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There are seven currently eight '''a cappella ''' groups at Williams, which . This number does not include other [[singing]] groups that may perform many pieces a cappella. Many Williams students have 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 A cappella group performances include mid-semester concerts, end-of-semester concerts, reunion concerts, Mountain Day, and more. Far from just In addition to being musical groups, a cappella groups are often extremely social.

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The seven are:==Active Groups== '''===Female-only:''' <br>===*[[Ephoria]] <br>*[[Accidentals]]<br>, a.k.a. ''Accis''===Male-only:''' <br>===*[[Octet]] <br>*[[Springstreeters]]<br>, a.k.a. ''Streeters''Co===All-ed:gender===*[[Good Question]], a.k.a. ''GQ'' <br>*[[Good QuestionEphlats]] <br>*[[EphlatsPurplexity]]<br>'''===Special interest:''' <br>===*[[Purple Rain]]===Former groups===*[[Aristocows]]*[[Elizabethans]] (co-ed. Contact 09sdr or 10sdw.) <br>*[[Waterstreeters]]

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 during the [[Ephcappella]] member selection meeting, 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. Sometimes, groups will hold spring semester auditions to keep their rosters full.

When applicants to groups are called back to multiple groupsHistorically, they rank their order of preference of the Aristocows did not hold auditions, unlike other 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 Their deactivation as of the 2024-25 academic year marks the local extinction of more than one no-cut a cappella group concurrently. Sometimes, a group will hold auditions again in the middle of the yearat Williams.