Grass orgy

An orgy, according to a common belief among CTYers, is defined (at least in Pennsylvania, supposedly) as any gathering of five people in physical contact not wearing shoes. This belief is probably false; regardless, since students must wear shoes at all time, a true orgy at CTY is not possible.

Instead, CTYers opt for what is known as a grass orgy. Abbreviated as "grorgy" and variably called tummy chains or stummy lays (although these terms are used very infrequently), a grass orgy is essentially a pile of CTYers on any grassy area arranging themselves in a particular fashion. Grass orgies are accomplished when one person lies on the grass, another lies with his or her head on the first person's stomach, another lies with head on the second person's stomach, and so on until a chain of people is created. Grass orgies often branch out past the straight chain arrangement, usually occurring when two heads are placed on a single stomach.

The grass orgy is a tradition invented in Carlisle during First Session of 1994. The original grass orgies were somewhat innocent ha-ha-game-style piles of CTYers. But in recent years, grass orgies have grown to include any activity in which several CTYers are in a pile on the grass. Grass orgies are an important part of the student experience at CTY, and many students have agreed that extended grass orgies are one of the best ways to bond with and grow closer to CTY friends. However, because grass orgies often result in a great deal of PDA, and also because of its peculiar nomenclature, grass orgies have been banned in recent years. Lying on the grass is banned in some sites and not in others. In 2009, Lancaster sported a rule of "no lying adjacent to anyone on the ground," the rationale of which is lost to almost anyone capable of logical reasoning. Overall, rules about grass orgies tend to fluctuate wildly between different sites, years, and sessions.

Grass orgies occasionally occur on floors (where they are called floorgies) or on couches (where they are called corgies or couch orgies). Corgies are discouraged by RAs due to the potential for damage to furniture which was not designed to hold such a large number of people. There has been at least one instance where weight overload has led to couch damage (and subsequent couch replacement); the money to buy F&M a new couch was taken out of the CTY scholarship fund.

Lancaster

At Lancaster 06.2, lying on the ground after dark has been prohibited.

A grorgy in action, LAN.05.2:

http://tinypic.com/ifztxj.jpg

The most on record (at least for LAN 06.2) is 20 people on one three-person couch, one two-person couch, and two dining chairs.

Also, a couch orgy can be called a corgy or chorgy to shorten it up, but it doesn't sound nearly as fun as a couch orgy does.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4371/20personcouchorgydj5.jpg

20 person couch orgy LAN 06.2 Atlee-Dubbs 2nd Lounge

(In this picture you can see: Spencer "Spooch" Ewall, Alexa Fredston-Hermann, Gregory Lawrence IV, Peter "Cucumber" Appleby, Allegra Kuney, Rachel Todd, Christian "Christ" Burnette, Julia "Juice" Revzin, Yulia Korovikov, Susannah "Zanna" Hendrey, Katheryn "Katy" Grossman, Cedilla Sachar. Not pictured: William Young, Shea Levy, and I probably forgot a lot since thats only 14. If you were here, add yourself!)

Loudonville (Siena)

When I was at Siena in 2002, a grass orgy meant rolling around in the grass entangled with as many people as possible, and making it look like everyone was making out with each other. Most of the time, no actually making out occured.

However, this year (2006) Siena has instituted a "no lying on the grass" rule, thus putting an end to grass orgies.

Example LOU.02.2:

http://www.wombatkombat.net/~pixiekatz/grassorgy.jpg

Hawaii (KNE)

Grorgies Have also spread to KNE but in a different style. A gorgy must be created when a "Keystone" (the comfiest person in the immediate area) lies down and spreads themselves out for about 3 or more people to sleep on top of them. These people then spread themselves out, and so on and so forth, until they become a massive entertwined amalgamation of limbs and such.

Every once in awhile these gorgies will take a towel or blanket to cover the mass with. This mostly is just to sheild the sun, but eventually people mess around. (YES it is still CTY apropriate) One final note: Attempt not to be the Keystone, because you will ultimately be smothered by everyone.

KNE '06 Grorgy in full swing -- try to find all 17 people:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c76/befakewithme/DSC00787.jpg

Saratoga Springs (Skidmore): Stummy Lays

Started by The Wright Brothers and the Blonde Squad, stummy lays (also known as tummy lies, grass orgies, and, with a slightly different shade of meaning, pregnancy circles), are a Skidmore Session 1 tradition that playfully protests PDA regulations. Its origins are shrouded in myth, but the most commonly told story goes as follows.

A member of the Wright Brothers and two members of the Blonde Squad were engaged in somewhat flirtatious behavior (tickling). Accosted by an RA who demanded that physical contact be kept to a bare minimum, they were told that the girls might get pregnant. The response was that the three of them started sitting on one another. Technically, this comprised the first "pregnancy circle." Eventually, stummy lays, where individuals rest their heads on one anothers' abdomens, evolved from this tradition.

The largest ever stummy lay occurred during the Bex Daily, where the reigning Emperor and sex god David "Bex" Becker ordered the over 100 CTYers present to form a pregnancy circle. Over a dozen RAs present stood by impotently.

Pregnancy circles and stummy lays have since been used to protest administration lunacy, read books, or just have a good time chatting.