Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A249r
Creator(s): Wilson, David L
Site Location(s): Subject - Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom( 53.7965, -1.54785 ); Subject - United States of America, North America( 38, -98 )
Date(s): 8 November 1971
Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 84' 39".
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414298
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Description
John Bullard, Margaret Bullard, Scott Bullard and Kathy Bullard, recorded in Leeds, talking about American university and college campus folklore: freshman week; orientation events and feats; class songs/chants; threats; legend; Rushing; Pledging traditions - Ditch (hide and seek), Pledge Paddles; freshmen (Pledges) tasks and practical jokes on active members; KB explains Rush Week; practical jokes; graduation ceremonies; informal degree-awarding ceremonies; moving tassels on graduation caps; Pinning custom (fraternity-sorority dating); serenading of pinned girl by fraternity; Panty Raids; dorm visiting rules.
Induction ceremonies; Hell Week (fraternities); clothes worn (sororities and fraternities); degrading tasks and wearing down of students; campus beliefs - secret society (Shifters) - initiation, clothes, badges; Tapping Out ceremony - election of members (at Rochester); curse on University of Pennsylvania; pre/post examination traditions; rumour; bets; flagpoles; statues (painting); stories about individual female students (campus queen); fraternity members sleeping with freshmen (women).
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