"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
Collected from Sandy Greesby, a 22-year-old female who lives near Stepp Cemetery. The interview transcribed below was conducted in the informant’s house by Lorne Aubin and published in 1983. Accessed from https://f351jmcd.sitehost.iu.edu/legends.html#l2.[Text Wrapping Break][Text Wrapping Break]Text: The second text is Continue Reading …
Rich’s folksongs Item 1 Sorority Folksong Contributor: Clune McDermott Informant: Ruth Ford Date of Text: July 25, 1969 AOPI, AOPI, AOPI; How we like to show the thigh; AOPI, AOPI, AOPI; It is always us who seduce the guys; AOPI, 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 …
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 …
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 …
Rafael’s folksongs Text 1 Collector: Robert Rudd Date: April 10, 1971 Informant: Jack McLaughlin from Alabama, age 49 “Nothing Could Be Finer” Nothing could be finer than to be in her vagina in the mornin’, Nothing could be sweeter than Continue Reading …
(The following was taken from parts of an interview between Jonathan Rewe and Kathy Lewis in 1993) JR: … I was sitting in class yesterday when I heard another guy talking about what his friend had done last night. I Continue Reading …
Shannon’s rugby songs from the archives: Lyrics to the three main IU rugby songs (1982). Text 1: “Daisy” Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer do, I’m half crazy Six inches into you— It won’t be a stylish entry I can’t Continue Reading …
Collected from Yaël Ksander[Text Wrapping Break]October 22, 2007[Text Wrapping Break]Performed for the WFIU Public Radio program “Moment of Indiana History” [Text Wrapping Break]Transcription: While ghost-trackers in Evansville keep on the lookout for the Lady in Grey, an apparition in different Continue Reading …