"Folklore of Student Life" holds the accumulated wisdom and wit of several IU undergraduate classes and of a good many IU undergraduates, all focused upon the folklore -- those shared avenues of creativity and expression -- that is part of the college experience at Indiana University. This website is a joint production of Prof John McDowell and his students in a number of undergraduate classes
Game 3: Quarters Date Collected: April 12, 2008 Quarters is a drinking game which actually goes back many years. I observed this game for a few rounds and discovered this unofficial sport/game has a very simple, standard set of rules: Continue Reading …
Contributor: Lindsey Hughes Informant: Stephanie Smith (Pseudonym) Title of Text: “Proposal” Date of Text: First Semester, Oct. 31, 2005 (Halloween!!) Text (Interview) Interviewer: When did your boyfriend propose to you? Stephanie: He proposed on Halloween, before we went to our Continue Reading …
In late August I was contacted by a reporter with a query about this campus legend: “I am a reporter with the IDS and am working on a story about the tree that the chemistry annex building was built around. Continue Reading …
Original Collector’s name: Terry Johannsen Title of the paper: “Field Project Assignment: Practical Joke” Class: F220 The name of the professor: Doris Fannelli Semester/year: ??? Code: 81/63 Informant: C.A Contributor: Jeong Seo C.A Oh, let me tell you about this Continue Reading …
Seo’s practical jokes from the Folklore Archives: Practical Joke #1. Birthday Original Collector’s name: Terry Johannsen Title of the paper: “Field Project Assignment: Practical Joke” Class: F220 The name of the professor: Doris Fannelli Semester/year: ??? Code: 81/63 Informant: G.K Continue Reading …
Sylvia’s cyber info Item 1: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Link: http://www.iub.edu/~pbsei/welcome.html The Epsilon Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. at Indiana University Text: President’s Message As the 2007-2008 President of the Epsilon Iota Chapter (Indiana University) of Continue Reading …
Item 4: Opium Board * Date: Fall of 2007 Location: Student’s apartment Informant: Anonymous *A note about discussion and interview in concerns of the opium board. As this art does deal with drug culture names have been changed for interviews. Continue Reading …
Paul’s fraternity songs Item 1: The first song I found was a Fraternity Drinking song. The song comes from my own fraternity Alpha Tau Omega (ATO). This was taught to us on the first day of pledge ship. Ru Ra Continue Reading …
Item 3 Contributor: Debbie Atz Informant: Dennis Harper Date of Text: March 7, 1971 Now listen I.U. maidens, listen close to me; Don’t ever trust a T.K.E., an inch about your knee, I trusted one last summer, and look what Continue Reading …
Observation of Showalter Fountain Collector spent 45 minutes at Showalter Fountain on Wednesday, March 24, from a period of 2-3 pm. Collector was joined by AJ and Taryn, informants from the first two interviews. The Wellness Day was chosen as Continue Reading …