
* [http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.sachems.org Sachems Internet WHOIS entry]

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Sachems

2007-04-01T03:38:48Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Sachems''' are a [[Senior Society]].

==Known members==
Class of 2008
*Michelle Diamond, President CCSC

Class of 2007
*David Chait, President CC Senior Class

Class of 2003
*Michael Novielli, President CC Senior Class

== External links ==
* [http://www.sachems.org/ Sachems members website]
* [http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.sachems.org Sachems Internet WHOIS entry]

[[Category:Societies]]

Nacoms

2007-04-01T03:37:33Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Nacoms''' are a [[Senior Society]].

==Known members==
Class of 2008
*Elizabeth Strauss, President ESC

Class of 2007
*Daniel Okin, President ESC
*Jarod Were, President SEAS Senior Class

Class of 1999
*David A. Evans, SEAS

Class of 1965
*Laurance J. Guido

== External links ==
* [http://appsext8.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.ENTITY_INFORMATION?p_nameid=3276059&p_corpid=3276029&p_entity_name=%6E%61%63%6F%6D%73&p_name_type=%41&p_search_type=%43%4F%4E%54%41%49%4E%53&p_srch_results_page=0 Nacoms corporate filing]
*[http://www.network-tools.com/default.asp?prog=whois&host=www.nacoms.org Nacoms Internet WHOIS entry]

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Nacoms

2007-04-01T03:27:18Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

Sachems

2007-04-01T03:26:54Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

Nacoms

2007-04-01T03:26:31Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Nacoms''' are a [[Senior Society]].

==Known members==
Class of 2008
*Elizabeth Strauss, ESC President

Class of 2007
*Daniel Okin, ESC President
*Jarod Were, SEAS Senior Class President

[[Category:Societies]]

Sachems

2007-04-01T03:24:59Z

Daniel K. Fayerweather:

The '''Sachems''' are a [[Senior Society]].

==Known members==
Class of 2008
*Michelle Diamond, President CCSC

Class of 2007
*David Chait, President CC Senior Class
*Jarod Were, President SEAS Senior Class

Class of 2003
*Michael Novielli, President CC Senior Class

== External links ==
* [http://www.sachems.org/ Sachems members website]

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