Information about Item:

• Form of  customary folklore
• Informant: Female ’22, affiliated.
• Date Collected: 5/8/2020, 5/17/2020

Informant Data:

• The informant is a female member of the Class of 2022 at Dartmouth. She is affiliated with Greek Life.

Contextual Data:

• Cultural and Social Context:

Rho gammas are anonymous women who are chosen from sororities to guide and support rush participants through the rush process. The informant reported that meeting their rho gamma at collis strengthened the relationship between rush participants and the rush process in general, and possibly encouraged them to promote rush even after the old members graduate.

Item:

• On bid night, participants go to Collis to meet their “rho gamma”.

Collector’s Comments:

• Item collected through Zoom.

Collector’s Name: Shadi Ali Ahmad

Tags/Keywords:

• Customary folklore
• Sorority rush