Traditions

From ISRStaff

Some of these were traditions and some still are:

-Grace before each meal -Thought of day for Breakfast -Song for lunch and supper -Jamboree cooking - eating in the campsite -Staff marching down for evening flag - songs -Staff Campfire (Sunday) Camper Campfire (Friday) -Wednesday night as family night and OA call out -IBC Rootbeer at Horseshoe Bend -Big, big pancakes at Paul Bunyon -Horseshoe Bend and Paul Bunyon programs are very unique to Ingersoll -Joy's cooking -Joy treat on Friday night (if we were good) -Staff stayover weekend -Staff party in December -Staff row -Going down Cedar Creek pre-week or staff week -Spending 4th of July at camp -Drinking plenty of coffee (until the temp reaches 100* F) -Fire alarm going off at 6:00 AM - Sunday of each Ordeal weekend

Here's a few.....

GB

Here's my experience filling in where greg left off: Staff chants at campfire, Early mornings and late nights everyday, Dungeons and Dragons, Decker's fake terret's syndrome, Drinking coffee that tasted like asphalt cause you had to, Walking staff trails at night by memory, Avoiding Site Guiding like it's the plague, Making excuses to go to the air-conditioned office, Being as sweet as possible to Joy cause she feeds you, Flirting with the evening kitchen help, the young ones of course, Getting La Roma's Pizza on your night off,

These are just some from the staff life aspect. I'm sure I will think of more later.

Jon Zotz '01-'04

Here are more -

Midnight Rangers!! Rope Swing over the creek, at night, in the dark, flashlights off. Cooking Chili for 70+ people over the fire in a the big cast iron pot at Horseshoe Bend. Dutch oven cornbread. 6 AM ranger wake up calls (Don't wake the rooster!) Repelling in the dark, Aussie Style, to see how close you could get to the ground, without touching (Maia holds that record) Killing the power to all the cabins to make all the younger staff FINALLY go to bed. CIT's living in tents in Staff Row. Walking the trail from horseshoe bend without flashlights (I can still do it!) Monty Python Marathons. Seeing how many people we can fit into a staff cabin to watch a movie. Playing Euchre until 3 am. Blue card signing parties until 3 am in the camp office. Scout Vespers at the end of campfire.

J-Belly (1990-1996)