Lancerlady Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 It was a decision devoid of contentious debate, with a result that came much faster than expected. Yet, it was one of the biggest things to happen in several years that will affect the way the drum corps activity is structured. On Sept. 22, 2007, at a directors’ meeting of Divisions II & III that took place outside of Chicago, a quick and unanimous vote followed an hour-long discussion. That vote resulted in a proposal that will be sent to the Drum Corps International Executive Board to combine the existing Divisions II & III into a single division named “Open Class.” I hope this passes at the big meeting! http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=4...f3-61b784ceb769 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancerlady Posted September 23, 2007 Author Share Posted September 23, 2007 I'm bumping this one, cause this is some major news here and something some have been wanting for a long time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansasDC Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 http://www.dci.org/news/view.cfm?news_id=4...f3-61b784ceb769 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notelvis Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Everything comes full circle. Given the current climate in the activity......a number of small Division III corps and only a handful of legitimate Division II corps.......this is a move that makes sense. Back when the Division II and III format first appeared (Initially called Class A and Class A-60 for corps with fewer than 60 total members), there were more small corps around. There were more corps period. Hopefully, if passed, this new 'branding' will simplify the logistics and marketing for shows featuring smaller corps.......and will pay some dividend down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornandsoccer Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 i wonder what the number of allowed members will be. will it be up to 150? will there be a flat minimum (maybe 60?). i'm also wondering if this may hurt some DIII corps short on numbers the past two years. just some initial thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellathediningdiva Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Hmmm...... Very interesting...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dccorpsfan Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 (edited) Sounds like a fine idea to me. It would be cool to have the top winner in Open Class face off against the division I corps. Edited September 23, 2007 by dccorpsfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornandsoccer Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 It would be cool to have to top winner in Open Class to face off against the division I corps. definitely needs to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHall Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 Great News! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildabeast Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 With the thought of doing away with saying "II & III" now, how about changing Division I to the name "Premier"? Instituting "Open" to still divide with "Division I" is a little vague to me. I do welcome the renaming to "Open Class" though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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