Title: Signing the Book
Information about Item:
- Verbal and customary folklore
- Informant: N.R.
- Collected 5/26/2020
Informant Data:
N.R. is a member of the Class of 2020 at Dartmouth and is affiliated with Greek Life. He is from Illinois and studies Economics.
Contextual Data:
- Verbal: “Signing the book” is the term given to literally signing a book at a particular fraternity.
- Custom: By signing the book, a potential new fraternity member lets a house know that he is interested in rushing regardless of whether he shakes out or not.
Item: Potential new members of fraternity organizations sign a book to indicate their interest in joining.
Collector’s Comments:
This saying is similar to a shake out, which is a another way for potential new members to indicate their interest in joining a particular fraternity.
Collector’s Name: Sanjit Deepalam
Tags/Keywords:
- Verbal folklore
- Customary folklore
- Ritual
- Fraternity rush