Douthart Scholarship Hall

Douthart Traditions 

Fort Douthart - You may not know this, but Douthart WAS actually built on the site of an old fort.  Now though, we are known as the Fort for our strict escort policies and 24 hour lockdown.

Red Bandanas - The women of Douthart have red bandanas.  This is because one Thursday, not so long ago, and not so far away, the fabled Red Bandana Raid brought a women's scholarship hall to it's feet and a men's hall to it's knees (Pearson - the famed Loopy Day celebrators).  Every year, the new women get their bandanas during a special secret meeting.  Wear your red bandana on campus to show that you are proud to be a member of Douthart!

Big Sister/Little Sister Program - Each new woman (little sister) is paired with a returning woman (big sister) whose entire goal in life is to ease the transition to college and schol hall life. The H.A.W .K. Officers are in charge of the program.

Candlelightings - Is there someone special in your future? If so, let your roommates know. They will plan a special candlelighting ceremony for you. They should contact the SHD, who will help them set a date for the ceremony. Usually the roommates plan refreshments for after the candlelighting. Then everyone gathers in the living room as the lights are turned low and the candle is passed around the circle the proper number of times before the lucky lady blows it out.

                    Once around the circle means Special Friend

                    Twice around the circle Promised

                    Three times around engaged without a date set

                    Four times around is engaged with a wedding date set

                    Five times around is baby on the way

Candlesnuffings - Candlesnuffings are the antithesis of candlelightings.  Is there a special stalker in your life? If so, let your roommates know. After successfully obtaining a banning order, they should contact your H.A.W.K. Officers who will help them set a date for the ceremony. By special invitation, your guests will gather in a circle and pass the candle, while cursing the existence of said stalker until the lucky lady snuffs it out.

                    Once around the circle means mildly annoying creepy guy/girl

                    Twice around the circle means actual stalker status

                    Thrice around the circle means Police involvement

                    Four times around means dumped fiancé

                    Five times around means divorced

Digger - The only permanent male resident of the hall and most prized possession of any Douthart woman is Digger. This fickle little Dalmatian is the treasured mascot of our hall. At each hall meeting Digger "chooses" a different woman to bestow his favors upon because of her kindness, helpfulness, or blatant lobbying.

Farewell Banquet - This is the last big bash before we scatter to the winds, summer flings, and yucky jobs back home. We have a nice dinner that none of us has to cook and celebrate the graduations and apartments that steal our womenfolk. From "Best Living Room Un-tilter" to the "Benedict Arnold Award, II" we are all winners of the highly sought after and inexplicable prizes.

Formal - Lawrence's premier social event and most exclusive dance. OK, so it's only important in the schol-halls. The men's halls prostrate themselves before our wondrous beauty and infinite wisdom in an attempt to woo our vote as the one men's hall invited to this glorious event. The women with dates are strongly encouraged to create a stocking full of goodies and gifts for their main squeeze, and to participate in the stocking exchange before the dance. 

Bob Vila - Another time-honored tradition involves a certain home improvement guru that is better known as Bob Vila.  Each year at the end of our time together, Bob Vila is handed down from the current year’s owner to a returning woman who has shown that they can be cool, hysterical, and an all around awesome Douthartian.  (They also have to be returning to a room on the front of the building because Bob likes a room with a view). No, we do not have the real Bob Vila held hostage waiting to be handed down to each subsequent year’s coolest resident, but merely his likeness, which is forever embossed on corrugated cardboard.  So, if you are on our front lawn and feel like you are being watched, look towards the heavens and you may see Bob’s smiling face shining down on you.

Procrastination - OK, so its not officially sanctioned, but it's our favorite, most common activity here at Douthart. It takes many forms, from naps to pole dances to philosophical debates at 3 am.

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Last modified: March 31, 2004