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114th Delegation (2008-2009):
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'''==Recent Delegations== ===118th Delegation (2011-2012):===  ===117th Delegation (2011-2012):===Elizabeth Jimenez (President), Francesca Barrett, Nicholas Fogel, Elizabeth Jimenez, Mustafa Saadi, Newton Davis, Lisa Jaris, Tim Goggins, Tyler Holden, Andrea Lindsay, Ladd Hamrick, Krista Pickett, Peter Skipper, Chalita Washington ===116th Delegation (2010-2011):===Hilary Dolstad (President), Aaron Flack, Ifiok Inyang, Jonathan Carroll, Emanuel Yekutiel, David Gorleku, Cadence Hardenbergh, Chandler Sherman, Francesca Barrett, Nicholas Fogel, Elizabeth Jimenez, Mustafa Saadi, Newton Davis ===115th Delegation (2009-2010):===Anthony Coleman (President), Aaron Flack (Treasurer), Ifiok Inyang (Secretary), Samim Abedi, Thomas Rubinsky, Jonathan Galinsky, Tarik Elhussein, Michael Tcheyan, Nordia Savage, Elizabeth Brickley, Emanuel Yekutiel, Hilary Dolstad, David Gorleku ===114th Delegation (2008-2009):'''===
Rachel Ko (President),
Eve Streicker (Treasurer),
Andrés López Andres Lopez (Secretary),
Elizabeth Brickley,
Anthony Coleman,
Kevin Waite.
'''===113th Delegation (2007-2008):'''===
Jose Pacas (President),
Kevin Waite
'''===112th Delegation (2006-2007):'''===
Katie Josephson (President),
Peter Tosirisuk
'''===111th Delegation (2005-2006):'''===
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.
See [[Media: Gargoyle_Honor_code_proposal.pdf |here]] for In the 2009-2010 academic year, the Gargoyle Honor Code ProposalSociety assembled a comprehensive business plan as part of a larger initiative to re-open the Log as a college space and is awaiting administrative approval.
As ===Project Links and Additional Information=== * See [http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases/250/ here] for information about the biggest WCDU-sponsored debate* See [[Media: Gargoyle_Honor_code_proposal.pdf |here]] for the Gargoyle seeks Honor Code Proposal* See [[Media: BubblemaniaFlier.pdf |here]] for the Class of 2009 Hundred Days Party poster* See the [[Center for Development Economics Dinner Hosted by the Gargoyle Society]] page for more information about the CDE dinners* See the [[Gargoyle Discussions]] page for the topics of past Gargoyle Discussions ==New York Times Coverage== * See [[Media: New_York_Times_Gargoyle_Mention.pdf |here]] for a reference to Gargoyle in the 5/31/1907 edition of the New York Times* See [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00C15FE3B54167A93C3AA178ED85F4D8285F9&scp=11&sq=gargoyle%20society&st=cse here] for a reference to integrate Gargoyle in the concerns 5/31/1929 edition of alumni, administration, faculty, and students, it provides an essential link between the past and New York Times* See [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00A10F63F5513738DDDA80B94DD405B828FF1D3&scp=68&sq=gargoyle%20society&st=cse here] for a reference to Gargoyle in the 5/31/1932 edition of the present at Williams, perpetuating New York Times* See [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30B10FF3F54107A93C3AA178ED85F4D8385F9&scp=62&sq=gargoyle%20society&st=cse here] for a forum reference to Gargoyle in the 5/31/1939 edition of the New York Times* See [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60712FA3558167B93C2AA1783D85F468485F9&scp=64&sq=gargoyle%20society&st=cse here] for a reference to Gargoyle in the discussion 8/30/1942 edition of long-range as well as contemporary issuesthe New York Times ==Recent Record Coverage== * [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?section=features&view=article&id=6527 Gargoyle's history is rock solid] (3/8/05)* [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=news&id=8573 Gargoyle proposes new Honor Code procedures] (2/14/2007)* [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?section=opinion&view=article&id=9381 Engaging economics: CDE provides a view of the “real world”] (12/5/07)
==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.
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