Drag Day

Drag Day is a day when people cross-dress. Generally, it is the most-participated in day of all dress-up days. Often, the night before, during Meet Market, a guy and a girl exchange clothing. The next day, they put on the clothing of the opposite sex and strut their stuff while some of the ballerinas secretly take pictures. Always occurs on the second Tuesday of the session... which also seems to coincide with college tour days. Coincidence? I think... maybe.

Actually, drag day happens at other places besides Carlisle. Not sure about other campusses, but at Lancaster it happens on second Saturday, so it's not *always* on the second Tuesday--just at Carlisle.

A Picture of Drag Day at Carlisle Session 2 05

Another, also from Car.2.05

EDIT: A pick from CAR 05.1 Drag Day [1]

And Another from CAR 05.1 [2]

Origins of Drag Day:

The origins of Drag Day actually have nothing to do with Sound of America - in fact, there were several years where Drag Day and SoA overlapped. In '97.2, Pierre(?), for one reason or another, dressed up as a girl. The administration promptly cracked down, forcing him to change, on the grounds that they had heard angry complaints from parents via the Baltimore office about cross-dressing at CTY. Although it was not known at the time, this was actually an excuse fabricated by the Dean of Res. Life. After this incident, a mass protest was held by the students, recorded here. In subsequent years, the theme spread, and Drag Day was born. During the few years when their time on campus overlapped, the Washington Redskins found Drag Day particularly amusing.