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A [[Position]] is a student title that persists across multiple years. Positions are very diverse in nature, but most carry a roll or set of responsibilities for the holder, and a physical object (sometimes more than one) called a '''relic''' that represents the position. For example, the [[Jester]] has the responsibility of running [[Acting Improv]] every day, and carries the relics of his hat and coat. Positions are almost always handed down by their holder to a student returning the next year near the end of the session (usually during a [[Passionfruit]] speech), but there are exceptions, such as that of [[Emperor]] at [[Lancaster]] session 2.  
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A [[Position]] is a student title that persists across multiple years. Positions are very diverse in nature, but most carry a roll or set of  
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responsibilities for the holder, and a physical object (sometimes more than one) called a '''relic''' that represents the position. For example, the [[Jester]] has the responsibility of running [[Acting Improv]] every day, and carries the relics of his hat and coat. Positions are almost always handed down by their holder to a student returning the next year near the end of the session (usually during a [[Passionfruit]] speech), but there are exceptions, such as that of [[Emperor]] at [[Lancaster]] session 2.  
  
 
There is a division between positions that carry responsibilities or rolls, simply called '''positions''', and relics that have no associated roll (though they may be strongly symbolic), intuitively called '''passed-down items'''.  
 
There is a division between positions that carry responsibilities or rolls, simply called '''positions''', and relics that have no associated roll (though they may be strongly symbolic), intuitively called '''passed-down items'''.  

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A Position is a student title that persists across multiple years. Positions are very diverse in nature, but most carry a roll or set of responsibilities for the holder, and a physical object (sometimes more than one) called a relic that represents the position. For example, the Jester has the responsibility of running Acting Improv every day, and carries the relics of his hat and coat. Positions are almost always handed down by their holder to a student returning the next year near the end of the session (usually during a Passionfruit speech), but there are exceptions, such as that of Emperor at Lancaster session 2.

There is a division between positions that carry responsibilities or rolls, simply called positions, and relics that have no associated roll (though they may be strongly symbolic), intuitively called passed-down items.

Positions are for the most part very loosely defined things, and how real they are is a function of how respected the position is by the student body. Students who hold the most respected positions are usually also the most respected members of the community, as they accord special status. The respect accorded to a position usually correlates with how old that position is. The Lancaster second session position of Duck, the most highly respected position, has been around since the early 90s.

There is no official process for the creation of new positions. Any student has the power to give a title and/or item to a willing recipient at Passionfruit or outside of it and declare that thing to be a position, regardless of others' approval. The test of whether that position becomes legitimate is whether it gains the respect of the students and stands the test of time. It is customary, however, to create a position only with the approval of currently respected position holders (the Trinity, for example).

Because of the ease of creating new positions, many new ones spring up each year, most of which eventually fail. There is a list of defunct positions (the ones the people bothered to document on RealCTY, anyway) included below.

Staff have influence over positions, despite being an entirely student-run tradition. On several occasions the administration has ordered the renaming of positions (for example, the re-naming of Satan to The Fiend), or forced some other change when it perceived that the activites of the position were CTY-I.

Lancaster

Lancaster, being one of the most tradition heavy sites, has the most positions of any site.

Leader Positions

Several positions accorded the most respect are given a higher class than the rest, and are regarded as the student leaders.

Trinity

The Trinity refers to the three most important positions at session 1.

  • Father
  • Son
  • Holy Ghost

The Jester, while not part of the Trinity, is regarded as a leader position as well.

Pentinity

The Pentinity refers to the four (formerly five) most important positions at session 2.

Other Positions

All other positions and passed down items are listed here in order of age.

Dead Positions

No one lives forever.

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