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== '''Early History''' ==
WARP was officially founded in 1989 by Chris Aylott '91 and Toby Elliott '92, but in some sense began in the fall of 1987 when [https://sites.williams.edu/jcruz/| Joe Cruz] '91 (now Professor of Philosophy at the College) started an Advanced Dungeons & Dragons campaign, virtually all of whose members lived in [[Odd Quad]], and whose viewings of Star Trek (the original series) and Twilight Zone in the [[Prospect House]] TV room would regularly attract an after-[[Driscoll]]-dinner audience of 12-20 students.
== '''The Dark Ages''' ==
== '''Organization''' ==
Traditionally WARP has two "real" officer positions: the Figurehead (president) and the Shadowy Grand Vizier (treasurer). Additionally, the Fili of the Bards (historian) nominally serves as the vice president, though this has not been of relevance in living memory. In practice, WARP has a long hierarchy of ever-fluctuating ceremonial titles, the most enduring of which is the [[Not-Pope]].
=== '''Current Board''' ===
In the leadup to the election for the WARP board of 2025-2026, members [[Madison Rozic]] and [[Andy Huang]] debated the qualifications for enfranchisement, due to the telepresence of currently-abroad member [[Gautham Narendar]] through soon-to-be abroad member [[Andy Huang]]. Outgoing figurehead [[Austin Osborn]] upheld the status quo of enfranchising only members physically present at the time of election. The newly-created position of Anti-pope was briefly held by [[Seamus Connor]] before the stipulations of the WARP Constitution nullified their election. In the ensuing emergency election, a tie was declared between joint candidates [[Andy Huang]] and [[Gautham Narendar]] and independent candidate [[Em Salinas Romero]]. The candidacy of [[Gautham Narendar]] was subsequently nullified by the stipulations of the WARP constitution. The ensuing duel was decided by rock-paper-scissors-shoot, won by [[Andy Huang]] after ten rounds, who declared their intention to abdicate to their opponent on account of their soon-to-be abroadness.
In conclusion, the board was thus:
* [[Cassie Aretsky]] '26 (Figurehead/Anti-Not-Pope)
* [[Madison Rozic]] '27 (Shadowy Grand Vizier/Pope/Wizard of the Wizards)
* [[Alex Moon]] '27 (Fili of the Bards)
* [[Johnathan Li]] '28 (Quartermaster/Terraformer)
* [[Maddie N]] '26 (Figure Head/Chief of the Board of Directors)
* [[Em Salinas Romero]] '26 (Anti-Pope)
* [[Andy Huang]] '27 (Anti-Anti-Pope, former)
* [[Jenna Shuffelton]] '26 (Oracle)
=== '''Past Boards ''' ===
Past leaders have included:
* 2018-2019: [[Eily Mixson]] ('20) (Figurehead) and [[Adly Templeton]] ('20) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)* 2017-2018: [[Leigh Davidson]] ('18) (Figurehead) and [[Adly Templeton]] ('20) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)* 2016-2017: [[Aramis Sanchez]] ('17) (Figurehead and Shadowy Grand Vizier)* 2015-2016: [[Sam Ok Park]] ('18) (Figurehead) and [[Darla Torres]] ('18) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)* 2014-2015: [[Bryn Reinstadler]] ('15) (Figurehead) and [[Sam Ok Park]] ('18) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)* 2013-2014: [[Quinn Griffin]] ('15) (Figurehead) and [[Marina (Rinna) Caldieraro]] ('14) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)* 2012-2013: [[Nigel Munoz]] ('15) (Figurehead and Shadowy Grand Vizier, by way of hostile takeover)
* 2011-2012: [[Gu]], the mysterious stranger.
* 2009-2011: The Dark Ages. A mystery to everyone.
* 2008-2009: [[Erik Morton]] ('09) (Figurehead) and [[Edward Newkirk]] ('09) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)* 2007-2008: [[Sean Hayes]] ('08) (Figurehead) and [[Edward Newkirk]] ('09) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)* 2006-2007: [[Kat Jong]] ('07) (Figurehead) and [[Sean Hayes]] ('08) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)
* 2005-2006: [[Amanda R. Van Rhyn '06]] (Figurehead) and [[Jake F. Manley '07]] (Shadowy Grand Vizier)
* 2004-5: [[Jeff Dougherty '05]] and [[Jake Mandel '05]], Co-Presidents and [[Seth Zeren '05]], Holder of the Purse Strings
In Spring 2016, President Sam Ok Park ('18) dissolved the Triumvirate and established several new positions.
WARP's Board for 2016-2017 consisted of
* [[Aramis Sanchez]] ('17) (Scoundrel of the Thieves; Figurehead and Shadowy Grand Vizier)* [[Granger Carty]] ('19) (Granger of the Rangers)* [[Connor Swan]] ('18) (Grand Vizier of the Wizards)* [[Leigh Davidson]] ('18) (Chieftain of the Barbarians)* [[Kiri Peirce]] ('20) (Champion of the Paladins)* [[Julia Goldman]] ('18) (Fili of the Bards/Historian)
WARP's Board for 2017-2018 consisted of
* [[Leigh Davidson]] ('18) (Figurehead)* [[Granger Carty]] ('19) (Shadowy Grand Vizier, Fall)* [[Gus Beirne]] ('18) (Granger of the Rangers)* [[Breelyn Karno]] ('20) (Champion of the Paladins)* [[Adly Templeton]] ('20) (Chieftain of the Barbarians; Shadowy Grand Vizier, Spring)* [[Julia Goldman]] ('18) (Fili of the Bards/Historian)* [[Eily Mixson]] ('20) (Wizard of the Wizards)* [[Jesse Ames]] ('19) (Court Philosopher)
WARP's Board for 2018-2019 consisted of
* [[Eily Mixson]] ('20) (Figurehead)* [[Adly Templeton]] ('20) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)* [[Granger Carty]] ('19) (Granger of the Rangers)* [[Jesse Ames]] ('19) (Fili of the Bards/Historian)* Other members-at-large, including [[Christian Lockwood]] ('20)
WARP's Board for 2019-2020 abandoned Sam Ok Park's ceremonial titles in favor of corporate-sounding titles:
* [[Eily Mixson]] ('20) (Figurehead)* [[Adly Templeton]] ('20) (Shadowy Grand Vizier)* [[Balint Szollosi]] ('21) (Regional Manager)* [[Kiri Peirce]] ('20) (Executive Assistant to the Regional Manager/Historian)* [[Christopher Chung]] ('22)? (Terraformer)* [[Ronan Howlett]] ('21)? (Administrative Director)* [[Christian Lockwood]] ('20) (Member-at-Large?)
WARP's Board for 2020-2021:
* [[Odysseas Morgan]] ('22) (President)* [[Rebecca Dodgson]] ('23) (Treasurer)
* Simon (Historian)
* [[Nick Gonzales (Simon?)]] ('22) & [[Simon Kent]] ('23) (Co-Simons)
WARP's Board for 2021-2022:
* [[Odysseas Morgan]] ('22) (President)* [[Dylan Chan]] ('23) (Treasurer)
* Simon (Historian)
* [[Simon Kent]] ('22) (Simon)
WARP's Board for 2022-2023:
* [[Dylan Chan]] ('23) (President)* [[Jonathan Geller]] ('24) (Treasurer)* [[Simon Kent]] ('23) (Historian)* [[Michael Faulkner]] ('25) (Quartermaster) (Forcibly Appointed)
WARP's Board for 2023-2024 revived the positions of Not-Pope, &c. According to Asher Gladstone, it is worth noting that Asher Gladstone contested the Presidency, though not by his own choice:
* [[Jonathan Geller]] ('24) (President)* [[Austin Osborn]] ('25) (Treasurer)* [[Cassie Aretsky]] ('26) (Historian/[[Anti-Not-Pope]])* [[Jenna Shuffelton]] ('26) (Quartermaster)* [[Tasis Gemmill-Nexon]] ('26) ([[Not-Pope]])* [[Lee Benzinger]] ('24) (Pope)* [[Maddie Nowbar]] ('26) (Lee)* [[Nick Gonzales]] ('22) & [[Asher Gladstone]] ('24) (Co-Simons)
WARP's Board for 2024-2025:
In the initial election, [[Maddie Nowbar]] and [[Cassie Aretsky]] were elected as the WARP Figureheads for the Fall and Spring Semesters respectively. According to NowbarMaddie, this election was a "landslide." Shortly after their election, Nowbar Maddie abicated the Figureheadipality. Notably, Nowbar Maddie abdicated without Aretsky's agreement. This will not be relevant later. Due to a quirk of the WARP constitution stating that the group can only hold one election per year, the future of the Figureheadipality was decided by a simultaneous [[Jumbling Tower]] and Bananagrams game between [[Austin OsborneOsborn]] and [[Michael Faulkner]], which Osborne won. Osborne was then crowned as Figurehead.
The rest of the board, elected as normal, follows hence:
* [[Michael Faulkner]] '25 (Shadowy Grand Vizier)* [[Cassie Aretsky]]/'26 & [[Maddie Nowbar]] '26 (Fili Filis of the Bards)* [[Madison Rozic]]/'27 & [[Izzy Weitzman]] '27 "Two Swords" (QuartermasterQuartermasters)* [[Madison Rozic]] '27 (Pope)* [[Jenna Shuffelton]] '26 (Not-Pope)* [[Cassie Aretsky]] '26 (Anti-Not-Pope)* [[Maddie Nowbar]] '26 (Lee)* [[Elena Sore]] '27 (Leigh)