In 1983, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in an American military barrack in Beirut, killing 241 marines. troops in to organize and maintain a ceasefire between the parties. Shortly after violence erupted in the country, Ronald Reagan sent U.S. In 1980, Israel invaded Lebanon to fight the Palestine Liberation Organization. Through the 1980s, as the game grew in popularity within Theta Delta Chi, the brothers changed the game’s name from ‘Throw Pong’ to ‘Beirut.’ The name change was likely inspired by the Lebanese Civil War, occurring around the time of the change. Shortly after the development of throw pong at Bucknell, a brother from Theta Delta Chi at Lehigh University brought the game to his fraternity after visiting the school. Cups would be arranged at both sides of a table with two teams of two positioned on either end trying to throw a ping-pong ball into their opponents’ cups. ‘Throw Pong’ was very similar to the version of Beer Pong played today. The Bucknellian, Bucknell’s student newspaper, published an article in 2011 celebrating their chapter of fraternity Delta Upsilon as the creators of ‘throw pong’ in the 1970s. The brothers at Phi Tau dubbed this game ‘House Pong.’ĭartmouth College may be home to the earliest known version of beer pong, but Bucknell University claims ownership over the version of the game more widely played today.
Hitting the ball into one’s opponent’s cup resulted in them drinking. They soon developed more complex rules: games would be played in doubles with teammates hitting the ball alternatively. In 2005, The Dartmouth Independent, Dartmouth’s student-run publication that credits itself in publishing the definitive history of beer pong, reported that fraternity brothers at Phi Tau created the game when they started placing cups of beer on ping pong tables during ping pong matches. Several colleges claim to have created the game as it is known today, but its earliest recorded appearance was at Dartmouth College in the early 1960s. While beer pong is widely played on college campuses and at house parties across the country, many participants are unaware of the game’s origins. There are so many small variations in the rules that no matter where the game is being played, it’s going to be a unique experience. Most people play with the same basic rules, but everyone adds their own twist depending on where they are from and with whom they’re playing. It’s cool that people can get into something so basic, so trivial,” explained a Tufts fraternity member who asked to remain anonymous. “Yeah, it’s the competitiveness and the glory. It’s used to settle arguments, determine social status, show off a very particular skill, and much more. Beer pong is to college drinking culture as apple pie is to American culture. It’s a game dear to every college student’s heart, whether you’re a frat guy or a hipster.
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