Emperor
The Emperor is the only position that exists at more than one site. It is also among the oldest traditions. The Emperor (or Empress) is the person who traditionally presides over the Passionfruit, and is usually quite knowledgeable about tradition.
Carlisle
At first session Carlisle there are plastic Crowns for the Emperor and Empress, however the male crown became lost (left in Taiwan?). At second session there are Handmade crowns for Emperor and Empress. The role at Carlisle is to act as sort of student administrators, for instance when there was a conflict about Goth Day, the Empress had the final word. They also run Passionfruit, deciding on de-virginizations and the like.
2001
First Session:
Second Session: Owen Gentry and Pammy Woodward
2002
First Session:
Second Session: Lizzie Wade
2003
First Session:
Second Session: Laura and ???
2004
First Session:
Second Session: Annie and George
2005
First Session: Franklyn and Nabil
Second Session: Ben and Tini
2006
First Session: Ali G. and Matt Carroll
Second Session: McKenzie Hull and Holly Murray
2007
First Session: Kimmi and Clara
Second Session: Mike Schumacher and Jackie Mora
2008
First Session: NEW: Ryan Heaney and Ross "Sarge" Slaughter
Second Session: Rachel and Allie
Lancaster
Emperor/Empress is the person who does the first speech at Passionfruit. There can be more than one; for example, in 06.2 there were two, and at 05.2 there were four (two males and two females, in reference to The Chronicles of Narnia).
1998
First Session: ?
Second Session: Jon Rin and ?
1999
First Session: Michael Mishkin and ?
Second Session: ?
2000
First Session: Elspeth (Beth) Kursh and Tom Weingarten
Second Session: Rose Ginsberg and Daniel Vitolo
2001
First Session: Ken Levin and Chelsea Seachord
Second Session: Kayla Armstrong and Deb Streusand
2002
First Session: Maura Spiegelman and "The Original" Andy Bartholomew
Second Session: Belle Saxton and Andy "UnAndy" Schlesinger
2003
First Session: Natalie Bau and Tim Hwang
Second Session: Maddie Morrison, Tom "Lord of Lemmings" Wilson, and Jai Dhyani
2004
First Session: Liz and Dave
Second Session:
2005
First Session: Alyssa Gottschlich
Second Session: Will Colmer, David "Pickle" Kotsonis , Marley Teter, Nikka Rosenstein
2006
First Session: Alexa "Lexxie" Kottmeyer and Aliza Alperin-Sheriff
Second Session: Alexander James Maestro Quinones Leroy Bangs AKA QB, Colin Mahaffey
2007
First Session: See below.
Second Session: Alexa Fredston-Hermann and Julia "Juice" Revzin
Trinity
The Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are referenced in Don McLean's song American Pie in the verse:
"And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died."
In LAN.07.1, three holy grails (i.e., coffee mugs/ thermos) were purchased at Turkey Hill by Zev Hurwich, Tina Ritter, and Orly Michaeli (with site director Brian's money, which is actually CTY's). These mugs were used during Passionfruit, and the Last Supper. Later they were given to three people, creating the new Trinity. The creation of the Trinity occurred because the three were already planning to share the title of Emperor. The grails also have quotes on them from the initial Trinity (and adding to them is encouraged so long as there is room left for a little more). On the Grail of the Father is written "If you don't all get Mono you didn't do it right" The irony of this is that shortly after 07.1 a letter went out warning parents that someone at Passionfruit had walking pneumonia.
Note: The Holy Grail of the Son was written on with faulty Sharpie, and has eventually worn off. Dan Salvato has re-written the song text and secured it with Scotch tape, and will write a new quote at the top of the Grail. For reference purposes, the old quote was "You, sir, have FOUND the saltine!"
- The Father stands for knowledge and the wisdom gained by all here at CTY.
- The Son stands for the crazy creativity here at CTY, and for the differences in each and every one of us.
- The Holy Ghost stands for all the traditions at CTY, and will always stand to keep them around.
The passing down of these mugs happens directly after the speeches of the Holy Trinity, and is always passed down from a nomore to a onemore.
Holders of the Grails
07.1
Father: Zev Hurwich
Son: Tina Ritter
Holy Ghost: Orly Michaeli
08.1
Father: Gabe (ex Caroline) Murchison
Son: Dan Salvato
Holy Ghost: Patricia Koch
Saratoga Springs
These are the Emperors and Empresses listed by year of reign. Two emperors and two empresses are crowned each session just to make sure at least one comes back the following year. This tradition began in 2005 when Riley O'Neill was the only one to return of four royalty chosen. It was passed down to session 2 when David "Bex" Becker and Lina Huo (first session Emperor/esses) attended the second session Passionfruit of 2006 and told Youngin Lim to pick four, just in case.
2005
Session 1:
Keane Tzong, Julia Wagner, Claire Kelley, Alex Micciche
Session 2: Nick Fabiani, Stacy Toesland
2006
Session 1: Riley O'Neill
Session 2: Youngin Lim, Zemelia Miller
2007
Session 1: David "Bex" Becker, Jay Margherio, Charlotte Coates, Lina Huo
Session 2: Primary: Edison Huff, Stef Siller Secondary: Mike Feblowitz, Hilary (the lovely) Ludlow
2008
Session 1: Gage Wright, Zach Gerstein, Neha Srivastava, Liv Stillman
Session 1<replaced by>: Peter Yang, Jesse Muse, Aliya Dincer, Rachel Lin
Session 2: Bill Landis, David Clemens-Sewall, Christine Maroti, Gaby Garbasz
