Boston University students are seeking to join co-eds from other colleges in various states of undress, banding together to plan the university’s first-ever Undie Run.

School of Engineering junior Sean Taylor formed a group on Facebook two months ago in hopes of gaining enough support for the run. So far, 1,052 BU students have joined the group.

“Some of my friends at [the University of California, Los Angeles] did it,” Taylor said. “It just seemed like a lot of fun, and BU’s a big enough school to do something like that.”

Students at schools such as the University of Chicago, Harvard University, the University of Michigan and Tufts University regularly participate in outdoor runs, for which students strip down to their skivvies or bare it all.

“It’s a pretty big tradition on some campuses; maybe it can be the same for BU,” Taylor said.

Taylor said he plans on having the run be under a mile long and take place somewhere without too much traffic. He added that he is favoring the Esplanade or Bay State Road as possible locations.

At the moment, Taylor said he plans on scheduling the run for the day before finals begin in May as a way for the students to “get the stress out” and have “one last hurrah” before the study period begins.

While student support is strong, Taylor said the BU administration may not approve of the stress reliever.

“I don’t think the administration is going to react that positively,” Taylor said.

Director of Student Activities Office Mindy Stroh refused to comment on the administration’s stance, but the BU Code of Responsibilities only stipulates that students comply with “federal, state, and local laws.”

According to the laws of Massachusetts, nudity is defined as “uncovered or less than opaquely covered human genitals, pubic areas, the human female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola or the covered male genitals in a discernably turgid state.”

According to this law, running in underwear is legal and not punishable by the state, but other risks may surround the run.

Taylor said he mainly worries that some students will strip all the way down and partake in lewd conduct.

“All the blame would be on me,” he said. “I just hope no one takes it too far.”

After Tufts’s 32nd annual Naked Quad Run took place on Dec. 10 and was videotaped — much to the dissatisfaction of participants — Taylor said he is concerned something similar could happen at BU.

“Chances are [BU’s Undie Run] will get videotaped because everyone has camera phones and whatnot,” Taylor said.

The fact that the run does not involve complete nudity would make videotaping less of an issue, however, he said.

For a Tufts freshman and first time participant in the naked quad run, who wished to remain anonymous, the benefits of the run outweighed the problems of being caught on tape.

“There were so many people, they weren’t zooming in on me,” she said. “I wanted to feel liberated, and it was really fun. It’s a tradition.”

For now, Taylor said he hopes to continue planning and figuring out ways to make BU’s first Undie Run an enjoyable experience that will continue for years to come.

“It’s a fun last thing to do,” he said. “Everyone’s welcome. It’s a way to meet new people and to let go of inhibitions.”