What is "rowbottom"

Rowbottom is a tradition of civil disorder that was practiced by the students of the University of Pennsylvania throughout most of the 20th century. The first "Rowbottom" occurred in 1910; the exact details of how the tradition started, and how it got the name Rowbottom, vary.

Rowbottom is a surname. For its origin and other variants, see Rowbotham. Uses include:

• Frederick Rowbottom, a British logician and mathematician
  • Rowbottom cardinal, the eponymously–named cardinal number he introduced
• Harry E. Rowbottom, U.S. Representative from Indiana (1925-1931)
• Jo Rowbottom, a British character actress
• Rowbottom (riot), a traditional form of civil disorder used at the University of Pennsylvania