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Twenty members of the Class of 2000 joined Palaeopitus, a group of seniors who advise the College president and the dean of the College yesterday.
Seventeen of the members of Palaeopitus are chosen each year by the outgoing senior group, according to current co-chair Mia Hockett '99.
Next year's members include Tchintcia Barros, Ben Berk, Sarah Burgamy, Olivia Carpenter, Christen Einsiedler, Mike Evans, Vanessa Ferro, Cara Fuller, Josh Green, Kirk Klausmeyer, Katie McCarthy, Yuhka Miura, Jaimie Paul, Janelle Ruley, James Simermeyer, Brian Sleet and Meghan Sullivan.
The other three of the members are ex-officio positions in the society - Kelly Bodio, next year's intern to the College president, Eric Buchman, senior class president-elect and Jake Elberg, president of The Dartmouth.
The selection process is designed to find members who will bring a variety of experiences and diversity to the group, Hockett said.
The process begins with each current member nominating two to five juniors to be considered for the open positions.
"We had a list of about 50 juniors who were leaders in their respective area of campus," Hockett said.
From there, the current group held a six-hour meeting where the candidates were discussed at length and voted on, then discussed again until a final group was agreed upon.
Hockett said that when choosing candidates, each one is considered not only individually but also in relation to each other so the group has members who are strong in all areas.
The constitution of Palaeopitus designates four ex-officio positions, although only three were filled this year.
