Why MLV?

As I said before, MLV is when the staff gets up, sings, and essentially jumps off the docks. The real question is why? What would possess so many people to do something as crazy as that, especially while in uniform?

The answer is tradition. Back in 1970s some of the staff members only showered on Saturdays. The Camp Director decided for the sake of everyone's nose that having the staff jump in the ocean would force them to take a shower. Nowadays, the staff showers much more often than that (or at least I'd like to think so), but we still enjoy jumping into the ocean and all the madness associated with it.