Subcultures

-Choir
-Church Group
-Band People
-Drama Club

People always have assumptions in their minds about the different groups in their school. When you're on the outside looking in you can't help it. One of the biggest groups within a school is the marching band. Not only does the band consist of the most people, but it also has most assumptions surrounding it. I suppose the reason for that is there are so many people in the band that the people on the outside feel left out. I can imagine being frightened by such a large group you know nothing about. If I wasn't in band I'd be terrified to think that there is a huge group of students at my school possesing large metal and wood instruments ready at any time to defend a fellow member against danger. I'd like to take the plunge within this group to show some of the meaning behind their strange behaviors, rituals, and language. Band people are often looked upon as romantically "easy." It may appear this way to others, but most of these people have never dated a band person to find out for themselves. This is because, for the most part, people in band only date other people in band. This really only applies during the marching band season, but is often true outside this time of year. This is a very important factor in band culture. These are the only people you see so dating outside the group would not only be difficult but also frowned upon by other members. Plus band people rarely have to time to develop a relationship with outside their culture. There are many rituals within this culture that are often misunderstood by outsiders. Different sections within this culture will often have chants. This is their way of symbolizing the unity between them, and it is a goal to create a better chant than other sections to show their superiority to the other sections. Some key phrases band people use that other cultures would not understand would be words like; yards, band ten hut, dut, mark time, (ect.). The list goes on and on. These are just a few of the essential points of the marching band sub-culture. So before you decide to make fun of the nerd in your class, stop and think. They could be in band, and you wouldn't want to underestimate the power of their friends.