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There are seven a cappella groups at Williams, which does not include other [[singing]] groups that may perform many pieces a cappella. Many Williams students have been cried that this seems like many for a college of 2000, yet it is [[Amherst]] that claims the nickname of the "singing college" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherst_College#Amherst_trivia].Performances can include mid-semester concerts, end-of-semester concerts, reunion concerts, Mountain Day, and more. Far from just being musical groups, a cappella groups are often extremely social. <!-- Adding contact information to this page might make it easier for people who are too lazy to go to individual pages. Other groups can add theirs if they wish. -->
The seven are:
'''Female-only:''' <br>[[Ephoria]], <br>[[Accidentals]]<br>'''Male-only:''' <br>[[Octet]], <br>[[Springstreeters]]<br>'''Co-ed:''' <br>[[Good Question]], <br> [[Ephlats]]<br>'''Special interest:''' <br>[[Elizabethans]] (co-ed. Contact 07ecb or 08dlr.)<br>
== Traditions ==
Because of the number of a cappella groups that all wish to recruit primarily freshmen, at around the same time (at the start of the fall, starting with the [[Purple Key Fair]]), auditions for all a cappella groups are usually held in two weeks. Audition times overlap, but applicants choose time slots and are given enough choices that they may try for all the groups they wish.
When applicants to groups are called back to multiple groups, they rank their order of preference of the groups they are trying for. If accepted by multiple groups, this ranking will determine which they join. It is unknown for a person to be a member of more than one a cappella group concurrently.<!-- === Singing In New Members ===It is tradition to notify new inductees of their membership by "singing them in." In this ritualSometimes, the current members of the a group taking them will take efforts to find a time that the person will be hold auditions again in a certain place, often their [[entry]], and sometimes while they're asleep. The whole group will then gather outside the door, or otherwise near the person, and sing an often-traditional song of their choosing. When the entry middle of the inductee also contains a rejectee, efforts are taken to ensure that the latter is not at homeyear. -->
== Songs Groups Should Do ==
