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The Grand Marshal, or GM, is the highest-elected student leader of the student government at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The position of Grand Marshal was created in 1866, the first appointed GM was Major Albert Metcalf Harper of Delta Phi. The first GM elected was Independence Grove of Chi Phi in 1882. Since 1866, there have been 156 GMs, with GM Cait Bennett being the only RPI student to ever serve two terms in the position. | The Grand Marshal, or GM, is the highest-elected student leader of the student government at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The position of Grand Marshal was created in 1866, the first appointed GM was Major Albert Metcalf Harper of Delta Phi. The first GM elected was Independence Grove of Chi Phi in 1882. Since 1866, there have been 156 GMs, with GM Cait Bennett being the only RPI student to ever serve two terms in the position. There were no Grand Marshals elected from 1890-1893 due to the formation of the RPI Union in 1890. This new structure accounted for a president (PU), vice president, and secretary/treasurer, and the President of the Union (PU) was viewed as the new student leader. The grand marshal was deemed an unnecessary ceremonial figure. The position of GM was resurrected in 1894 out of the student body's desire to "enhance the social life of students," and the position was held by former PU Athol Morton Miller. | ||
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Introduction
The Grand Marshal, or GM, is the highest-elected student leader of the student government at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The position of Grand Marshal was created in 1866, the first appointed GM was Major Albert Metcalf Harper of Delta Phi. The first GM elected was Independence Grove of Chi Phi in 1882. Since 1866, there have been 156 GMs, with GM Cait Bennett being the only RPI student to ever serve two terms in the position. There were no Grand Marshals elected from 1890-1893 due to the formation of the RPI Union in 1890. This new structure accounted for a president (PU), vice president, and secretary/treasurer, and the President of the Union (PU) was viewed as the new student leader. The grand marshal was deemed an unnecessary ceremonial figure. The position of GM was resurrected in 1894 out of the student body's desire to "enhance the social life of students," and the position was held by former PU Athol Morton Miller.