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Contributor: Lindsey B
Informant: Jon Arrivo
Title: Rituals in Fraternity Life
Semester, Year: Fall 2005
J.A. Umm, let me think. Well, a couple years back they started this thing called 40’s at 4. The brothers all get together on Friday’s after classes and drink a 40 together. They don’t do it every week, only occasionally when most people can. Sometimes they have a sorority come over too but that has only happened a couple times. It is just something that one pledge class started and then it got passed down when they graduated.
Context: This interview was conducted on November 29, 2005 at the Alpha Beta Fraternity house in Jon Arrivo’s room. There was no one else present during the interview. Arrivo is a Caucasian, 22 year old male, who is a senior in the Alpha Beta Fraternity. The interview was conducted at night, on the couch in Arrivo’s room. Arrivo is also a good friend, so the interview was very causal and was conducted in a familiar setting to make him feel more comfortable.