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Who We Are
Vermillion Anime Club is the anime club of Carnegie Mellon University, and to some extent an anime club for Pittsburgh in general. Originally called Chaos International, Vermillion exists for the promotion and appreciation of Japanese culture, specifically Japanese animation.
Vermillion meets weekly every Saturday from 7:00pm to around 11:00pm in Margaret Morrison 103 (Breed Hall) to watch anime. Attending these anime showings is free, and visitors are always welcome.
The schedule of what is to be seen is decided by the club scheduler, usually the Friday night before the meeting, and posted on our homepage.
Margaret Morrison is at the corner of Margaret Morrison St. and Tech St, the building with pillars in front. From the entrance, make a right turn and the doors for Breed Hall should be right in front of you.
While all anime showings are free, members do receive plenty of benefits, such as:
- Voting on semester-long series to be shown, at the discretion of the Scheduler.
- Voting for officers.
The current membership dues are $6 for one semester and $10 for a full year (2 semesters). The summer term is free. Prospective members should see the club president during a meeting to pay dues.
Social Rules of Vermillion
Rule 1: Don't Know? Don't Ask
This rule does not exist because of the laziness of the senior club members, even if that is present in large quantities. It exists for your safety, and for the safety of bystanders. Ask what you will, but if the reply is “rule 1,” assume that further details will result in brain damage. If you like brain damage, that's what why have Google for.
Example:
brain damaged vermillion member: IT'SSS AWW-RIGHTTT!!!
hapless bystander: What's alright?
brain damaged vermillion member: Rule 1
Rule 2: No Megaman
&$#@%!!! I just broke rule 2. Megaman can derail any useful exchange of information, even Vermillion's own ruleset.
Example:
Shounen Fan: Who would win in a fight between Megaman and Goku?
Slightly more normal person: Rule 2 wins.
Rule 3: There Is No Rule 3
This should be obvious.
Example:
Vermillion Member: Rule 3.
*sound of universe imploding*
Rule 4: We Have Bylaws.
Um, we have bylaws. They're posted on our website, as is mandated by our bylaws.
Example:
Yet another example of our bylaws, in case the first link got by you.
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Webmaster
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Has the ability to edit the descriptions of officers' roles. Is supreme dictator of your soul, and weaves the fate of the universe. Demands that you kneel down before the Webmaster whenever you are in His presence, for the Webmaster takes the time out of his exceptional existence to maintain this website. Also responsible for not forgetting to put a logout button on the website.
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Manojit Nandi
AKA LeJit
Address: mnandi ¿at? andrew ¿dot? cmu ¿dot? edu
Gardevoir is not your waifu!
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President
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Is the gym leader of Vermillion City. Though this is the case, he is not Brock. Never call him Brock. All hail Vermillion President.
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Patrick Brown
AKA NewYinzer
Address: NewYinzer66 ¿at? gmail ¿dot? com
"We're doing this revolutionary war out of foppery and whim. Got that?"
- Dusty Attenborough
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Scheduler
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Decides what we watch and prepares video for the meetings, subject to the approval by the Webmaster. Generally subject to majority of club-member supplication during meetings, since without Scheduler, nothing would happen during meetings.
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(Tina) Hwang
AKA randomjoker
Address: seoyounh ¿at? andrew ¿dot? cmu ¿dot? edu
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Treasurer
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Hoards Vermillion's loot using an Oracle that lies deep within the dungeons of CMU's IT department. Pays taxes to the webmaster whenever he demands server upgrades.
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Jake Naviasky
AKA Nav
Address: jnaviask ¿at? andrew ¿dot? cmu ¿dot? edu
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Activities Coordinator
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Plans weekly activities for the club. Comes up with fun anime-related games.
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Angelique Rein
AKA Anjeriku
Address: arein ¿at? andrew ¿dot? cmu ¿dot? edu
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Ambassador
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Takes pictures. Has a 3-D camera, so can get stereoscopic 3-D alone. Emails random people about random stuff.
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Michael Tyler
AKA o2wtf2o
Address: mrtyler ¿at? andrew ¿dot? cmu ¿dot? edu
Nothing important happening here…move along.
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Photographer
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Responsible for photographing official Vermillion events.
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Fernando Torre
AKA RuneArcNDN8
Address: ftorresa ¿at? andrew ¿dot? cmu ¿dot? edu
"Cast in the name of God, ye not Guilty"
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Obsidian Pimp
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Understands the role of the Obsidian Pimp. All other duties should be self-evident.
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Derek Brown
AKA Derek
Address: dmbrown ¿at? andrew ¿dot? cmu ¿dot? edu
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Cheese-Kun
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Near the beginning of each meeting, craftily takes money out of the pockets of club members, and then leaves. Then orders pizza. Gives spare change and leftovers to the Webmaster.
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Derek Brown
AKA Derek
Address: dmbrown ¿at? andrew ¿dot? cmu ¿dot? edu
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Where We Came From
Chapter One: Out of Chaos
In the beginning, there was only The Anime. Then, The Anime created the internet, and word of The Anime traveled through the tubes to the people that the internet had created. Some of the people desired to see The Anime, but in those ancient times, the internet was too weak to send even television-quality video through the tubes. VHS tapes containing The Anime were said to exist, but even the bravest often never sought them, because in an age before fansubbing had been conceived, The Anime might remain unknowable, even once a tape had been acquired.
But then was born the great John Fiala. As a young lad, the great Fiala had found a number of Anime tapes, and, ignoring the wisdom of older, wiser men, had delved into the depths of usenet, and there discovered the means of interpreting The Anime on the tapes: newsgroups that reliably published summaries, or even full translations, of The Anime. When he later journeyed to Carnegie Mellon, he brought his knowledge with him, giving public viewings of his tapes in the Gardens of Morewood, and reading the usenet translations as the masses watched. These viewings were given the name, “Fialavision.”
Several months later, Fiala solemnly reflected upon a group recently recognized at Carnegie Mellon: KGB. He realized that he and his followers met nearly all of the requirements needed to become a “campus club.” The only requisite they lacked was the bylaws, which KGB were known to possess. Fiala craftily stole the bylaws from KGB and, with some clever word processing techniques, he replaced every reference to KGB with the name “Chaos”--a name he had held close to his heart since his youth. He then tacked on “International” onto “Chaos,” to emphasize that his group was about Japan; brought the name and bylaws before the Student Senate; and humbly asked for approval. The Senate was fooled, and granted Chaos International rank of 'student organization'. Carbon dating places this date around 1990.
Chaos International continued happily and peacefully for years, until Carnegie Mellon in the end discovered Fiala's treachery. They violently cast him out of the university, and it seemed none of the remaining members had the strength to fill Fiala's stead. Thus, our fledgling Anime club faced its darkest hour, as its presence on campus rapidly dwindled.
Chapter Two: The Vermillion Squadron
Although Chaos International had been dealt a debilitating blow, the spirit of The Anime had not been broken. Its latent power one day manifested itself in the dungeons beneath Doherty Apartments, where and when a group of ten friends one day found themselves unable to decide which Robotech series was the best. Like any self-respecting Anime fan would, they settled the argument by watching all three Robotech seasons--85 episodes in all--in a single weekend. The experience brought such joy and enlightenment that similar gatherings ensued during the following weeks. They all knew the legends of Chaos International and its great library, and they all longed to see its glory themselves. After much research, they eventually contacted the last remaining member of the great organization, and he gave them what remained of the Chaos's great library.
The new gathering was eventually christened “Vermillion,” after the “Vermilion Squadron” in Robotech and an epic misspelling. However, upon discovering that Carnegie Mellon had never properly purged Chaos's old accounts, Vermillion seized them, and became a 'student organization' itself. However, once Carnegie Mellon noticed the activity in these accounts, it attacked. Vermillion's meetings fled first into Morewood, and then into the third floor TV lounge of Resnik, and finally into the depths of Wean Bunker, in room 4623. Over these years, enough of Vermillion's presidents were cast out from Carnegie Mellon that Vermillion adopted the saying “No Vermillion president graduates.”
Vermillion faced internal struggles as well. Finding tapes remained a difficult task; mostly they could only be gotten through the barter system, especially when one isn't willing to spend any money. Subtitling slowly became more widely available, but it was often of low quality, and often the subbers and traders included more than what was asked for. Spelling, grammar, and content errors abounded. Homophobic ranting often accompanied the credits. Into the final episode of Maison Ikkoku was spliced a “love” scene that had been scanned from the manga. Best of all, Miracle Girls was followed on its tape by a sleazy sex comedy, which thereafter became famous under the name “The Thing That Wasn't Miracle Girls.” By a fluke in Vermillion's constitution, it became impossible to un-elect the president, so a new position--Scheduler--became the most important role, as the club member that decided what Vermillion watched. Personal hygiene remained a further point of contention; some members even resorted to wearing gas masks to combat the odor.
In spite of its trials, Vermillion's spirit remained strong through these years. Proof by example: there are records of a marathon in 1993 that lasted 48 hours. Q.E.D.
Chapter 3: The Age of Konstantin
In 1996, another young lad, by the name of Konstantin, entered Vermillion. Not long after, relations between Vermillion and Carnegie Mellon improved, due to the careful efforts of Konstantin and others...mostly others, but who cares about them. The club soon became recognized by the university as “Vermillion” rather than simply the spawn of Chaos. Konstantin himself grew quickly, and, as the previous scheduler was one day incapacitated by the Carnegie Mellon's powers-that-be, Konstantin inherited the role.
The Anime itself changed considerably during this period, adding further complications to Konstantin's efforts. By 2000, the internet that The Anime had created had grown strong enough transport videos across the globe. Digital fansubbing tools became available as well, and the quality of fansubs skyrocketed.
And in 2002, The Anime turned suddenly against Vermillion. The Anime created Bittorrent, thus making itself available to all. What trials for Vermillion! Vermillion had been rendered obsolete, since anybody's grandmother's pet dog's left upper molar could now download The Anime! But alas, Konstantin did not flinch, even when the club's membership drained to only 8; he labored long and hard, and slowly the club was redeemed in the eyes of The Anime.
Konstantin continued to work for the sake of Vermillion until 2007, when the club's membership had returned to its original levels, and Konstantin's power level had reached over nine thousand. Konstantin's austere greatness has since been immortalized in Akira Hasegawa's Tsunami Channel (Akira was a club member during the Age of Konstantin), and in the name of our “Konstantinian” voting system (although that voting system had actually been designed by somebody else, before Konstantin had even joined...but who cares about that guy).
Chapter 4: And The End...
...is now in your hands.
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