Why Dartmouth Relationship Folklore: In 1978, Dartmouth College began offering admission to female students, and this remote college began to develop a unique and distinct culture surrounding dating and relationships.  Unlike other campuses, at Dartmouth there is no real social scene outside of the campus because there is no club / bar life for students to interact. Due to the club / bar scene absence, fraternities and sororities have come to completely dominate the Dartmouth social experience.  As a result of this unique situation, many aspects of Dartmouth relationship and dating folklore have come to be.

Who is the folk: Our folk group is all current Dartmouth students as well as Dartmouth alumni. Anybody who has attended Dartmouth since the admission of female students has contributed to this folklore and therefore is part of our folk group.