Box social

In the U.S. state of Vermont the tradition is that women decorate a cardboard box and fill it with a lunch or dinner for two.

However, it is not unknown for a young woman to surreptitiously drop hints to a favored man indicating which box is hers, as a way of rigging the results.

The practice had fallen out of favor with young people in the 1970s–1990s, but has seen some resurgence in recent years.

Men now provide boxes as well, but the goal remains the same: raising money for a school, church, or civic project.

[citation needed] A notable example from pop culture is the second act of the musical Oklahoma!, which is set at a box social.