Background: The informant was born and raised in southern California. He is a sophomore at the University of Southern California and joined greek life in the spring semester of his freshman year. The following is a ritual that occurred at the end of his freshman spring semester just prior to his graduation from “pledge” to… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: Bid day at the University of Alabama is like Christmas, Easter, and every other holiday wrapped into one. Every single PNM, potential new member, is waiting with their Rho Chi, or rush, group in Bryan Denny Stadium, at 2pm they open their bids, find out what sorority they have gotten an offer from…. Continue Reading »
Text The following piece was collected from a twenty-two year-old girl who is also a student at USC in the Greek community. We were discussing a “shotgun pinning” that was to occur later that day. She will hereafter be referred to as the “Informant”, and I the “Collector”. Collector: “So, what is it exactly?” Informant:… Continue Reading »
My informant is a USC student and member of a sorority at the University. She is bi-racial of black and Caucasian ancestry. “Usually towards the end of the school year there are these things called pinnings, and it happens when a senior guy in a fraternity and a senior girl in a sorority have… Continue Reading »
The 901 Bar & Grill is USC’s sole college bar. It is located just a few blocks away from USC and is filled with USC students almost every night of the week. The 9-0 is known for letting underage students into the bar if their fake ID’s remotely resembled them. However, recently the bouncers at the… Continue Reading »