Folk Song4
Item 7 Folk Song Contributor: Clune McDermott Informant: Sarah Green Date of Text: June 26, 1969 Tri Delts, they are the tried and true, tried and true; Tri Delts, they are the tried and true, Tri Delts, are the tried Continue Reading …
Folk Song1
Folk Song Contributor: Clune McDermott Informant: Terry Barrows Date of Text: July 20, 1969 DG’s, they are the campus queens, oh yes they are; DG’s, they are the very best. DG’s are the campus queens. DG’s are the very best. Continue Reading …
Ethnic Jokes
Text 3 Original Collector: Dani Roettoer Title: Ethnic Jokes Class: F220 Semester: Spring Year: 1984 Prof: Prof. Dolby-Stahl Q: “Why do Jewish people have big noses?” A: “Air is free.” Context: This joke was told by a 22 year old Continue Reading …
Erotic Jokes
Text 2 Original Collector: Brian Hunter Title: Erotic Jokes Class: F101 Introduction to Folklore Professor: El Shamy Semester and Year: Spring 1987 Code: 87/51 Santa Claus is coming down the chimney; there is this real pretty lady in her lingerie. Continue Reading …
Consider Yourself
Rush Song from Gamma Phi Beta “Consider Yourself” Consider yourself at home, consider yourself in the family, We’ve taken to you so strong, its clear we’re going to get along. Consider yourself well in, consider yourself part of the furniture. Continue Reading …
College Song
Item 2 College Song Contributor: Joe Cuttriss Informant: William R. Masters Date of Text: May 3, 1969 High above her Pi Phi garters; High above her knee, Lies a pit of hallowed passion, Waiting there for me. Context: The informant Continue Reading …
Cemeteries 2
Text 2: The second text is about Stepps cemetery. Sandy says “Ok, ah the house we live in is five miles north of Lake Lemon. Its right under the well we’re connected to the State Forest line and our house Continue Reading …
Cemeteries 1
TEXT 1: The first text is about a cemetery in Central Indiana. Lee says “Well there’s a cemetery and a down toward Bedford that is famous for logger stone and this logger stone is about a guy that a, was Continue Reading …
A Folklore Collection for F201 (Mrs. Degh)
Collection 2: Overall Description: In this collection, Wayne Morden discusses how he put together college fraternity and sorority songs that could be considered to be “folk songs of a nature.” Morden talks about how these songs are passed down orally, Continue Reading …
“Tubbings” at Sigma Chi Fraternity
Text 3 Original Contributor: Jeff Harris Title: “Tubbings” at Sigma Chi Fraternity Class: F101 Semester, Year: Spring, 1984 Contributor: Lindsey B Tubbing is a way for the seniors in the house to keep the underclassmen under control. It is also Continue Reading …