"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
Some pledging routines, located in the Folklore Archives by Megan Colleen Hillier Text 1 Original Collector: Julie Greime Title: None Provided (possible title = Well House Scavenger Hunt) Class: F101 Semester/Year: Spring 1984 “The night I got my mom, there Continue Reading …
Greek Families: Text 1 Contributor: Megan Colleen Hillier Informant: Melissa Hudson Title: Theta Mom’s Night Semester/Year: Fall 2005 “I do believe we went on a scavenger hunt ‘cause it wasn’t like, oh let’s all sit down in the rec. room 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 …
Text 2 Original Collector: Julie Greime Title: None Provided (possible title = Kilroy’s Scavenger Hunt) Class: F101 Semester/Year: Spring 1984 “OK. Um. We’re having them all come over here (the Phi Mu house) and I’m gonna giver her like a Continue Reading …
Contributor: Megan Colleen Hillier Informant: Anonymous Title: Candlelight Mom’s Night Semester/Year: Fall 2005 “I found out one week; it was right before initiation. I was told to come to chapter. At the end of chapter, we got in a circle Continue Reading …
Megan’s photos of IU Dance Marathon, 2005: Started at IU by Jill Stewart in 1991 in honor of Ryan White, AIDS victim and activist, and modeled after the Penn State Dance Marathon, this event is the 2nd largest student-run philanthropy Continue Reading …