Title: Joint Rush Parties

General Information about Item:

• Customary Folklore
• Informant: E.W. ’22
• Date Collected: 05/22/2020

Informant Data:

• E.W. is a female Dartmouth Student. She is affiliated.

Contextual Data:

• Cultural Context: Fraternities and Sororities at Dartmouth both partake in rush and bid night parties. These are parties for the new members of their respective houses. Sometimes a Fraternity and Sorority will together throw a joint party for their new members.
• Social Context: The celebration of new members of a house is usually some form of social gathering. The combining of two different houses for a social gathering meant for the new members is a common social practice.

Item:

• The joint parties of a Fraternity and Sorority refer to parties thrown by two houses together to celebrate their new class of members. These are therefore much larger and grander than celebrations done just by members of the house themselves. 

Collector’s Comments:

• I found this to be a cool tradition as it mixes the somewhat separate processes of rushing a Fraternity versus a Sorority.

Collector’s Name: Charlie Wade

Tags/Keywords:

• Customary Lore
• Celebrations
• Fraternity/Sorority