Title: Shampoo, Conditioner, and Body Wash

Informant Data:  Tess Bracken, 19 years old, from Winnipeg, Canada, Freshmen on the Dartmouth Women’s Hockey Team

Type of Lore: Customary, Ritual

Language: English

Country of Origin: United States

Social/Cultural Context: Every year, as soon as the freshmen get on campus, they are required to buy shampoo, conditioner, and body wash for the entire team. They are required to do this throughout the season until the new freshmen arrive on campus. It is important to that they get the best shampoo and conditioner possible.

Informant’s Comments: Informant stressed that “we had to buy the best types of shampoo and conditioner, otherwise they wouldn’t take it and we would have to go to the store and buy better stuff.”