Title: Bump Groups

Information about Item:

• Verbal and customary folklore
• Informant: K.P.
• Collected 05/20/2020

Informant Data:

K.P. is a member of the Class of 2020 at Dartmouth and is affiliated with Greek Life. She is from Vermont and studies Chemistry.

Contextual Data:

• Cultural: Bump groups are groups of members in sororities that rotate potential new members through a house. A potential new member will talk to each member in a bump group, usually without knowing that they are being rotated between people in this group.
• Social: This item was collected through video chat. This cultural artifact is only relevant to members that are already a part of the sorority in question. Potential new members are usually unaware of these groups during the rush process.

Item: Bump groups are a part of each sorority’s culture and exist as a way to have greater interaction with potential new members to see if they are a good fit for their organization.

Collector’s Comments:

What makes this item distinct is that it is a part of the rush process that potential new members are unaware of. It exists as a way for a sorority to do a better job of evaluating potential new members.

Collector’s Name: Sanjit Deepalam

Tags/Keywords:

• Saying
• Customary folklore
• Sorority rush