
The air is humid, stagnant and reeks of beer. Ping-pong balls zip back and forth across 9-by-5 sheets of solid wood straddled across garbage cans.
A typical Friday night at Dartmouth Collge is well underway.
Beer Pong is the main staple of Dartmouth’s Greek-dominated social scene. An The New York Times article way back in October 2005 about the perils of drinking games labeled Dartmouth the official founder of beer pong. Unofficial College historian and history professor emeritus Jere Daniell ‘55 recalls playing pong in its most primitive form when he was a member of Alpha Theta fraternity between 1952 and 1955. “I’m not even sure it had a name,” Daniell says. Read More »








































































