Still Not Flaccid: Yale Senior Class Gift Uses Original New Marketing Technique

by Chris Beam | February 14, 2007 at 3:36 pm

Just when we thought the “[object]-in-a-box” cultural phenomenon had breathed its last, here come the EMTs from Yale to blow another gust into its collapsed lungs. This time the object in question is the Senior Class Gift, a donation pool that “goes directly to fill gaps in financial aid, student life (club sports), facilities (renovations), faculty and curriculum development (international fellowships), etc,” according to a class-wide e-mail sent out Monday.

Included in the e-mail was a link to this desperate plea:

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These guys — Dave Grisold ‘07 and Mike Rucker ‘07 — will never be confused for troubadors. They probably would have been a lot better off pulling a Bunny and lip-syncing over a Whiffenpoof rendition. But for every clashing harmony, forced baritone, and tone-deaf falsetto, there’s some Yalie out there who will give money for the sole reason that these guys made this movie. So propers for the philanthropy. But please — let’s all just close the box, seal it with duct tape, wrap it in chains, and hurl it into the gaping void from whence it came.

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11 Responses to “Still Not Flaccid: Yale Senior Class Gift Uses Original New Marketing Technique”

  1. arbiter of funny Says:
    February 14th, 2007 at 5:58 pm

    not funny.

  2. bulldog07 Says:
    February 14th, 2007 at 7:56 pm

    The people responsible for the senior gift drive are extremely obnoxious. After they knocked on my door a few days ago to brainwash me about “the needs of the university,” I am seriously considering whether or not to give anything at all (even though I was initially going to).

  3. Snowed in Red Says:
    February 14th, 2007 at 8:46 pm

    We can be grateful that this box phenomenon didn’t happen right before Halloween.

  4. ViolentQuaker Says:
    February 15th, 2007 at 2:01 am

    What idiot gives money to Yale when they already have $20 billion?

    As long as you’re going to be giving money to a multibillion dollar institution that doesn’t need your money instead of a starving African who does, at LEAST give it to the poor Ivies…

  5. wow Says:
    February 15th, 2007 at 3:26 am

    this wouldn’t be nearly as bad if these guys weren’t such bad singers.

  6. Bulldog07 Says:
    February 15th, 2007 at 11:13 am

    I think it’s a brilliant idea. Anyway if you read what they say, it’s not about the money (Yale does has enough) it’s about showing pride in our class…with guys willing to do this, how can you not have 07 pride?

  7. Captain Obvious Says:
    February 15th, 2007 at 6:37 pm

    Which Mustache were you, Bulldog07?

  8. whicuz Says:
    February 16th, 2007 at 10:16 am

    Ok, so I’m on the Senior Class Campaign at Cornell, and we had this EXACT idea about a month ago, but haven’t gotten around to making it yet. That’s very not cool.

    By the way, Annual Fund Gifts cover a significant portion of a yniversity’s costs each year. You should support your university because even though it may be “rich” it’s still fostering the spirit of philanthropy and providing affordable education to many.

    Then again, Cornell doesn’t have nearly so much money, and our annual fund covers about 375 million dollars a year of our budget, so if you want to give, but believe that Yale’s endowment is large enough, go here:
    https://www.alumni.cornell.edu/secure/giving/online_giving.cfm

  9. a correction Says:
    February 16th, 2007 at 2:13 pm

    It’s Griswold, not Grisold. Just saying.

  10. Sugata Bose Says:
    February 17th, 2007 at 11:52 pm

    NICK & CHRIS,

    THAT’S NOT FUNNY.

    THAT IS *NOT* FUNNY.

    STOP IT.

    SUGATA

  11. token Says:
    April 13th, 2007 at 11:03 pm

    I’ll give to Yale when I am gainfully employed, or alternatively, when I marry well. I better start working on the latter.