You know you belong at a school when the quad tries to eat you...

About the title, if you don't know the story, I'll fill you in eventually. Now on to the assignment! In all honesty, I feel very dumb on the Converse traditions front. I thought that I would learn some more about our fine school's traditions after our Thursday tour, but the only thing I really got from that tradition wise was that the school - traditionally- names buildings after people and institutions that donate money to us.
I've been totally stumped all week long; I mean, you can't just make up a tradition...it's supposed to evolve over time. Kind of like the 'senior waltz' at my senior prom. It was just forced and awkward, and it didn't catch on. I also couldn't for the life of me think of any traditions that Converse had.
I was sort of freaking out when I asked my mom for some help involving my blog at dinner tonight. "Wearing pearls is a tradition," she told me. But I don't really think so. Then she mentioned something about recently engaged young women being tossed into the fountain outside Gee.
I pondered it while I ate, try to decide if I even liked the tradition. I mean, yeah, it's fun and all, but it would actually really suck to have to drive home soaking wet after my engagement dunk. We all know that I, unlike all my other music sister, don't live on campus, so spare clothes aren't readily available to me. When I told my mom this, she told me to stop looking for negative in everything, but I don't think worrying about soggy undergarments and a forty-five minute drive home is being negative.
Then the thought of big-sis/lil-sis come to me. But I can't think of how to revamp it...I mean, it's just fine the way it is...besides the reveal needing to be on a non-wind ensemble night so wind instrumentalists can actually go.
Then there is 1889 week, which I'm not a huge fan of, having no time for things like coin wars and powder-puff. I'm not saying that it's not good for some people, it's just not my thing. It's like homecoming in high school, minus the queen and Mr. Ginmocemoh (Author's note: a special prize to anyone who can figure out what this title means!)
I'm just not sure how to revamp Converse traditions...and I'm not comfortable making a new one...I also have no earthly idea of how to go about making one up. Nothing sounds good...
We could always make it a tradition to go mud sliding across the quad after it rains. Just make sure you can get into a change of clothes quick.
I once again feel like I was unable to actually answer the question placed before me. Although as I'm closing, many other things are coming to mind like the Halloween Recital and offering pennies to D. E. Converse, but again, those are fine.
Maybe we should start a tradition of visiting Converse's grave on his birthday, or maybe the day that the college opened and offer up something nice: pennies, flowers, maybe a little thank you card left of the tomb.
I don't know...I like that idea. Anyone wanna join in?
After much rambling, I have reached the closing of my blog. I felt sure that this one would be short, but I guess not.
Ja Ne!