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→114th Delegation (2008-2009):
[[Category:Groups]]
Rachel Ko (President),
Eve Streicker (Treasurer),
Elizabeth Brickley,
Anthony Coleman,
Kevin Waite.
Jose Pacas (President),
Kevin Waite
Katie Josephson (President),
Peter Tosirisuk
Katie Krause (President),
Godfrey Bakuli.
==[http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/gargoyle/history.html History]and Mission==
In 1895 the founders of Gargoyle Society wrote, "The object of this organization shall be to discuss college matters, and take active steps for the advancement of Williams in every branch of college life and work, and to exert itself against anything which it considers detrimental to such advancement."
Gargoyle's commitment remains the same today. Every spring, Gargoyle elects several seniors and a few juniors based on self-nominations which demonstrate leadership capability and a strong commitment to improving Williams College. As Gargoyle seeks to integrate the concerns of alumni, administration, faculty, and students, it provides an essential link between the past and the present at Williams, perpetuating a forum for the discussion of long-range as well as contemporary issues. ==Projects==Past delegations of this honor society have been instrumental in founding the College Council, abolishing fraternities, and encouraging student input into administrative decisions by founding groups like the Committee on Undergraduate Life and the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility.
In 1997-1998, the 103rd delegation of Gargoyle founded the Williams College Debate Union (WCDU) and held two wildly successful debates in Chapin Hall; worked to increase students-faculty interaction through a series of forums and other events; and organized an internship fair to help acquaint students with possibilities for summer and post-graduate employment.
Recently Gargoyle has proposed amendments to the Honor Code, hosted wildly successful biannual senior only parties to foster class cohesion, examined the Williams advisory system, lobbied the administration on behalf of club sports, and hosted dinners to integrate the Center for Development Economics fellows into the broader Williams community, and hosted community discussions on important campus and international issues.
==Famous Alumni==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Lehman Herbert Lehman] (1899): New York State Governor and US Senator
* [http://archives.williams.edu/williamshistory/greylock/jwilson.php John P. Wilson] (1900): Director of General Electric Co., United States Trust Co., and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, Williams Trustee
* [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-SmithHarryJames.html Harry J. Smith] (1902): Successful Broadway playwright and sphagnum expert
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Dennett Tyler Dennett] (1904): Williams College President
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_White_Whittlesey Charles White Whittlesey] (1905): Commander of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Battalion_(World_War_I) Lost Battalion in WWI]
* [http://archives.williams.edu/manuscriptguides/mills/bio.php Abbott Paige Mills] (1911): Professional baseball player
* [http://archives.williams.edu/?n=Gabriel+Biography Gilbert Wolf Gabriel] (1912): Chief of the Alaskan Mission during WWII and noted author
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Phinney_Baxter_III James Phinney Baxter '14]: Williams College President
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Helms Richard Helms '35]: CIA Director
* [http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/stoddardw.htm Whitney Stoddard '35]: Famous Noted art hisorian historian and Williams College Professor* [http://archives.williams.edu/?n=Henry+Swan+Biography Henry Swan II '35]: Chairman of the Colorado Medical School and pioneer of arterial graft surgery
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_MacGregor_Burns James MacGregor Burns '39]: Famous historian and Williams College Professor
* [http://www.lawrenceville.org/about/news/announcement-detail.asp?AID=DC26 Bruce McClellan '46]: Lawrenceville School Head Master
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Steinbrenner George Steinbrenner '52]: Owner of the [http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nyy New York Yankees]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_Carlson Arne Carlson '57]: Governor of Minnesota
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Vincent Fay Vincent '60]: MLB Commissioner and Chairman of Columbia Pictures
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Finn William Finn '74]: Award-winning American composer and lyricist
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Coakley Martha Coakley '75]: Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
* [http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/1775 Clarence Otis, Jr. '77]: Chairman and CEO of [http://www.dardenrestaurants.com/abt_overview.asp Darden Restaurants]
==Pictures==
See the [[Gargoyle Pictures]] page.