The Stripe Path – a Primer for Those Watching THE VOW, Wishing to Understand the Nxivm Sash-Ranking System

Many people are coming to learn about Nxivm from the new HBO series The Vow.  And they are doing some independent research to try to learn more.

There is no website in the world, of course, that has more material on Nxivm than the Frank Report, so naturally people are coming on here to read what I have written over the years.

Hedy Philips of Pop Sugar

Hedy Philips of Pop Sugar wrote an article on the colored sashes, quoting from my earlier work and this reminded me that readers, both old and new, might want a little refresher on the sashes and what they mean.

Sashes were [and still are for what remains of Nxivm] very important – for rank was everything in Nxivm.  Hierarchy was all important.

The “Stripe Path” is the means of advancement within Nxivm.

Nxivm’s members are awarded colored sashes,which they are privileged to wear around the neck at NXIVM courses.

The awarding of sashes is based on one’s services to NXIVM.

The decision to promote is entirely arbitrary and was the ultimate decision of Keith Raniere alone.

Prior to his incarceration, it was possible for an attractive and slender woman to make her way up to the top fairly rapidly through personal mentoring by Raniere.

In short, the color of the sash signifies rank.

Rank within Nxivm is also denoted by means of handsome “stripes,” which are added to a member’s sash until she or he earned a sash of a higher-ranking color.

The NXIVM executive board. Nancy Salzman, with Mark Vicente [now out of NXIVM] Alex Betancourt,,Karen Unterreiner, Clare Bronfman, Lauren Salzman and Emiliano Salinas - all wearing their prized colored sashes indicating their rank.

The valuable sashes worn by the august leaders of NXIVM. The cost of the physical sashes may not be high [about $7] but their value in garnering Executive Success is immeasurable.

Let us now examine the ranks:

White

The lowest rank are “students” who wear the white sash.

There have been likely more than 15,000 whites. Anyone who pays for the course gets a white sash.

At the classes, the white sashes learn to recite praises to the Vanguard,, how to bow before him and learn the secret handclasp.

A white sash can be obtained for as little as $2,000. Pretty and slender women have been known to get them for free.

Yellow

The next rank is that of a coach, who wears yellow.  They work for free and pay monthly fees to keep their yellow sash. Pretty women, with generous and compliant dispositions, have been known to get a yellow rather quickly after visiting Raniere at his “library.”

There have been 1,000-1,500 who have worn the yellow sash over the 20 years of NXIVM.

Yellow sashes can be obtained for as little as $25,000 in cash and services. Plus annual fees. Each additional stripe – and there are four – cost another $50,000.

Unless one is a young slender woman.

Income in return – zero.

Orange

The next higher rank permits a person to be eligible to actually make a [small] salary or earn commissions [for recruiting]. They are called “Proctors”and they wear the orange sash.

I would estimate there have been several hundred orange-sashed Proctors.

Orange sashes have been obtained for as little as $250,000 in cash and services. Each additional stripe costs about $100,000 more in cash and services.

The most expensive Orange sash- with four stripes was obtained by Clare Bronfman. It cost her more than $100 million.

Average income in return for being an orange – $35,000 annually.

Green

Above the orange-sashed ones loom the “Senior Proctors” who wear the glittering green.

There have been less than 20 Greens.

Cost of a Green – $1 million in cash or services.

Ave. income in return: $90,000 [Plus possible promise of an avatar baby.]

[Some have said that the cost of Harvard education is substantially less than getting a Green Sash, but Harvard does not teach the wisdom of the Vanguard.]

Among notable Greens:

Lauren Salzman

Lauren R. Salzman

Green, Edge, 4 stripes

Loreta Garza

Loreta J. Garza Davila

Green, 4 stripes
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Sara Bronfman

Sara R. Bronfman-Igtet

Green, 3 stripes

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Alex Betancourt who was told he was Mussolini in his last life by his master Keith Raniere may be headed for trouble in this lifetime.

Alejandro Betancourt Ledesma

Green, 3 stripes

Esther Chiappone Carlson

Esther L. Carlson
Green, Edge, 1 stripes

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Emiliano Salinas - he barely knew the Vanguard he says nowadays.

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Emiliano Salinas Occelli

Green, 1 stripe*

Omar Boone - The third member of NXIVM Corporation's Executive Board

Omar ‘Cuckie’ Boone

Green, Edge
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Jimena Garza promoted to the green sash accomplished her goal of getting six women branded in June.

Jimena “Brand My Pussy’ Garza Davila

Green

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Emiliano Salinas [green t shirt] dances for his master Keith Raniere.

Emiliano Salinas [green t shirt] dances with sister Cecelia [also in green t shirt] as they bow to their master Keith Raniere.

Cecilia Salinas Occelli

Green

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Dawn Morrison

Green

Blue

Edgar Boone opened up Mexico for Keith Alan Raniere.

Edgar Boone is a Blue with two stripes. 

The next rank – is that of a Counselor, who wears blue.

To my knowledge, there is only one blue sash  – Edgar Boone – a current member and pioneer of the Mexican recruitment and the bulk cash smuggling efforts.

Cost: $5 million.

Income $200,000 less fees.

Purple

The next higher rank is Senior Counselor – who wears the purple sash.

There are presently no “purples” in NXIVM. There have been only three purple sashes I know of in the history of NXIVM.  All three were girlfriends of Keith Raniere

Barbara Jeske – deceased

Pam Cafritz – deceased

Toni Natalie – resigned.

Gold

Nancy Salzman laughed when Kristin Keeffe quipped about the lazy Vanguard.

Prefect wears gold.

Beyond the purple is the astronomically high and virtually incomprehensible– Gold Sash – which is worn only by the Prefect.  Her name is Nancy Salzman. She is also indicted.

Ethereal

Beyond that – abiding in the heavens above and not material at all – is the colorless sash [it appears to the naked eye as white] of the Vanguard – Keith Raniere – who is beyond all sashes.

Keith Raniere teaches a group of his followers during his Nxivm days.

Vanguard speaks to his disciples

Cost to be Vanguard – zero dollars, servicing hundreds of slender and attractive female students, and likely a life sentence in prison.

Keith Raniere's sketch of his sash.

Keith Raniere, that brilliant inventor sought to patent his sashes. Here is his detailed sketch of his patent-pending NXIVM sash.