totally worth a read...
I stole this from Jess' blog. Man, we miss out at Clark...I might have to find the local chapter at UB. Perhaps the law school ought to feild a team? Any takers? hahaha.
Fall 2005 issue - Abnormal Psych got a whole lot more interesting for 150 Princeton students wrapped in scarves and wooly sweaters against the crisp fall weather last November, when four of their classmates dressed for a slightly warmer climate strolled in and displayed some abnormal behavior of theirown. Wearing only their sneakers, the quartet delivered a note to the professor, which was read aloud to the attentive students:Story continues below ↓ advertisement
“We regretfully apologize that we will be unable to streak your lecture today,” the note read. “Due to inclement weather we were not able to get sufficient numbers to field a full team.”
The Princeton Varsity Streaking team strikes again. Who knew that getting naked could be a team activity? Here’s the deal on this up-and-coming sport.
The rules of the gameDon’t get caught, make a lot of noise, and don’t forget your uniform — your birthday suit. The unscheduled meets occur at the discretion of the ‘visiting’ team. To kick off competition, the visiting team drops ‘trou.’ and erupts across the ‘home’ campus with flags up and privates flapping, thus inviting the home team to join in. If no one from the home college rises to the disrobing occasion, the visiting team reigns victorious. But if home students do field a team, size does matter. The biggest showing wins.
EquipmentSneakers are essential, says Princeton team’s co-founder, Daniel Brome. “If your feet get cold, it’s hard to run.” Seasoned streakers agree: you have to have the proper gear to strut your stuff. Harvard’s Nathaniel Dern ran eight laps in the snow bare bottomed and completely barefoot last January. “Eight of my toes had second-degree frost bite by the time I finished my run,” Dern recalls.
The FansThe ultimate spectator sport — talk about eye candy.
The Leader of the PackHamilton emerged this year as the team to beat. Founded in 2002, the team is credited with the idea of competitive streaking. “It dawned on us that if we were truly a team, we’d have to have away games,” senior Craig Moores, told the New York Times.
Streaking the NationThe November New York Times article about the Hamilton College Streaking Team earned them national notoriety. Hamilton then launched a 12-college tour, which garnered cross-continental coverage for their lack of coverage from the likes of CNN and Fox News. They finished the season with 12 wins, zero losses and a reported $3,600 in fines for disorderly conduct.
Competition is FierceMinds and bodies set on the prize, the Hamilton team trounced the competition. “It’s pretty clear that we got owned,” recounted one Princeton streaking team member wistfully. “They basically showed [us] what a streaking team should be.”
Buff and Blue (and Projected onto a Wall).Everyone knew what would happen when the Hamilton Streaking Team got ahold of a video camera. Last October, on the team’s naked Northeast tour, they shot who-knows-how-many hours of footage and transformed it into the world’s first full-length documentary on streaking. From the run-in with the Wellesley police to the parade they started at Bates, this film is full of titillating adventures. Errr - bad choice of words. Email the team captain to arrange for ascreening at your school. www.hamiltonstreaks.com
Fall 2005 issue - Abnormal Psych got a whole lot more interesting for 150 Princeton students wrapped in scarves and wooly sweaters against the crisp fall weather last November, when four of their classmates dressed for a slightly warmer climate strolled in and displayed some abnormal behavior of theirown. Wearing only their sneakers, the quartet delivered a note to the professor, which was read aloud to the attentive students:Story continues below ↓ advertisement
“We regretfully apologize that we will be unable to streak your lecture today,” the note read. “Due to inclement weather we were not able to get sufficient numbers to field a full team.”
The Princeton Varsity Streaking team strikes again. Who knew that getting naked could be a team activity? Here’s the deal on this up-and-coming sport.
The rules of the gameDon’t get caught, make a lot of noise, and don’t forget your uniform — your birthday suit. The unscheduled meets occur at the discretion of the ‘visiting’ team. To kick off competition, the visiting team drops ‘trou.’ and erupts across the ‘home’ campus with flags up and privates flapping, thus inviting the home team to join in. If no one from the home college rises to the disrobing occasion, the visiting team reigns victorious. But if home students do field a team, size does matter. The biggest showing wins.
EquipmentSneakers are essential, says Princeton team’s co-founder, Daniel Brome. “If your feet get cold, it’s hard to run.” Seasoned streakers agree: you have to have the proper gear to strut your stuff. Harvard’s Nathaniel Dern ran eight laps in the snow bare bottomed and completely barefoot last January. “Eight of my toes had second-degree frost bite by the time I finished my run,” Dern recalls.
The FansThe ultimate spectator sport — talk about eye candy.
The Leader of the PackHamilton emerged this year as the team to beat. Founded in 2002, the team is credited with the idea of competitive streaking. “It dawned on us that if we were truly a team, we’d have to have away games,” senior Craig Moores, told the New York Times.
Streaking the NationThe November New York Times article about the Hamilton College Streaking Team earned them national notoriety. Hamilton then launched a 12-college tour, which garnered cross-continental coverage for their lack of coverage from the likes of CNN and Fox News. They finished the season with 12 wins, zero losses and a reported $3,600 in fines for disorderly conduct.
Competition is FierceMinds and bodies set on the prize, the Hamilton team trounced the competition. “It’s pretty clear that we got owned,” recounted one Princeton streaking team member wistfully. “They basically showed [us] what a streaking team should be.”
Buff and Blue (and Projected onto a Wall).Everyone knew what would happen when the Hamilton Streaking Team got ahold of a video camera. Last October, on the team’s naked Northeast tour, they shot who-knows-how-many hours of footage and transformed it into the world’s first full-length documentary on streaking. From the run-in with the Wellesley police to the parade they started at Bates, this film is full of titillating adventures. Errr - bad choice of words. Email the team captain to arrange for ascreening at your school. www.hamiltonstreaks.com
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