"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 Toast from Delta Delta Delta Now we ask, O God of might Keep our crescent over bright; Help us our noble aim to keep, And bless our friendship bond so deep Context: This song emphasized that members of Continue Reading …
aymi’s frat songs Text 1 Original Collector: Marti Neal Title: “There are No Chi Omegas at Purdue” Year: September 24, 1968 Oh there are no Chi Omegas at Purdue Oh there are no Chi Omegas at Purdue So the Beta Continue Reading …
Original Collector: Susan Johnson Title: Legends/Personal Experiences Class: N/A Semester/year: NA, 83 Contributor: Tracy John The next legend collected is also done here on campus but it is a little different type of legend that is told to students here Continue Reading …
“I’ve got another one about the co-eds. Let me see if I can get the story right—uh, let me think…Okay—when the day comes when the first co-ed virgin graduates from this school, the fish will swim out between the legs Continue Reading …
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 2 Informant Name: Steve Lochmann Title: The naked man Archives Code: 75/335 Instructor: Professor Stahl Semester/Year: Fall, 1978 Jim Lincoln was waiting in line while I was taking a shower. He seemed to think I was taking to long Continue Reading …
Jill Siegel Narrative Jokes- Archive Collection Text 1 Original Collector: Lorna McKenzie Title: The Fads Class: F220 American Folklore Professor: Sandra K.D. Stahl Semester and Year: Fall 1981 Code: 81/62 Once a young enterprising preacher moved into a new town; Continue Reading …
Reggie’s practical jokes from the archives: Text 1 Informant Name: Butch Marino Tittle: Telephone Pranks Archives code: 77/105 Instructor: Professor Stahl Semester/Year: Fall, 1981 When it comes to practical jokes or rather, impractical jokes, my favorite is calling up people Continue Reading …
Shannon’s archive rite: Original Contributor: Faulkner, John Title: Tailgating An American Tradition Class: F101 Semester/year: Fall/ 1981 “One particularly creative group, not having a real tailgate on their car, went to the junk yard and bought a tailgate from an Continue Reading …
Collected from Larry Williams, an 18-year-old native of Central Indiana. The interview was collected outside at night with one other person besides the collector present. The tale was originally learned on a hayride around Stepp Cemetery along with a collection Continue Reading …