General Information

• Tradition
• Language: English
• Country of Origin: USA
• Informant: LS
• Date Collected: 11/9/2021

Informant Data

• LS did three sports in high school before she talked to a private coach and began to like running more. At Dartmouth she runs the mile and 3k races.

Contextual Data

• Cultural Context: Lots of sports teams have traditions that are meant for team building. These traditions bring the members of the team closer together and help build comradery.
• Social Context: Freshmen in college can sometimes be nervous about joining a new team or coming to college generally. Activities that bond the team together can help them mesh into their new environment and upperclassmen can act as guides.

Item

• Everyone dresses up in flair (colorful clothes) and go to the dorms of freshman that they are assigned to. They wake them up and pretend that the coach wants to do a morning workout. They then run around and sing songs.

Associated Audio Recording

Informant’s Comments

• This tradition builds comradery among the team. It makes sure everyone has the mindset and brings people together regardless of ability or status.

Collector’s Comments

• Team building activities like this are great for building team morale. They help participants feel like they are part of a large organization of which they are an important part.

Collector’s Name

• Alex Printsev