The Real Animal House?
Gear68
Animal House (the movie) was based on. One was a guy from University of
Washington in St. Louis, another from a school in Seattle, and another
from Dartmouth. Does anybody know which one was the real Animal House? Are
they still alive? And what kind of antics are they currently up to?
Gear
"You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning"
SHARKŽ
>I've heard different people claim that their fraternity was the frat that
>Animal House (the movie) was based on. One was a guy from University of
>Washington in St. Louis, another from a school in Seattle, and another
>from Dartmouth. Does anybody know which one was the real Animal House? Are
>they still alive? And what kind of antics are they currently up to?
I was going to answer this but the best answer is in an issue of
playboy. A nice little article by one of the writers of the movie
solves the problem nicely.
Thanx. We earned it and everyone wants to steal it. Dartmouth it is.
Alpha Delta Phi
University Of Western Ontario
Canada
SHARKŽ
conventions. However. They Really "did" pledge in a dead animal.
John Roushkolb
> The film was modeled after a fraternity chapter at old Dartmouth, although i
> forget which fraternity.
Pi Kappa Phi.
JJ is here
You are all wrong and wny thing you are told will be wrong except this.
Animal House is made after the Alpha Tau Omega fraternities at Oregon
State University and University of Oregon. The movie was filmed on the
university of oregon campus and the outside of the Delta house was the
old ATO house and the inside is the inside of the Sigma Nu house at the
UofO. The Dexter Lake bar is now a dry bar and the parade at the end is
filmed in Cottage Grove Oregon which is 10 miles from my parents. They
got the name for the movie from our houses too. We were known as the ATO
Animals.
> Gear68 (gea...@aol.com) wrote:
> : I've heard different people claim that their fraternity was the frat that
> : Animal House (the movie) was based on. One was a guy from University of
> : Washington in St. Louis, another from a school in Seattle, and another
> : from Dartmouth. Does anybody know which one was the real Animal House? Are
> : they still alive? And what kind of antics are they currently up to?
>
> It was based on the Alpha Delta local fraternity at Dartmouth, of which
> the screenwriter was a member (I think his name is Scott Williams).
>
> --
> Glenn Kurtzrock gle...@pegasus.rutgers.edu
> Rutgers-Newark 1L http://www.cascade.net/~sunspot
> SPE GC#197,507 CR#659 cDc '87
>
>
MDR
VTL
Paul "JJ" Dorchak
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Alpha Sigma Chapter
Oregon State University
SHARKŽ
>> The film was modeled after a fraternity chapter at old Dartmouth, although i
>> forget which fraternity.
>Pi Kappa Phi.
Nope. Alpha Delta Phi
William Becker
who cares I current ly live in the 90's version at Purdue University.
All Questions can be answer by me!
Fraternally
Spade
fu...@expert.cc.purdue.edu
Chandler Pohl
here <dorc...@ucs.orst.edu> wrote:
> You are all wrong and wny thing you are told will be wrong except this.
> Animal House is made after the Alpha Tau Omega fraternities at Oregon
> State University and University of Oregon. The movie was filmed on the
> university of oregon campus and the outside of the Delta house was the
> old ATO house and the inside is the inside of the Sigma Nu house at the
> UofO. The Dexter Lake bar is now a dry bar and the parade at the end is
> filmed in Cottage Grove Oregon which is 10 miles from my parents. They
> got the name for the movie from our houses too. We were known as the ATO
> Animals.
> Paul "JJ" Dorchak
> Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
> Alpha Sigma Chapter
> Oregon State University
On my campus the ATO's are called the vaj rubbing faggots. This one
ATO asked me if I wanted a blow job the real way and then grabbed ass
while his brothers started laughing...you guys are gay, and everyone knows
it.
Anthony J. Bessey
The real fraternity that Animal House was modeled after is
Theta Delta Chi. My Best friends father attended Bowdin
College during the time of the Darthmouth Theta Delta
Chi's reign.
The creator of Animal house is a Theta Delta Chi and
did belong to the darmouth chapter.
As a side not the dartmouth chapter of Theta Delta CHi
had a traveling party group that did not attend classes, but
rather traveled to Theta Delta Chi houses all over the country
in order to Party and trash them for a weekend.
Anthony J. Bessey
Past IFC Vice President
University of Maine IFC
SHARKŽ
>Well,
>The real fraternity that Animal House was modeled after is
>Theta Delta Chi. My Best friends father attended Bowdin
>College during the time of the Darthmouth Theta Delta
>Chi's reign.
Wrong.
>The creator of Animal house is a Theta Delta Chi and
>did belong to the darmouth chapter.
Wrong.
>As a side not the dartmouth chapter of Theta Delta CHi
>had a traveling party group that did not attend classes, but
>rather traveled to Theta Delta Chi houses all over the country
>in order to Party and trash them for a weekend.
Could be right.
>Anthony J. Bessey
>Past IFC Vice President
>University of Maine IFC
Alpha Delta Phi
Kevin Paul Nordberg
On Tue, 12 Mar 1996, JJ is here wrote:
> On 10 Mar 1996, Glenn Kurtzrock wrote:
>
> You are all wrong and wny thing you are told will be wrong except this.
> Animal House is made after the Alpha Tau Omega fraternities at Oregon
> State University and University of Oregon. The movie was filmed on the
> university of oregon campus and the outside of the Delta house was the
> old ATO house and the inside is the inside of the Sigma Nu house at the
> UofO. The Dexter Lake bar is now a dry bar and the parade at the end is
> filmed in Cottage Grove Oregon which is 10 miles from my parents. They
> got the name for the movie from our houses too. We were known as the ATO
> Animals.
>
> > Gear68 (gea...@aol.com) wrote:
> > : I've heard different people claim that their fraternity was the frat that
> > : Animal House (the movie) was based on. One was a guy from University of
> > : Washington in St. Louis, another from a school in Seattle, and another
> > : from Dartmouth. Does anybody know which one was the real Animal House? Are
> > : they still alive? And what kind of antics are they currently up to?
> >
> > It was based on the Alpha Delta local fraternity at Dartmouth, of which
> > the screenwriter was a member (I think his name is Scott Williams).
> >
> > --
> > Glenn Kurtzrock gle...@pegasus.rutgers.edu
> > Rutgers-Newark 1L http://www.cascade.net/~sunspot
> > SPE GC#197,507 CR#659 cDc '87
> >
> >
>
> MDR
>
> VTL
>
> Paul "JJ" Dorchak
> Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
> Alpha Sigma Chapter
> Oregon State University
>
>
>
It is AD at dartmouth. There are references to amherst college, which is
a little far away for oregon wouldn't you say. i'm actually going up
there one of these weekends. from what i've heard they have a vomit moat
around there house.
big al
sig pi
gamma iota
(probahtion fucking sucks)
CASEY OSLUND-REYNOLDS
>: You are all wrong and wny thing you are told will be wrong except this.
>: State University and University of Oregon. The movie was filmed on the
>: university of oregon campus and the outside of the Delta house was the
>: old ATO house and the inside is the inside of the Sigma Nu house at the
>: UofO. The Dexter Lake bar is now a dry bar and the parade at the end is
>: filmed in Cottage Grove Oregon which is 10 miles from my parents. They
>: got the name for the movie from our houses too. We were known as the ATO
>: Animals.
Why are we discussing "Animal House"? Especially on this board full of
Fraternity Bashers? Are we not trying to abolish the "Animal House" stereotype?
Why would someone be proud that their fraternity was the "Animal House"
fraternity. That movie made me sick when I saw it.
Casey Oslund-Reynolds
Theta Phi Chapter
Theta Chi Fraternity, Int'l
Glenn Kurtzrock
: You are all wrong and wny thing you are told will be wrong except this.
: Animal House is made after the Alpha Tau Omega fraternities at Oregon
: State University and University of Oregon. The movie was filmed on the
: university of oregon campus and the outside of the Delta house was the
: old ATO house and the inside is the inside of the Sigma Nu house at the
: UofO. The Dexter Lake bar is now a dry bar and the parade at the end is
: filmed in Cottage Grove Oregon which is 10 miles from my parents. They
: got the name for the movie from our houses too. We were known as the ATO
: Animals.
EVERY fraternity thinks they are based on the Animal House fraternity.
My information comes from the actual screenwriter. He wrote an article
in Rolling Stone a few years ago explaining the whole thing.
X-MAN
On 20 Mar 1996, CASEY OSLUND-REYNOLDS wrote:
> In article <4ilt3p$h...@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca>, mba...@gpu1.srv.ualberta.ca (Michael Bayrak) writes:
> >: You are all wrong and wny thing you are told will be wrong except this.
> >: Animal House is made after the Alpha Tau Omega fraternities at Oregon
> >: State University and University of Oregon. The movie was filmed on the
> >: university of oregon campus and the outside of the Delta house was the
> >: old ATO house and the inside is the inside of the Sigma Nu house at the
> >: UofO. The Dexter Lake bar is now a dry bar and the parade at the end is
> >: filmed in Cottage Grove Oregon which is 10 miles from my parents. They
> >: got the name for the movie from our houses too. We were known as the ATO
> >: Animals.
> >0
>
> Why are we discussing "Animal House"? Especially on this board full of
> Fraternity Bashers? Are we not trying to abolish the "Animal House" stereotype?
> Why would someone be proud that their fraternity was the "Animal House"
> fraternity. That movie made me sick when I saw it.
>
> Casey Oslund-Reynolds
> Theta Phi Chapter
> Theta Chi Fraternity, Int'l
>
Because the movie is funny, and some fraternity dudes can relate to
certain characters. This movie is totally Cool!!!!
jfp
:
:
:
: > In article <4ilt3p$h...@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca>, mba...@gpu1.srv.ualberta.ca (Michael Bayrak) writes:
: > Fraternity Bashers? Are we not trying to abolish the "Animal House" stereotype?
: > Why would someone be proud that their fraternity was the "Animal House"
: > fraternity. That movie made me sick when I saw it.
: >
: > Casey Oslund-Reynolds
: > Theta Phi Chapter
: > Theta Chi Fraternity, Int'l
: >
: Because the movie is funny, and some fraternity dudes can relate to
: certain characters. This movie is totally Cool!!!!
Too true. I'm currently rooming with Otter (who's pledged to a fraternity
much closer to AH than mine)... or, more accurately, I'm living in a dingle
because he's moved in with his girl. Win-win situation.
jfp
JJ is here
> JJ is here (dorc...@ucs.orst.edu) wrote:
>
> : You are all wrong and wny thing you are told will be wrong except this.
> : Animal House is made after the Alpha Tau Omega fraternities at Oregon
> : State University and University of Oregon. The movie was filmed on the
> : university of oregon campus and the outside of the Delta house was the
> : old ATO house and the inside is the inside of the Sigma Nu house at the
> : UofO. The Dexter Lake bar is now a dry bar and the parade at the end is
> : filmed in Cottage Grove Oregon which is 10 miles from my parents. They
> : got the name for the movie from our houses too. We were known as the ATO
> : Animals.
>
> EVERY fraternity thinks they are based on the Animal House fraternity.
> My information comes from the actual screenwriter. He wrote an article
> in Rolling Stone a few years ago explaining the whole thing.
>
>
>
> --
> Glenn Kurtzrock gle...@pegasus.rutgers.edu
> Rutgers-Newark 1L http://www.cascade.net/~sunspot
> SPE GC#197,507 CR#659 cDc '87
>
>
Well then which fraternity did he tell you it was?
Glenn Kurtzrock
: >
: > EVERY fraternity thinks they are based on the Animal House fraternity.
: > My information comes from the actual screenwriter. He wrote an article
: > in Rolling Stone a few years ago explaining the whole thing.
: >
: >
: Well then which fraternity did he tell you it was?
Well he didn't tell me, so much as the entire world, that it was based on
his fraternity Alpha Delta at Dartmouth (previously Alpha Delta Phi).
Considering the fact that he actually wrote the screenplay, I'd tend to think
he's telling the truth.
Bluto
here <dorc...@ucs.orst.edu> wrote:
> On 20 Mar 1996, Glenn Kurtzrock wrote:
>
> > JJ is here (dorc...@ucs.orst.edu) wrote:
> >
> > : You are all wrong and wny thing you are told will be wrong except this.
> > : Animal House is made after the Alpha Tau Omega fraternities at Oregon
> > : State University and University of Oregon. The movie was filmed on the
> > : university of oregon campus and the outside of the Delta house was the
> > : old ATO house and the inside is the inside of the Sigma Nu house at the
> > : UofO. The Dexter Lake bar is now a dry bar and the parade at the end is
> > : filmed in Cottage Grove Oregon which is 10 miles from my parents. They
> > : got the name for the movie from our houses too. We were known as the ATO
> > : Animals.
I was under the impression that the "Omega" house was supposed to be the
ATZero's, and that the Delta Tau Chi house was Delta Tau Delta. See the
resemblence in the two? ATZero's are just like the one's in the "Omega
House," Meatheads and freaky campus kissasses. I know of at least one
Delt chapter that resembles the DTX in the movie almost perfectly. Just
some thoughts. Also if you look in the background during the student
trial, the Tennessee state flag is rather obvious. Gee, Oregon,
Tennessee, close enough. Like you said, every fraternity thinks that they
inspired the movie. Anyway.
SHARKŽ
I think we resolved that it was based on the Alpha Delta Phi chapter
at Dartmouth.
See the article in Playboy. It has good articles too!
Alvaro Castillo
Distribution:
Unfortunately, I disagree with your statement. If you will watch the
movie again you will notice several references made to Delta Chi. Even
the song in the end says our name.
There is also a scene when they are being kicked out of their house, where
the latter delta tau chi are hanging on the house and you see the tau
falling off leaving only Delta Chi. The coat of arms also has a very
close resemblence to Delta Chi coat of arms.
Just a little FYI..
SHARKŽ (dne...@mustang.uwo.ca) wrote:
:
SHARKŽ
>Unfortunately, I disagree with your statement. If you will watch the
>movie again you will notice several references made to Delta Chi. Even
>the song in the end says our name.
>There is also a scene when they are being kicked out of their house, where
>the latter delta tau chi are hanging on the house and you see the tau
>falling off leaving only Delta Chi. The coat of arms also has a very
>close resemblence to Delta Chi coat of arms.
>Just a little FYI..
...not...
Glenn Kurtzrock
: .127> <4jsaq4$8...@falcon.ccs.uwo.ca>
: Distribution:
: Unfortunately, I disagree with your statement. If you will watch the
: movie again you will notice several references made to Delta Chi. Even
: the song in the end says our name.
: There is also a scene when they are being kicked out of their house, where
: the latter delta tau chi are hanging on the house and you see the tau
: falling off leaving only Delta Chi. The coat of arms also has a very
: close resemblence to Delta Chi coat of arms.
: Just a little FYI..
PLEASE just look up the damn article in Playboy or Rolling Stone, and
you will see you are wrong.
JMD
cast...@csulb.edu (Alvaro Castillo) writes:
> .127> <4jsaq4$8...@falcon.ccs.uwo.ca>
> Distribution:
>
> Unfortunately, I disagree with your statement. If you will watch the
> movie again you will notice several references made to Delta Chi. Even
> the song in the end says our name.
> There is also a scene when they are being kicked out of their house, where
> the latter delta tau chi are hanging on the house and you see the tau
> falling off leaving only Delta Chi. The coat of arms also has a very
> close resemblence to Delta Chi coat of arms.
>
> Just a little FYI..
>
> SHARK® (dne...@mustang.uwo.ca) wrote:
> : d...@animal.com (Bluto) wrote:
> :
> : I think we resolved that it was based on the Alpha Delta Phi chapter
> : at Dartmouth.
> : See the article in Playboy. It has good articles too!
> :
> :
It's a fact, not an opinion, therefore it's probably not open to
disagreements. Chris Miller wrote "Animal House" based on his
experiences at Dartmouth College. Yes, I've even been in the house,
Alpha Delta (a local fraternity, though it may have been Alpha Delta
Phi in Miller's time). The house it was actually based on, that is.
It was filmed elsewhere.
JMD
Dartmouth '97
SHARKŽ
>PLEASE just look up the damn article in Playboy or Rolling Stone, and
>you will see you are wrong.
If you want it, e-mail me and I'll send it. Argument done. Let's get
onto better discussions.
JJ is here
I disagree with you. The house that the movie was filmed in was the old=20
ATO house at the University of Oregon. In the time that the movie was=20
made the ATO's at the UofO and Oregon State University were known as the=20
ATO animals. It is a known fact here that the movie was made after the=20
ATO's but represented the IFC across the whole US at that period in time=20
but was made to describe the way the ATO's acted back then.
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> Unfortunately, I disagree with your statement. If you will watch the=20
> movie again you will notice several references made to Delta Chi. Even=
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> the song in the end says our name.
> There is also a scene when they are being kicked out of their house, wher=
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> the latter delta tau chi are hanging on the house and you see the tau=20
> falling off leaving only Delta Chi. The coat of arms also has a very=20
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> Just a little FYI..
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> SHARK=AE (dne...@mustang.uwo.ca) wrote:
> : d...@animal.com (Bluto) wrote:
> :=20
> : =09I think we resolved that it was based on the Alpha Delta Phi chapter
> : at Dartmouth.
> : =09See the article in Playboy. It has good articles too!
> :=20
> :=20
> : Alpha Delta Phi
> : University Of Western Ontario
> : Canada
> :=20
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Matthew Nelson
: Alpha Delta (a local fraternity, though it may have been Alpha Delta
: Phi in Miller's time). The house it was actually based on, that is.
: It was filmed elsewhere.
The movie was filmed at the Delta Tau Delta house at Oregon State
University.
Pits
Delta Tau Delta
UC Riverside
Theta Lambda
SHARKŽ
>On 10 Apr 1996, Alvaro Castillo wrote:
>I disagree with you. The house that the movie was filmed in was the old=20
>ATO house at the University of Oregon. In the time that the movie was=20
>made the ATO's at the UofO and Oregon State University were known as the=20
>ATO animals. It is a known fact here that the movie was made after the=20
>ATO's but represented the IFC across the whole US at that period in time=20
>but was made to describe the way the ATO's acted back then.
Hello. The GUY WHO WROTE IT SAID THIS. I'm not making it up. If you'd
like a copy of the article them ask me and I will e-mail it.
This is getting tiresome....much like another topic. Where the movie
was filmed didn't have any effect on what it was based on.
It was filmed there. But based on that logic. Most movies that are
filmed will now be based on the city filmed in.
Anyway. The background info on the making of the movie is good.
Rusty Galle
famous) took Candy on a motorhome tour around the country. He
visited the LSU campus, and described the DKE chapter as the
"original Animal House" and the inspiration for the movie. In
1968 (I know, during the War, kids) I rushed Deke at LSU. They
stole my new jeans while I was swimming, and tried to snake my
date. No love lost here!
Rusty Galle
Sigma Pi LSU '72
--
Rusty Galle
Kenner, LA
Kevin Melia
It's nice to see another bro on the 'Net, but this thread has been beaten to death
and then some. Consensus is: the screenwriter based the film on a house at
Dartmouth. The article appeared in Playboy. Shark will e-mail it to whoever
wants it. Can we end this now?
Kevin Melia
Sigma Pi SCU '91