02941nam 2200673 a 450 991095813870332120241212211353.09781283611220128361122897816210361731621036170(CKB)2670000000246755(EBL)1029627(OCoLC)785390225(SSID)ssj0000830774(PQKBManifestationID)11440029(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000830774(PQKBWorkID)10820480(PQKB)11308141(StDuBDS)EDZ0000206334(MiAaPQ)EBC1029627(OCoLC)830023686(MdBmJHUP)muse24794(Au-PeEL)EBL1029627(CaPaEBR)ebr10604694(CaONFJC)MIL838057(EXLCZ)99267000000024675520140131d2012 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCampus traditions folklore from the old-time college to the modern mega-university /Simon J. Bronner1st ed.Jackson, [Miss.] University Press of Mississippic20121 online resource (496 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9781617036163 1617036161 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Prologue: "Here's the Syllabus"; 1. Getting In: Orientation; 2. The Stress of Grades: Tests and Papers; 3. Professors, Coaches, Jocks, Geeks, and Other Strange Characters; 4. Rushes, Pranks, and Dinks: The Rough-and-Tumble Campus; 5. College Spirit: Expressing Loyalty and Rivalry; 6. Campus Events: Holidays, Games, and Sports; 7. Greek Life; 8. Legendary Locations, Laughs, and Horrors; 9. Sex and the Single Student; 10. Getting Out: Graduation; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZFrom their beginnings, campuses emerged as hotbeds of traditions and folklore. American college students inhabit a culture with its own slang, stories, humour, beliefs, rituals, and pranks. This book takes a long look at American campus life and how it is shaped by students and at the same time shapes the values of all who pass through it.College studentsUnited StatesCollege studentsUnited StatesSocial life and customsCollege environmentUnited StatesFolkloreUnited StatesCollege studentsCollege studentsSocial life and customs.College environmentFolklore378.1/980973Bronner Simon J801383StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910958138703321Campus traditions4377567UNINA