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Clubs & Socs: The BICS All-Time Leaderboard

dramabob · 2010-04-02 16:59:44

Hi all, Because it's Good Friday and I'm bored, I compiled this comprehensive history of the Board of Irish College Societies (BICS) Awards over the years. All info has been taken either from the BICS website or the societies websites of the original colleges themselves. BICS divides their members into the following…

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Hi all,

Because it's Good Friday and I'm bored, I compiled this comprehensive history of the Board of Irish College Societies (BICS) Awards over the years. All info has been taken either from the BICS website or the societies websites of the original colleges themselves.

BICS divides their members into the following categories:

Large College: 7500 Students or more
Small Colleges: 7499 Students or less

This criterion has changed over the years (and/or colleges have grown/shrunk), so some colleges have appeared in both categories over the years (e.g. UL, DCU).

The current BICS membership is made up of:

Large Colleges: DCU, DIT, NUIG, TCD, UL
Small Colleges: IT Blanchardstown, CIT, DkIT, GMIT, IT Tallaght, Mary Immaculate (MIC), National College of Ireland (NCI), NUIM

Leaderboard: Number of BICS Awards wins all-time:

NUIG: 26
DCU: 15
TCD: 11
DIT: 10
IT Tallaght: 8 + 1 Special Mention
NUIM: 7
UCC: 7
UL: 4
UCD: 4
DkIT: 4
CIT: 3
MIC: 3
WIT: 2
IT Tralee: 1

Categories:

Best Society (1996 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (6), DCU (4), Multiple Colleges (2)
Top Winners (Societies): DCU Drama (3), NUIG Political Discussion Society (2), CIT International Students Society (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2003):

1996: NUIG - Youth Resource Society
1997: NUIG - Political Discussion Society
1998: NUIG - Political Discussion Society
1999: TCD - DU Players
2000: NUIG - Music Society
2001: DCU - RedBrick
2002: DCU - DCU Drama

Large:

2003: UCC - Philosophical Society
2004: UCD - Lit & Hist Society
2005: UCD - DramSoc
2006: NUIG - Juggling Society
2007: NUIG - Film Society
2008: DCU - DCU Drama
2009: UL - International Society

Small:

2003: DCU - DCU Drama
2004: NUIM - Drama Society
2005: UL - Gan Ainm Society
2006: CIT - International Students Society
2007: MIC - Tae-Kwon Do Society
2008: NUIM - GLBT Society
2009: CIT - International Students Society

Best Event (1996 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (4), TCD (4), Multiple Colleges (2)
Top Winners (Events): DCU Style Society Fashion Show, IT Tallaght ITTFM Radio Week (2 each)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

1996: UCC - Philosophical Society (World Debating Championships)
1997: UCD - Photographic Society (The Clock Montage)
1998: TCD - DU Players (ISDA Festival)
1999: UCC - WARPS (Warpcon IX Games Convention)
2000: NUIG - Society Slave Auction
2001: NUIG - The Wizard of Oz
2002: TCD - St. Vincent de Paul Society
2003: NUIG - Inter-Society Musical
2004: NUIG - Drama Society (ISDA Festival)
2005: DIT - Fashion Society (Fashion Show)
2006: DCU - Style Society (Fashion Show)

Large:

2007: TCD - Bio Soc (Med Day)
2008: DCU - Style Society (Fashion Show)
2009: TCD - The University Philosophical Society (The Trials of Oscar Wilde)

Small:

2007: IT Tallaght - Radio Society (ITTFM Radio Week)
2008: IT Tallaght - Radio Society (ITTFM Radio Week)
2009: MIC - Midas Musical Society (Disney's Aladdin)

Best New/Most Improved Society (1999 - 2002, then changed to two separate categories in 2003):

Overall:

1999: CIT - Web Development Society
2000: TCD - Sign Language Society
2001: WIT - Admin Society
2002: UCC - European Society

Most Improved Society (2003 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), IT Tallaght (3), DIT (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

2003: NUIG - Choral Society
2004: DIT - Architectural Society (winners) & IT Tallaght - Drama Society (special mention)
2005: UCC - Simon Society
2006: DCU - St. Vincent de Paul Society

Large:

2007: DIT - St. Vincent de Paul Society
2008: NUIG - Music Society
2009: NUIG - Law Society

Small:

2007: IT Tallaght - Radio Society
2008: IT Tralee - NetSoc
2009: IT Tallaght - NetSoc

Best New Society (2003 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): DCU (3), Multiple Colleges (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

2003: NUIG - Human Rights Society
2004: NUIM - Blues Society
2005: DCU - Murder She Wrote Society
2006: NUIG - Business Society

Large:

2007: DCU - Book Soc
2008: UL - Outreach Society
2009: DCU - Japanese Society

Small:

2007: DkIT - Innovator's Club
2008: IT Tallaght - International Cultural Society
2009: DkIT - Media Society

Best Society Individual (1999 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (4), Multiple Colleges (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

1999: DIT - Martin Byrne
2000: TCD - Larlath Molloy
2001: NUIG - Heather Murphy
2002: TCD - Seosaimh Mac Reamoin
2003: DCU - Cliona Casserly
2004: NUIG - Peter Mannion
2005: UCC - Rodhan McAodan
2006: NUIG - Donna Cummins

Large:

2007: DCU - Roibeard O Mhurcu
2008: DIT - Ian Mullin
2009: NUIG - Peter Mannion (same name as 2004's winner, but different student)

Small:

2007: DkIT - Jiwan Jodhani
2008: NUIM - Paul Donnelly
2009: NUIM - Erin Barclay

Best Society Fresher (2003 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), NUIM (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2008):

2003: DCU - Riona Judge McCormack
2004: NUIG - Ciara Norman
2005: NUIG - Joanne Coffey
2006: NUIM - Breege Clarke
2007: NUIG - Thomas Cryan

Large:

2008: DIT - Lukasz Luniewski
2009: TCD - Marc Atkinson

Small:

2008: NUIM - Lydia Roxanne Farrell
2009: DkIT - Larla O'Neill

Best Civic Contribution (2009 - present):

Large:

2009: NUIG - Voluntary Services Abroad Society

Small:

2009: IT Tallaght - Radio Society (Transition Year Radio Project)

Best Poster (2004 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): DIT (2)

Overall (split between Large/Small in 2007 and 2008 only):

2004: UCD - Lit & Hist Society
2005: DIT - Fashion Society (Fashion Show)
2006: DIT - Artichoke Society
2009: DCU - Style Society

Large:

2007: UCC - Film Society (Night at the Movies)
2008: TCD - College Historical Society

Small:

2007: IT Tallaght - Drama Society (Faust)
2008: MIC - Dramatic Arts Society

Best Website (2004 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), DIT (2)
Top Winners (Societies): DIT LGBT is the only society to win more than once (2)

Overall (split between Large/Small in 2008 only):

2004: DIT - LGBT Society
2005: NUIG - Computer Society
2006: DIT - LGBT Society
2007: NUIG - Voluntary Services Abroad Society
2009: NUIG - Choral Society

Large:

2008: DCU - RedBrick

Small:

2008: IT Tallaght - NetSoc

Special Achievement Award (1999 - 2001, discontinued since):

1999: UL - History Society
2000: WIT - Music Society
2001: TCD - St. Vincent de Paul Society

*mods: If you'd like to either a) create a general Societies Thread for all colleges in the "Edu" section and move this there or b) copy this into all of the member colleges sections, I'd be OK with that.

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#2 02-04-2010 7:07pm

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Wow, interesting stuff.

Fair play to you.

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#3 02-04-2010 7:21pm

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Cheers!

I'll be updating this post after the 2010 BICS, scheduled to take place on the 14th April

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#4 02-04-2010 7:23pm

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Nice work bob.

I'll see you there!

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#5 02-04-2010 7:35pm

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gamblitis wrote: »

Nice work bob.

I'll see you there!

Good stuff - I'll be there as a judge for DIT (since I'm no longer a DCU student); who are you going with?

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#6 02-04-2010 7:58pm

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Games Soc for Best Civic contribution.

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#7 02-04-2010 8:16pm

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Great post Bob, some nice info in there!

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#8 02-04-2010 8:26pm

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@gamblitis: I heard great things about that, looking forward to it @Gizmo: Thanks! Like I said, boredom CAN lead to greatness

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#9 07-04-2010 10:00am

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Hi all,

Just had to make a quick change to the leaderboard, as it was pointed out to me that the 1996 Best Soc Winners were from NUIM and not NUIG despite the info listed on the BICS website. Ooops...

I compiled this comprehensive history of the Board of Irish College Societies (BICS) Awards over the years. All info has been taken either from the BICS website or the societies websites of the original colleges themselves.

BICS divides their members into the following categories:

Large College: 7500 Students or more
Small Colleges: 7499 Students or less

This criterion has changed over the years (and/or colleges have grown/shrunk), so some colleges have appeared in both categories over the years (e.g. UL, DCU).

The current BICS membership is made up of:

Large Colleges: DCU, DIT, NUIG, TCD, UL
Small Colleges: IT Blanchardstown, CIT, DkIT, GMIT, IT Tallaght, Mary Immaculate (MIC), National College of Ireland (NCI), NUIM

Leaderboard: Number of BICS Awards wins all-time:

NUIG: 25
DCU: 15
TCD: 11
DIT: 10
IT Tallaght: 8 + 1 Special Mention
NUIM: 8
UCC: 7
UL: 4
UCD: 4
DkIT: 4
CIT: 3
MIC: 3
WIT: 2
IT Tralee: 1

Categories:

Best Society (1996 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (5), DCU (4), NUIM (3), Multiple Colleges (2)
Top Winners (Societies): DCU Drama (3), NUIG Political Discussion Society (2), CIT International Students Society (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2003):

1996: NUIM - Youth Resource Society
1997: NUIG - Political Discussion Society
1998: NUIG - Political Discussion Society
1999: TCD - DU Players
2000: NUIG - Music Society
2001: DCU - RedBrick
2002: DCU - DCU Drama

Large:

2003: UCC - Philosophical Society
2004: UCD - Lit & Hist Society
2005: UCD - DramSoc
2006: NUIG - Juggling Society
2007: NUIG - Film Society
2008: DCU - DCU Drama
2009: UL - International Society

Small:

2003: DCU - DCU Drama
2004: NUIM - Drama Society
2005: UL - Gan Ainm Society
2006: CIT - International Students Society
2007: MIC - Tae-Kwon Do Society
2008: NUIM - GLBT Society
2009: CIT - International Students Society

Best Event (1996 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (4), TCD (4), Multiple Colleges (2)
Top Winners (Events): DCU Style Society Fashion Show, IT Tallaght ITTFM Radio Week (2 each)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

1996: UCC - Philosophical Society (World Debating Championships)
1997: UCD - Photographic Society (The Clock Montage)
1998: TCD - DU Players (ISDA Festival)
1999: UCC - WARPS (Warpcon IX Games Convention)
2000: NUIG - Society Slave Auction
2001: NUIG - The Wizard of Oz
2002: TCD - St. Vincent de Paul Society
2003: NUIG - Inter-Society Musical
2004: NUIG - Drama Society (ISDA Festival)
2005: DIT - Fashion Society (Fashion Show)
2006: DCU - Style Society (Fashion Show)

Large:

2007: TCD - Bio Soc (Med Day)
2008: DCU - Style Society (Fashion Show)
2009: TCD - The University Philosophical Society (The Trials of Oscar Wilde)

Small:

2007: IT Tallaght - Radio Society (ITTFM Radio Week)
2008: IT Tallaght - Radio Society (ITTFM Radio Week)
2009: MIC - Midas Musical Society (Disney's Aladdin)

Best New/Most Improved Society (1999 - 2002, then changed to two separate categories in 2003):

Overall:

1999: CIT - Web Development Society
2000: TCD - Sign Language Society
2001: WIT - Admin Society
2002: UCC - European Society

Most Improved Society (2003 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), IT Tallaght (3), DIT (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

2003: NUIG - Choral Society
2004: DIT - Architectural Society (winners) & IT Tallaght - Drama Society (special mention)
2005: UCC - Simon Society
2006: DCU - St. Vincent de Paul Society

Large:

2007: DIT - St. Vincent de Paul Society
2008: NUIG - Music Society
2009: NUIG - Law Society

Small:

2007: IT Tallaght - Radio Society
2008: IT Tralee - NetSoc
2009: IT Tallaght - NetSoc

Best New Society (2003 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): DCU (3), Multiple Colleges (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

2003: NUIG - Human Rights Society
2004: NUIM - Blues Society
2005: DCU - Murder She Wrote Society
2006: NUIG - Business Society

Large:

2007: DCU - Book Soc
2008: UL - Outreach Society
2009: DCU - Japanese Society

Small:

2007: DkIT - Innovator's Club
2008: IT Tallaght - International Cultural Society
2009: DkIT - Media Society

Best Society Individual (1999 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (4), Multiple Colleges (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

1999: DIT - Martin Byrne
2000: TCD - Larlath Molloy
2001: NUIG - Heather Murphy
2002: TCD - Seosaimh Mac Reamoin
2003: DCU - Cliona Casserly
2004: NUIG - Peter Mannion
2005: UCC - Rodhan McAodan
2006: NUIG - Donna Cummins

Large:

2007: DCU - Roibeard O Mhurcu
2008: DIT - Ian Mullin
2009: NUIG - Peter Mannion (same name as 2004's winner, but different student)

Small:

2007: DkIT - Jiwan Jodhani
2008: NUIM - Paul Donnelly
2009: NUIM - Erin Barclay

Best Society Fresher (2003 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), NUIM (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2008):

2003: DCU - Riona Judge McCormack
2004: NUIG - Ciara Norman
2005: NUIG - Joanne Coffey
2006: NUIM - Breege Clarke
2007: NUIG - Thomas Cryan

Large:

2008: DIT - Lukasz Luniewski
2009: TCD - Marc Atkinson

Small:

2008: NUIM - Lydia Roxanne Farrell
2009: DkIT - Larla O'Neill

Best Civic Contribution (2009 - present):

Large:

2009: NUIG - Voluntary Services Abroad Society

Small:

2009: IT Tallaght - Radio Society (Transition Year Radio Project)

Best Poster (2004 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): DIT (2)

Overall (split between Large/Small in 2007 and 2008 only):

2004: UCD - Lit & Hist Society
2005: DIT - Fashion Society (Fashion Show)
2006: DIT - Artichoke Society
2009: DCU - Style Society

Large:

2007: UCC - Film Society (Night at the Movies)
2008: TCD - College Historical Society

Small:

2007: IT Tallaght - Drama Society (Faust)
2008: MIC - Dramatic Arts Society

Best Website (2004 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), DIT (2)
Top Winners (Societies): DIT LGBT is the only society to win more than once (2)

Overall (split between Large/Small in 2008 only):

2004: DIT - LGBT Society
2005: NUIG - Computer Society
2006: DIT - LGBT Society
2007: NUIG - Voluntary Services Abroad Society
2009: NUIG - Choral Society

Large:

2008: DCU - RedBrick

Small:

2008: IT Tallaght - NetSoc

Special Achievement Award (1999 - 2001, discontinued since):

1999: UL - History Society
2000: WIT - Music Society
2001: TCD - St. Vincent de Paul Society

*mods: If you'd like to either a) create a general Societies Thread for all colleges in the "Edu" section and move this there or b) copy this into all of the member colleges sections, I'd be OK with that.

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#10 07-04-2010 10:26am

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We got robbed in '07 for best website.

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#11 07-04-2010 11:47am

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dramabob wrote: »

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Best Society (1996 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (5), DCU (4), NUIM (3), Multiple Colleges (2)
Top Winners (Societies): DCU Drama (3), NUIG Political Discussion Society (2), CIT International Students Society (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2003):

1996: NUIM - Youth Resource Society
1997: NUIG - Political Discussion Society
1998: NUIG - Political Discussion Society
1999: TCD - DU Players
2000: NUIG - Music Society
2001: DCU - RedBrick
2002: DCU - DCU Drama

Large:

2003: UCC - Philosophical Society
2004: UCD - Lit & Hist Society
2005: UCD - DramSoc
2006: NUIG - Juggling Society
2007: NUIG - Film Society
2008: DCU - DCU Drama
2009: UL - International Society

Small:

2003: DCU - DCU Drama
2004: NUIM - Drama Society
2005: UL - Gan Ainm Society
2006: CIT - International Students Society
2007: MIC - Tae-Kwon Do Society
2008: NUIM - GLBT Society
2009: CIT - International Students Society

In 2003 BICS awarded a Best Overall Society award as well. DCU Drama and Philisoph went head to head and DCU Drama won. I don't know what happened in the years after that despite the fact that I judged at least two of those years and chief adjudicated one of them.

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#12 07-04-2010 12:24pm

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Hi Myk,

The BICS website doesn't say anything about an overall award in 2003 (though I have heard that story before) - it just lists both DCU Drama and UCC Philosophy Society as the winners of the Best Society Award. (see: http://www.bics.ie/pages/page/site/2003awards/)

Given that UCC certainly weren't in the Small College category that year, it's a safe assumption that DCU were.

AFAIK, DCU and UL made the jump to Large College in 2005/06, when the criterion was reduced from 10,000 students to 7,500.

Similarly, if there was a head-to-head Overall Best Society Award given out in 2003/04, there's no mention of it on the BICS website. I attended the 2004/05 Awards (my first) and can confirm that no head-to-head Overall Best Society Award was given out.

The 2005/06 Awards are the first awards listed on the BICS site as being officially split into Large and Small Colleges, though many categories including Best Event, Best New Society etc were split into Large & Small College catgories after that (staggered, starting in 2006/07).

BICS have been fine-tuning the awards as they go along, adding new categories (Best Civic Contribution), splitting some (Best Fresher) and merging others still (Website, Poster).

The format thay have now is one that is intended to be followed for the forseeable future.

Cheers

Bob

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#13 07-04-2010 12:30pm

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dramabob wrote: »

Hi Myk,

The BICS website doesn't say anything about an overall award in 2003 (though I have heard that story before) - it just lists both DCU Drama and UCC Philosophy Society as the winners of the Best Society Award. (see: http://www.bics.ie/pages/page/site/2003awards/)

Given that UCC certainly weren't in the Small College category that year, it's a safe assumption that DCU were.

In 2003 UCC Philosoph won Best Society from a Large College and DCU Drama won Best Society from a Small College. Then a new judging panel made up of people who hadn't assessed either of these categories interviewed both societies and deemed DCU Drama the overall winner. Trust me, I was there at the time, I remember it well. There was a lot of drama about those BICS awards- pun not intended.

dramabob wrote: »

Similarly, if there was a head-to-head Overall Best Society Award given out in 2003/04, there's no mention of it on the BICS website.

Yeah, I was out of the country for the awards that year. I remember the L&H winning, cause I was travelling with two L&Hers then, but I don't know whether there was an overall award.

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#14 07-04-2010 12:33pm

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...and when I said "I have heard that story before", I was of course referring to the drama that year also. Stuff of legend, I heard

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#15 10-04-2010 2:43pm

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Is there an online list to be found anywhere of all the DCU Clubs & Socs Awards winners from the past?

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#16 10-04-2010 5:40pm

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Not too sure, but here's a starter (from what I can remember):

Best Society:

2009/10: DCU Drama
2008/09: GamesSoc
2007/08: DCU Drama*
2006/07: Music Soc
2005/06: DCU Drama
2004/05: MPS
2003/04: MPS
2002/03: DCU Drama*
2001/02: DCU Drama*
2000/01: RedBrick*

*won BICS

Best Event:

2009/10: AMS Eirtakon
2008/09: DCU Drama Musical: RENT
2007/08: Style Soc Fashion Show*
2006/07: DCU Drama Musical: The Full Monty
2005/06: Style Soc Fashion Show*
2004/05: Music Soc Music Week
2003/04: DCU Drama Musical: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

*won BICS

There's more, but unfortunately too many blank spots that need to be filled in. Any help out there from old school DCUers?

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#17 15-04-2010 3:02pm

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The 2010 BICS Awards were held in Athlone on Wednesday 14th April, and a great night was had by all (and more than a few sore heads this morning, I can tell ya).

Without further ado, here's the 2010 results:

Best Society:

Large: TCD - DU Players
Small: DkIT - Media Society

Best Event:

Large: TCD - DU Players/Comedy Soc (Trinity Fringe Festival)
Small: NUIM - Style Society (Fashion Show)

Most Improved Society:

Large: DCU - Media Production Society
Small: CIT - LGBT Society

Best New Society:

Large: UL - Anime & Manga Society
Small: IT Tallaght - St. Vincent de Paul Society

Best Society Individual:

Large: TCD - Ross Dungan
Small: DkIT - Ros Madigan

Best Fresher:

Large: DIT - Stephen Pierce
Small: IT Tallaght - Pearse Corcoran

Best Civic Contribution:

Large: TCD - St. Vincent de Paul Society
Small: MIC - One World Society

Best Poster:

Overall: DCU - Airsoft Society (Zombie Week)

Best Website:

Overall: DCU - Media Production Society/DCUfm

Well done to all the winners! Updated leaderboard to follow...

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#18 15-04-2010 3:18pm

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...and here's the updated BICS Leaderboard taking the 2010 Awards into consideration!

Leaderboard: Number of BICS Awards wins all-time:

NUIG: 25
DCU: 18
TCD: 15
DIT: 11
IT Tallaght: 10 + 1 Special Mention
NUIM: 9
UCC: 7
DkIT: 6
UL: 5
UCD: 4
CIT: 4
MIC: 4
WIT: 2
IT Tralee: 1

Categories:

Best Society (1996 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (5), DCU (4), NUIM (3), Multiple Colleges (2)
Top Winners (Societies): DCU Drama (3), Multiple Societies (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2003):

1996: NUIM - Youth Resource Society
1997: NUIG - Political Discussion Society
1998: NUIG - Political Discussion Society
1999: TCD - DU Players
2000: NUIG - Music Society
2001: DCU - RedBrick
2002: DCU - DCU Drama

Large:

2003: UCC - Philosophical Society
2004: UCD - Lit & Hist Society
2005: UCD - DramSoc
2006: NUIG - Juggling Society
2007: NUIG - Film Society
2008: DCU - DCU Drama
2009: UL - International Society
2010: TCD - DU Players

Small:

2003: DCU - DCU Drama
2004: NUIM - Drama Society
2005: UL - Gan Ainm Society
2006: CIT - International Students Society
2007: MIC - Tae-Kwon Do Society
2008: NUIM - GLBT Society
2009: CIT - International Students Society
2010: DkIT - Media Society

Best Event (1996 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): TCD (5), NUIG (4), Multiple Colleges (2)
Top Winners (Events): DCU Style Society Fashion Show, IT Tallaght ITTFM Radio Week (2 each)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

1996: UCC - Philosophical Society (World Debating Championships)
1997: UCD - Photographic Society (The Clock Montage)
1998: TCD - DU Players (ISDA Festival)
1999: UCC - WARPS (Warpcon IX Games Convention)
2000: NUIG - Society Slave Auction
2001: NUIG - The Wizard of Oz
2002: TCD - St. Vincent de Paul Society
2003: NUIG - Inter-Society Musical
2004: NUIG - Drama Society (ISDA Festival)
2005: DIT - Fashion Society (Fashion Show)
2006: DCU - Style Society (Fashion Show)

Large:

2007: TCD - Bio Soc (Med Day)
2008: DCU - Style Society (Fashion Show)
2009: TCD - The University Philosophical Society (The Trials of Oscar Wilde)
2010: TCD - DU Players/Comedy Soc (Trinity Fringe Festival)

Small:

2007: IT Tallaght - Radio Society (ITTFM Radio Week)
2008: IT Tallaght - Radio Society (ITTFM Radio Week)
2009: MIC - Midas Musical Society (Disney's Aladdin)
2010: NUIM - Style Society (Fashion Show)

Best New/Most Improved Society (1999 - 2002, then changed to two separate categories in 2003):

Overall:

1999: CIT - Web Development Society
2000: TCD - Sign Language Society
2001: WIT - Admin Society
2002: UCC - European Society

Most Improved Society (2003 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), IT Tallaght (3), DIT (2), DCU (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

2003: NUIG - Choral Society
2004: DIT - Architectural Society (winners) & IT Tallaght - Drama Society (special mention)
2005: UCC - Simon Society
2006: DCU - St. Vincent de Paul Society

Large:

2007: DIT - St. Vincent de Paul Society
2008: NUIG - Music Society
2009: NUIG - Law Society
2010: DCU - Media Production Society

Small:

2007: IT Tallaght - Radio Society
2008: IT Tralee - NetSoc
2009: IT Tallaght - NetSoc
2010: CIT - LGBT Society

Best New Society (2003 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): DCU (3), Multiple Colleges (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

2003: NUIG - Human Rights Society
2004: NUIM - Blues Society
2005: DCU - Murder She Wrote Society
2006: NUIG - Business Society

Large:

2007: DCU - Book Soc
2008: UL - Outreach Society
2009: DCU - Japanese Society
2010: UL - Anime & Manga Society

Small:

2007: DkIT - Innovator's Club
2008: IT Tallaght - International Cultural Society
2009: DkIT - Media Society
2010: IT Tallaght - St. Vincent de Paul Society

Best Society Individual (1999 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (4), TCD (3), Multiple Colleges (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2007):

1999: DIT - Martin Byrne
2000: TCD - Larlath Molloy
2001: NUIG - Heather Murphy
2002: TCD - Seosaimh Mac Reamoin
2003: DCU - Cliona Casserly
2004: NUIG - Peter Mannion
2005: UCC - Rodhan McAodan
2006: NUIG - Donna Cummins

Large:

2007: DCU - Roibeard O Mhurcu
2008: DIT - Ian Mullin
2009: NUIG - Peter Mannion (same name as 2004's winner, but different student)
2010: TCD - Ross Dungan

Small:

2007: DkIT - Jiwan Jodhani
2008: NUIM - Paul Donnelly
2009: NUIM - Erin Barclay
2010: DkIT - Ros Madigan

Best Society Fresher (2003 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), NUIM (2), DIT (2)

Overall (before the Large/Small split in 2008):

2003: DCU - Riona Judge McCormack
2004: NUIG - Ciara Norman
2005: NUIG - Joanne Coffey
2006: NUIM - Breege Clarke
2007: NUIG - Thomas Cryan

Large:

2008: DIT - Lukasz Luniewski
2009: TCD - Marc Atkinson
2010: DIT - Stephen Pierce

Small:

2008: NUIM - Lydia Roxanne Farrell
2009: DkIT - Iarla O'Neill
2010: IT Tallaght - Pearse Corcoran

Best Civic Contribution (2009 - present):

Large:

2009: NUIG - Voluntary Services Abroad Society
2010: TCD - St. Vincent de Paul Society

Small:

2009: IT Tallaght - Radio Society (Transition Year Radio Project)
2010: MIC - One World Society

Best Poster (2004 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): DIT (2), DCU (2)

Overall (split between Large/Small in 2007 and 2008 only):

2004: UCD - Lit & Hist Society
2005: DIT - Fashion Society (Fashion Show)
2006: DIT - Artichoke Society
2009: DCU - Style Society
2010: DCU - Airsoft Society (Zombie Week)

Large:

2007: UCC - Film Society (Night at the Movies)
2008: TCD - College Historical Society

Small:

2007: IT Tallaght - Drama Society (Faust)
2008: MIC - Dramatic Arts Society

Best Website (2004 - present):

Top Winners (Colleges): NUIG (3), DIT (2), DCU (2)
Top Winners (Societies): DIT LGBT is the only society to win more than once (2)

Overall (split between Large/Small in 2008 only):

2004: DIT - LGBT Society
2005: NUIG - Computer Society
2006: DIT - LGBT Society
2007: NUIG - Voluntary Services Abroad Society
2009: NUIG - Choral Society
2010: DCU - Media Production Society/DCUfm

Large:

2008: DCU - RedBrick

Small:

2008: IT Tallaght - NetSoc

Special Achievement Award (1999 - 2001, discontinued since):

1999: UL - History Society
2000: WIT - Music Society
2001: TCD - St. Vincent de Paul Society

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#19 16-04-2010 2:45am

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Gewan MPS!
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#20 16-04-2010 11:21am

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#21 22-04-2011 2:01pm

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Hi all,

The updated BICS all-time leaderboard, reflecting 2011's winners, is available here

Cheers!

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