Traditions

The officers run tryouts, coach teams, organize events, and lead Sing Sings (pep rallies). Each team has a faculty advisor — called the Hound Backer and Foxy Fellow — but girls take the lead.

Every girl is part of the fun and has a role. She might be on “Big Team,” or on the dance team. She could be the scorekeeper, flower girl, or the beater of the big bass drum. A girl who has never played basketball might be on a “Little Game” team, and a tennis player could step in and stand out as field hockey goalie. Everyone is involved — even faculty!

Team members work together to succeed on the field, hang banners at games and Sing Sings, and make buttons and signs. Leaders collaborate with their counterparts on the other team to accomplish tasks.

Girls’ individual strengths of all kinds are recognized and valued. Leadership roles require specific skills — i.e. the Painter must be artistic; the Cheerleader should be loud. Leaders identify these gifts and reflect them in the positions each rising senior receives. Leaders know every member of their team and enlist her talents as well.

At Sing Sings and other Fox/Hound events, girls dress in creative, funny, and sometimes zany outfits of their team’s colors. They have dance-offs, write silly songs about each other, and yell cheers at the top of their lungs. They don’t have to act like grownups; they just have fun!

“True friends to the end” is more than a motto. When the fierce competition is over, the teams gather to cheer for their own team and honor the other. Win or lose, there are hugs all around.

There is an unabashed spirit of playfulness, novelty, excitement, and fun that you won’t find anywhere else. You have to experience it to fully understand it — and we hope you will come do just that!