The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

CHUGGING A BEER WITHOUT STOPPING SEEMS TO BE AN INFORMAL
INITIATORY RITE, ESPECIALLY WITHIN SOME FRATERNITIES.
I SAY INITIATORY RITE BECAUSE THE NEW INITIATE IS USUALLY
COMPELLED TO DO SO, RATHER THAN DOING IT OF HIS OWN ACCORD.
THIS PRACTICE TAKES ON THE FORM OF AN INFORMAL CEREMONY,
I.E., A BIG DEAL IS MADE OF IT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: NOT GIVEN