Title: Fraternity Shake Out Clothing
Information about Item:
- Material folklore
- Customary folklore
- Informant: R.B.
- Collected 5/13/2020
Informant Data:
R.B. is a member of the Class of 2020 at Dartmouth and is affiliated with Greek Life. He is from California and studying Engineering.
Contextual Data:
- Cultural: Shake Out is a step of the Interfraternity Council rush process.
- Social: This item was collected through a video chat interview. Not all fraternities request that potential new members wear formal attire. It may be “out of respect” to dress formally, and this is only done by potential new members.
Item: Potential new members of fraternity organizations wear formal attire for the Shake Out event.
Collector’s Comments:
This item is similar to a different item collected- Sorority Pref Night clothing. Formal attire may be required for both processes, potentially indicating the significance and formality of certain events.
Collector’s Name: Meredith Srour
Tags/Keywords:
- Material folklore
- Customary folklore
- Clothing
- Fraternity rush