General Information about Item:

• Genre: Customary Folklore (rituals)

• Language: English

• Country of origin: USA

Informant Data: Jack Forest is a member of the 2020 class and from Purcellville, Virginia. He is a member of the lacrosse team and playing in his second season as a midfielder.

Contextual Data:

Social Context: Green vs White Game is a competitive preseason ritual where Dartmouth’s Men’s Lacrosse Team is divided into two teams Green or White for a fun, very competitive game of inter-team lacrosse.  While great sportsmanship is expected throughout the game, humor is shared amongst team’s members and coaches. It is with great pride to hold the bragging rights at the end of game when a winner is crowned.

Cultural Context: The Men’s lacrosse team can divide themselves in inter-team such as Green vs White competition but tradition and folklore know they are united as one team. The game reinforces the team culture that we are all here to compete, earn our green and white Dartmouth colors, and to be our best each day since the first team did in 1926. This customary example brings out a ground like any other Dartmouth game but it is much more spirited because while taken very seriously during game time, each player is open to a little bit of humor and letting their guard down.

Item: This image represents Men’s Lacrosse for the customary Green vs White Inter-Team scrimmage to kick-off the new season. Ritual of competition amongst own team members builds spirit and excitement for the upcoming season. This is seen as a Customary example through ritual because it is something the team does every season and helps build a structure for the upcoming season.

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Informant’s Comments: The informant’s experience of Green vs White was one of great team building and fun competition. The inter-team game took the everyday practice to the next level and it was fun knowing each player had been selected to play on a team by a draft.

Collector’s Comments:

• The in season, Green vs White inter-team game is a tradition that allows and represents the start of a new Season.
• The informant found this season kick-off game to be a Dartmouth’s Men’s Lacrosse tradition that set the stage for the season to come. It represented fun, bonding and real competition against guys we are close with.

Collector’s Name: Parker Joyce

Tags/Keywords: Dartmouth Men’s Lacrosse, Green vs White Game, Customary.