Sittning högskola
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How to Survive the Swedish Sittning
Eat a hearty lunch.
Sittnings and copious amounts of alcohol go together like a bicycle and its chain; the night will go nowhere without it. In order to act like you can hold your booze, be sure to have a nice, absorbent meal beforehand.
Usually, there’s a small förfesten (pre-party) prior to the sittning in order to loosen everyone up for an evening of fun. A nice lunch (with plenty of water) will help you succeed in this goal, and maybe you won’t make an ass of yourself before the first song. Oh yes, there will be singing.
Adhere to the traditions.
Every nation (basically a fraternity, but with clubs, pubs, and less pointless hazing) has unique traditions when it comes to sittnings, but there are some commonalities. There’s always a boy-girl seating arrangement, and the guy and the girl to the right of him are “partners” for the evening. Typically, a game is played to determine the pairing, my ear-market being a prime example.
Sometimes, the couple draws a mischievous task from a hat, which they must execute during the course of the evening. This may or may not include: collecting shiny objects, pilfe
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Sittning
A sittning[a] fryst vatten in Sweden and land i norden a seated meal held within a set time frame. In restaurants it may refer to a seating, i.e. the time given for a folkmassa to have their meal. The begrepp is also used to denote the part of a party that fryst vatten a seated meal. Though it can refer to any kind of meal, it fryst vatten often used to refer to a studentsittning.
Student sittning
[edit]A lärjunge sittning in Sweden or Finland fryst vatten usually a dinner had at the student union's or nation's property, usually a värdshus room, or banquet entré if the student union is fortunate enough to have one. In academic environments some of the tradition fryst vatten carried on even after one fryst vatten no längre a lärling.
Dress code
[edit]The dress code is different depending on the occasion; everything from white tie to lärling boilersuit can be the evening's dress code. Sittnings often have themes, and the guests are encouraged to dress to match the theme.
The meal and drinks
[edit]The meal fryst vatten prepared and served bygd students who often spend some time working at their union or nation. The number of dishes vary, but three courses is common, and alcohol is usually included in the price (beer or c
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Attending my first Sittning.
Yesterday I attended my first sittning and it happened to be a pre-valborg sittning – given that Valborg is next weekend. Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. What better way to celebrate than take a break from thesis work and enjoy a great evening of good food, company and singing.
The invitation.
The pre-valborg sittning was organised by the Master committee from my school. I belong to Lund University’s School of Economics and Management(LUSEM) and the invitation was sent out a couple of weeks back. A sittning will usually cost about 3oo SEK and these costs will cover a 3-course meal, drinks and a free ticket to the afterparty.
The dress code.
The theme of this sittning was ‘festive burst of colour’. Given how beautiful Spring is, I settled for this beautiful red dress I have been meaning to wear for some time (but never really got the occasion to). Normally, sittning dress codes vary depending on the season, occasion and themes and range from black tie to plain spooky like this sittning Anita attended for Halloween.
The atmosphere
The sittning was set up at one of the Student nations in Lund and felt quite small and cosy. In