"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
Contributor: Lindsey Hughes Informant: Stephanie Smith (Pseudonym) Title of Text: “Proposal” Date of Text: First Semester, Oct. 31, 2005 (Halloween!!) Text (Interview) Interviewer: When did your boyfriend propose to you? Stephanie: He proposed on Halloween, before we went to our Continue Reading …
In late August I was contacted by a reporter with a query about this campus legend: “I am a reporter with the IDS and am working on a story about the tree that the chemistry annex building was built around. 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 …
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 …
Title #3: No Sturdy Ground (I interviewed my friend Abby Zale, a senior, regarding rumors that the library has been sinking since it was first erected on campus) JF: Hi Abby, how’ve you been doing lately? AZ: Oh I’m ok, Continue Reading …
Text 2 Contributor: Jennifer Harber Informants: http://www.computerjokes.net/023.htm; By: Anonymous Title: Murphy’s Laws of Computing Semester/ Year: Fall 2005 1. When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen. 2. When you get to the point where you 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 …