"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
Text 2 Collector: Kimberly Nelson Title: “The Ghosts of Lambda Chi Alpha and Other Ghost Stories” Semester/Year: November 22, 1977 There seems to be two ghosts haunting Lambda Chi Alpha: Hence Orme and Harold Mumby. Hence Orme was Indiana’s old Continue Reading …
Text 3 Contributor: Lindsey B Informant: Amanda Meyer Title: Rituals in Sorority Life Semester, Year: Fall, 2005 A.M. Well, when we first get initiated we have a really fun week, “totally sober”, get to know you type deal. So the Continue Reading …
Text 2 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 Continue Reading …
Text 1 Contributor: Lindsey B Informant: Jacob Phillips Title: Rituals in Fraternity Life Semester, Year: Fall, 2005 J.P. One tradition that we have is lavaliering. When a guy in Alpha Beta (pseudonym) gives his girlfriend his Alpha Beta ring meaning Continue Reading …
Text 1 Original Collector: Al Barnett Title: “Rituals” Class: F101 Year: 1986 Contributor: Lindsey B Pledge continues his work sessions/wake up calls and has a DU 100 in which he listens to a tape of Terry Bullock, DU fraternity president, Continue Reading …
Text 3 Contributor: Megan Colleen Hillier Informant: Kirstin Olson Title: Receiving a Son Semester/Year: Fall 2005 I had a mom’s night and my friend or whatever, the father—his name’s Sparky, or at least that’s what I call him. Uh—he was 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 …
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 …
Leif’s fraternity chat Item 1 Online Opinions about Fraternity Opinions Link: http://www.juicycampus.com/index.php This is a post by an anonymous author who is reaching out to his or her fellow college colleagues. This website is used as a medium for Indiana Continue Reading …
From Lindsey B’s journal: Text 1 In some sororities and fraternities they post “toilet times”. This includes, but is not limited to, gossip around the house, the weather, stories, jokes, and riddles. For example, in my sorority ours is called Continue Reading …