Initiation/Ritual

• Informant Info
  • Freshman year of UCLA (1983)
• Type of Lore
  • Customary
• Language
  • English
• Country of Origin
  • United States
• Social / Cultural Context
  • UCLA Fraternity
• Informant’s Comments
  • Taken very seriously while light-hearted as the event could last up to 12-24 hours. The freshmen were painted, blindfolded, then driven 30 minutes from UCLA’s campus to USC’s and then duct-taped to the flag pole in the center of campus at midnight. During this time, USC students would say profanities and throw items at the freshmen until they were cut down.
• Collector’s Comments
  • Anonymity in order to not reveal identity of fraternity and informant