Bacchanal Events

Bacchanal Events
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Founded:	2000?
Recognition:	ABC
Membership:	7?
Executive Board:	Jeremy Reich
Category:	Special interest
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Bacchanal is Columbia's annual 'party week', when we pretend we're actually a state school. It conveniently occurs at the end of spring semester when the weather is nice, but papers are due. This means that not only will you be more likely to be locked inside Butler Library than outside participating, but the noise will penetrate the library and drive you crazy the whole time. Bacchanal culminates with the Concert on the Steps.

It is widely believed that Baccahanal is a poor copy of other universities' "Spring Fling" festivities. At the very least, the classical name is in keeping with the Core Curriculum and campus architecture.

Also, it used to be heavily alcohol-oriented, until the administration cracked down.

Recognition

Bacchanal Events is the name of the club that organizes the events. It was formerly called Columbia Special Events before a name change under administrative pressure to avoid confusion with university-wide official events. The club is recognized by ABC, despite fulfilling a role traditionally fulfilled by student councils at other schools. It is by far the largest group by allocation within ABC, though it has struggled in recent years to maintain membership in the face of increasingly strict alcohol policies.

At the beginning of 2008, Columbia Concerts, the planner of the Concert on the Steps, was officially incorporated into Bacchanal.

History

• In 2008, the theme of Bacchanal was BacchanALIENS, like Bacchanalians, get it?