Conversio Virium (CV), the oldest university student-run BDSM discussion group in the United States, is the central Columbia University student organization that represents the college's collective population who engage in consensual BDSM and related activities. CV is a not-for-profit group that advocates strongly for freedom of sexual self-expression and is particularly concerned with creating a safe and welcoming environment for young people to explore their interest in alternative sexual practices. CV participates in many of New York City's sexuality community events along side similar organizations such as The Eulenspiegel Society. A collar is a common symbol in BDSM. Female bottom in bondage with leather monoglove BDSM is any of a number of related patterns of human sexual behavior. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States and a member of the prestigious Ivy League. ... A student organization is a voluntary association of students at institutions of secondary and higher education for a specific legal purpose. ... A nonprofit organization (sometimes abbreviated to not-for-profit, non-profit, or NPO) is an organization whose primary objective is to support some issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes. ... This article is about human sexual perceptions. ... Sexual behavior is a form of physical intimacy that may be directed to reproduction (one possible goal of sexual intercourse) and/or to the enjoyment of activity involving sexual gratification. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... A community is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, normally with shared interests. ... The Eulenspiegel Society (TES) claims to be the oldest and largest BDSM education and support group in the USA. It is based in New York City. ...

History

In 1994, soon after Conversio Virium's inception, a fellow Columbia University Christian group accused CV of violating its own constitution and as a result the University expelled CV from its grounds. The accusations were eventually proven untrue and CV was reinstated as an official Columbia University student organization. In the process, CV gained many allies from both the BDSM community and elsewhere, including Robert B. Chatelle, Board Member of the National Writers Union at the time, who wrote to CV offering support. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A Christian () is a person who... National Writers Union (NWU), founded on November 19, 1981, is the trade union in the United States for freelance and contract writers: journalists, book and short fiction authors, business and technical writers, web content providers, and poets. ...

In 2007, Conversio Virium made national headlines when FOX News invited Ann Coulter to respond to an article published in the New York Daily News about the university's sex clubs. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Fox News Channels slogan is We Report, You Decide The Fox News Channel is a U.S. cable and satellite news channel. ... Ann Hart Coulter (born December 8, 1961)[1] is an American best-selling author, columnist and political commentator. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

See also

• The Eulenspiegel Society

The Eulenspiegel Society (TES) claims to be the oldest and largest BDSM education and support group in the USA. It is based in New York City. ...

External references

• Official homepage of Conversio Virium
• NWU Letter to Conversio Virium, by Robert B. Chatelle
• A transcript of the FOX News segment with Ann Coulter