"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
Collection 1 Title of Collection: “A look at the subjects and psychological mechanisms of graffiti” Collector’s Name: Katie Pursley Collected: 1975. The Regulator, 319 N. Walnut 1 We hold these truths to be self-evident All men are fucked up over Continue Reading …
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 …
Clair’s Facebook poetry Overview: The following content was found on the internet website called Facebook. This website is extremely popular among college students. It is a social utility that connects you with the people around you. The poetry I found Continue Reading …
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 …
Item 2: “Here’s to….” The next song I present is a fraternity drinking song. Again it was found at www.Greekchat.com. No information was found for this song either. Here’s to NAME Here’s to NAME Here’s to he’s a horses ass Continue Reading …
Rich’s party songs Item 1: “Beer” Available at this link: Beer The first song I present is called “Beer” by Asylum Street Spankers. I found this song as I was browsing my friend’s MySpaces. Brad Ellington, who is a sophomore Continue Reading …
Collection 2 Title of Collection: “Graffiti on I.U. Campus “ Collector’s Name: Rick Haywood Collected: 1973, Ballantine Hall (#4); Education Building (#5) 4 To do is to be and to be is to do so, do-be-do-be-do-be 5 A friend with Continue Reading …
These art pieces were performed anonymously and then later captured on photographs. The graffiti shown in these photos is a very common style of graffiti found in almost every town. The meaning of the graffiti is not necessarily clear and Continue Reading …
Joey’s graffiti I searched Bloomington for graffiti which was political in its nature. By political, I mean anything which references or is critical of the United States government. Hot topics which are based on current issues are being discussed in Continue Reading …
Item 2: Graffiti Around Campus Location: Bloomington Indiana and Indiana University Campus Context: Much of this graffiti was found in various places around town. Just about everywhere you look you can find graffiti, which is an artistic outlet for those Continue Reading …