Bryn Mawr May Day 2007

From the Bryn Mawr website:
All-day celebration that occurs the Sunday after the last week of classes. The entire college community comes together for a day of medieval festivity and a general good time. May Day begins with the seniors rising to go wake the President of the College; followed by class breakfasts. Following breakfast, May Day gets kicked off with a parade that begins at Rockefeller Arch and ends on Merion Green. After the parade, there is Maypole Dancing. Each class gets a Maypole in its class color, and the McBride/Graduate Student Maypole is in the McBride color of purple and the college color of yellow. There are many events throughout the day, including Scottish dancing, Morris dancing, the traditional King Arthur Play, the sophomore class play, the Robin Hood Play, a cappella concerts, various cultural dancing and music displays, and there is always a large concert in the afternoon on the Merion Green. May Day is concluded with the traditional showing of "The Philadelphia Story," starring fellow Mawrter Katherine Hepburn. The last step sing of the year is held on this night.

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[jess06]

is this still and all women's college?

[brownfoqz]

yes

[RyanJeeAe]

This was my first May Day -- what a fabulous day.

[cherd1971]

AWESOME il have to take a trip an check this town out

[jhh5757]

The originators, classes of '84 and '86, were actually white. Critiquing the privilege of whiteness was part of our thinking, though. Anassa Katah!

[cindycster1]

I love BMC... I'm the one of the mayhole mistresses this year :)

[echo0918]

The Mayhole is more than a feminist alternative to the Maypole. It was begun by students of color as an alternative to May Day's privileging of whiteness as well as of patriarchal hetero-normativity.

[caramelkarma]

ah the crazy fun that is bmc ^__^ that was the fastest maypole dance i had ever witnessed in my life - it was more like the maypole sprint

[dlcanne]

I love Bryn Mawr:)

[jinxdabinx]

wow this is amazing. no idea

[lipwak]

Lordy. That is the fastest May Pole I have ever seen. More like a sprint. And the chanting/hysteria, what a hoot.

Bravo!