The President will be addressed as Your Brilliance or Your Luminosity.

September 15, 2011 3:11 PM

Section 1. In the event of the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust, the surviving members of the CUSFS shall be formed into a clan, henceforth referred to as 'the Clan.' The surviving members of the Board will reconvene under the new name of The Elders Who Remember The Time Before It Changed, henceforth referred to as 'the Elders.'

The Columbia University Science Fiction Society's Constitution and Bylaws.

Make sure to read all the way to the bottom.

posted by pts (26 comments total)

Sometimes, I really miss undergrad.
posted by Tomorrowful at 3:19 PM on September 15, 2011 [9 favorites]

I would watch that movie.
posted by bleep at 3:20 PM on September 15, 2011

This is making it difficult to maintain my bitterness about cu.

Damn you!
posted by Lutoslawski at 3:25 PM on September 15, 2011

On the third Wednesday in April, at 9:00pm, an inaugural banquet will be held during which time the current President reads the new verses of the Ballad of The Year in Review

I'm kind of sad I went to college on the West coast, which seemed to attract much less pomp and circumstance.
posted by muddgirl at 3:27 PM on September 15, 2011 [1 favorite]

There's more to running a starship than answering a bunch of damn fool questions.
posted by feckless at 3:37 PM on September 15, 2011 [1 favorite]

It's good to be prepared.
posted by The Whelk at 3:39 PM on September 15, 2011

There will be a birthday part for Bilbo and Frodo held on September 22nd or as close to that date as possible. The specifics will be addressed by the Events Committee (Article VII, Section 2)

Hurrah! One hopes they are able to keep the Sackville-Bagginses away.
posted by Celsius1414 at 3:40 PM on September 15, 2011 [4 favorites]

That's it, I'm throwing a party for the Bagginses next Thursday. You are all invited, although there won't be fireworks because there's a burn ban.
posted by muddgirl at 3:41 PM on September 15, 2011 [2 favorites]

Section 5. In the event a candidate is unopposed, the formalities of Article V, Section 4 need not apply to the election of that position, unless the candidate insists by verbally announcing, "No, really. I insist."
posted by arcticseal at 3:47 PM on September 15, 2011 [1 favorite]

Metafilter: Clothes aren't necessary, but titles are.
posted by chavenet at 3:50 PM on September 15, 2011 [4 favorites]

I have actually scheduled a re-read of the Trilogy starting on the 22nd in honor of the Bagginses. Already read The Hobbit and The Silmarilion earlier in the month as preparation. :)
posted by Celsius1414 at 3:54 PM on September 15, 2011 [2 favorites]

This is pretty great. As someone who's run a student org on a campus recently: universities frequently make all their student orgs write up constitutions, with clear procedures on officers and succession, even if you're the pacifist group on campus, eschew formal leadership and decision making and only have like five active members. To have some fun with it, rather than just make something up like I did ... that I can support.
posted by Apropos of Something at 3:59 PM on September 15, 2011 [1 favorite]

Section 5. The primary objectives (to be attempted within 24 hours of the holocaust) are to:
...
• Rename the Seeley W. Mudd building to the Harcourt Fenton Mudd building.


This should be pursued in any event, under general principles.
posted by BrotherFeldspar at 4:12 PM on September 15, 2011 [2 favorites]

I'm a member of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society. In the by-laws. it is spelled out that there is no official abbreviation of the group's name. MnStf, Minn-STF, etc. are all okay. (Just because you're out of school, that doesn't mean you can't belong to a cool group like this.)
posted by jiawen at 4:19 PM on September 15, 2011

What is the Sunball?
posted by bq at 4:19 PM on September 15, 2011

I just survived a nuclear lolocaust.
posted by rusty at 4:19 PM on September 15, 2011 [5 favorites]

Sometimes, I really miss undergrad.

Oh you ought to see them when they hit grad school, especially as they're closing in on the PhD.
posted by charlie don't surf at 4:25 PM on September 15, 2011

This is making it difficult to maintain my bitterness about cu.

You must have been there wrong.
posted by zvs at 4:29 PM on September 15, 2011

The CUSFS' bylaws seem to be similar to the mores and koans of the Elder Statesmen of The Eltingville Comic Book Science Fiction Fantasy Horror Role-Playing Game Club. Swearing on a stack of Phillip Jose Farmer anthologies, I openly defy anyone to tell me it's mere coincidence.
posted by Smart Dalek at 4:57 PM on September 15, 2011

I was going to write some harsh words about their choice of white lettering on a bright red background for their site, but changed my mind after reading this:

Section 5. The primary objectives (to be attempted within 24 hours of the holocaust) are to:

Secure the Columbia University campus.
Secure supplies from any surviving stores and hospitals.
Secure the entrance to New York City Water Tunnel Number 3, Shaft 11b, located at Amsterdam and 120th street.
Secure as much of Morningside Heights as deemed practical.
Rename the Seeley W. Mudd building to the Harcourt Fenton Mudd building.

posted by Halloween Jack at 6:39 PM on September 15, 2011 [1 favorite]

the surviving members of the CUSFS shall be formed into a clan

I wonder if that clan is something to fuck with
posted by to sir with millipedes at 7:25 PM on September 15, 2011 [1 favorite]

I love the fact they've taken the dragon's hoard into account without first locating a dragon.
posted by arcticseal at 2:06 AM on September 16, 2011

articseal... Kevin Costner, who has done his fair share of post apocalyptic movies, said it best; "if you build it, he will come. "
posted by gryftir at 4:58 AM on September 16, 2011

This was amusing fun and games until they called for exterminating school officials. Maybe I just need to adopt a sense of humor or something, but that crosses a line for me.
posted by jph at 5:35 AM on September 16, 2011

The Librarian will be addressed as You Greedy Slime

Why? I get all the other titles, but not this one.
posted by cereselle at 1:19 PM on September 16, 2011

if you build it, he will come.

Excuse me, I may be awhile. *grabs spade*
posted by arcticseal at 7:26 PM on September 16, 2011