Love Tape

Love Tape is a tradition that originated at Skidmore, but has spread to Carlisle and Loudonville.

Skidmore

On Second Tuesday, people get rolls of masking tape and stick tape on people they love, and share the tape with others who continue to stick love tape on their loved ones. People go back at the end of the day covered with tiny pieces of masking tape. Some go back wrapped up in masking tape. People may choose to write little messages on their love tape. A certain rock near Case Center was very much loved at SAR.06.1.

Every year, the nevermores start off Love Tape Day with masking tape handed to them from previous nevermores. At the end of Love Tape Day, they choose some kids who are coming back next year and give them the remaining tape so it can be used year after year. Unfortunately, at a recent Love Tape Day at SAR.06.2, many, many, many people brought masking tape, which is how the term "Tape Rape" came into existence. People were going back to their dorms at the end of the day looking like this:

Picture courtesy of Edison Huff

Some, but not many, also began to stick duct tape on each other, calling it "Hate Tape."

It is worth noting that taping a large number of people at once with one strand of masking tape is considered by RAs to be group sex, which is for some reason less acceptable than the "sex" that takes place between love taper and love tapee or the sort of orgies known for taking place on grass.

Carlisle

Love tape has recently emerged as a tradition for Carlisle First Session. Love Tape Day is traditionally held on Second Friday. Everybody brings their own masking tape, distributing a little piece for those who have tape, and then a long strip of masking tape to the people who forgot to get some, so they may have the joy of distributing to others. It is customary for CTY students at Carlisle to rush to the Devil's Den and purchase all the tape in the store (be it masking, duct, or the hello my name is stickers), causing a tape shortage that is sure to affect more than a few college students. The kids also raid the rainbow sharpie collection and all throughout the day are busy putting their love into words and directly onto their fellow love tapers. Pieces of tape in the past have been known to read: PROPERTY OF %n, %n WAS HERE, I LOVE %n MUCHLY AND FOREVER, %n IS FOXAY, and HICKEY!!! The tradition of love tape is a verbal expression of how much CTY love can exist after only a week and a half.

It is also a somewhat disputed tradition at Second Session, occurring on Second Thursday, but only for people who believe that Goth Day is now Second Wednesday. - note that in 09.2, there was great dispute as to when Lovetape day was (second thursday or second friday) resulting in some confusion, with tape appearing all throughout the two days. In '10.2 Goth day was on Wednesday, and that wasn't disputed at all, although there was a disapointing lack of particapation; the following day was undisputedly Lovetape Day, with everyone participating happily.

Loudonville (Siena)

In 08.1, love tape was integrated with Free Love Day (a combination of free hugs and love tape) at Siena, which occurred on Second Friday. Masking tape was bought by a few people and distributed, by way of long strips, to many others.