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	* A President, nonvoting, but a voting member of the [[Undergraduate Council]]		* A President, nonvoting, but a voting member of the [[Undergraduate Council]]
	* A Vice President, both voting and a member of the Undergraduate Council		* A Vice President, both voting and a member of the Undergraduate Council
	* 4 Senators, also members of the [[Student Senate]]		* 4 Senators, voting and also members of the [[Student Senate]]
	* 8 Class Representatives		* 8 Class Representatives, voting
	* An unlimited number of members-at-large, who are functionally identical to Class Representatives		* An unlimited number of members-at-large, voting, who are functionally identical to Class Representatives
	* A Secretary, Treasurer, and Publicity Director		* A Secretary, Treasurer, and Publicity Director

	The President, Vice President, Senators, and Representatives are elected positions, while the others are appointed.		The President, Vice President, Senators, and Representatives are elected positions, while the others are appointed. There is some circumstantial evidence that each of the four undergraduate representatives on the [[Executive Board]] were at one time considered members of their Class Council, but this remains an area for future research.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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	The '''Class Councils''' (CCs), sometimes referred to as the '''Undergraduate Class Councils''' to distinguish them from the [[Graduate Council]], are four subsidiary bodies of the [[Undergraduate Council]], each representing one of the four undergraduate class years{{{efn\|Architecture students, who have a five-year curriculum, are represented by the council of their entrance cohort until their final year, when they are represented by the council of their graduating class.}}. Class Councils are the oldest form of student government at RPI, with the earliest reference to class officers dating back to 1865. Class Councils have historically existed primarily for programming purposes, including hosting events during [[Senior Week]] and hosting annual class hockey nights, but have on occasion participated in legislative or advocacy affairs. The elected membership of the Class Councils are elected during GM Week (for the incoming sophomore, junior, and senior classes) or during freshman elections (for the freshman class).		The '''Class Councils''' (CCs), sometimes referred to as the '''Undergraduate Class Councils''' to distinguish them from the [[Graduate Council]], are four subsidiary bodies of the [[Undergraduate Council]], each representing one of the four undergraduate class years{{efn\|Architecture students, who have a five-year curriculum, are represented by the council of their entrance cohort until their final year, when they are represented by the council of their graduating class.}}. Class Councils are the oldest form of student government at RPI, with the earliest reference to class officers dating back to 1865. Class Councils have historically existed primarily for programming purposes, including hosting events during [[Senior Week]] and hosting annual class hockey nights, but have on occasion participated in legislative or advocacy affairs. The elected membership of the Class Councils are elected during GM Week (for the incoming sophomore, junior, and senior classes) or during freshman elections (for the freshman class).

	== History ==		== History ==

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{{Infobox Union org
|image = Ruuc rpi red.png
|name = Class Council
|established = 1865
|presiding = Class President
|voting_membership = 12+
|officers = President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Public Relations Director
}}

The '''Class Councils''' (CCs), sometimes referred to as the '''Undergraduate Class Councils''' to distinguish them from the [[Graduate Council]], are four subsidiary bodies of the [[Undergraduate Council]], each representing one of the four undergraduate class years{{{efn|Architecture students, who have a five-year curriculum, are represented by the council of their entrance cohort until their final year, when they are represented by the council of their graduating class.}}. Class Councils are the oldest form of student government at RPI, with the earliest reference to class officers dating back to 1865. Class Councils have historically existed primarily for programming purposes, including hosting events during [[Senior Week]] and hosting annual class hockey nights, but have on occasion participated in legislative or advocacy affairs. The elected membership of the Class Councils are elected during GM Week (for the incoming sophomore, junior, and senior classes) or during freshman elections (for the freshman class).

== History ==

== Modern Structure and Operations ==

Today, Class Councils consist of:
* A President, nonvoting, but a voting member of the [[Undergraduate Council]]
* A Vice President, both voting and a member of the Undergraduate Council
* 4 Senators, also members of the [[Student Senate]]
* 8 Class Representatives
* An unlimited number of members-at-large, who are functionally identical to Class Representatives
* A Secretary, Treasurer, and Publicity Director

The President, Vice President, Senators, and Representatives are elected positions, while the others are appointed.

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}