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A fracket is a disposable outerwear that can be ditched at a party.[1] The term was coined by American college students to describe an inexpensive jacket or sweatshirt used solely for attending a fraternity party to keep warm but may get lost.[2]
History
The term "fracket" may have originated at Pennsylvania State University.[3] The need for frackets arose due to the lack of coat rooms at fraternity and final club houses.[4] The term combines "frat jacket" or "fraternity" and "jacket".[5]
What sets a fracket apart is its owner's acceptance that it may be stolen. As a result, wearers do not store anything valuable in their fracket's pockets.[3] Frackets tend to be old, worn, stained, or ugly.[6] They are inexpensive but distinctive.[5]
Frackit
In 2014, University of Pennsylvania students Caroline Calle and Melissa Greenblatt created FRACKIT, a company that sold waterproof hooded jackets.[7] The company's name was derived from the fracket.[7]
Literary references
Author Anna Caritj mentions a fracket in her 2022 novel, Leda and the Swan.[8]
References
- ↑ Lange, Maggie (2014-10-24). "The Best Idea Ever to Come From a Frat Party | The Cut". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ↑ DiSorbo, Dan; Applebaum, Ben (2013-08-20). The Book of the Party Animal: A Champion's Guide to Party Skills, Pranks, and Mayhem. Chronicle Books. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-4521-2977-8 – via Google Books. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "An Unofficial Guide to the 'Fracket'". Her Campus. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ↑ Mears, Ashley and Mooney, Heather. "Getting In: Status Stratification and the Pursuit of the Good College Party". Qualitative Sociology, 47, 221–247 (June 2024).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Aribindi, Priyanka (September 17, 2014). "5 Party Essentials for Your Year on Greek Row" (PDF). The Vanderbilt Huster. Vanderbilt University. p. 11. Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via JSTOR.
- ↑ Goldstein, Rachel (2015-10-19). "Why Everyone Needs A Fracket". The Odyssey Online. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mathis, Joel (2014-09-23). "Penn Juniors Create "Frat Jacket"". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ↑ Caritj, Anna (2022). Leda and the Swan. Penguin. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-525-54015-1 – via Google Books. Search this book on
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