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Originally Posted by Gusteau
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Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24
If I had a dime for every time a different fraternity member has spun me the yarn on how Animal House is based on an actual chapter of their fraternity, husband and I could retire.
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Except this time it's actually true! Animal House was adapted from National Lampoons stories written by Chris Miller about his time as an Alpha Delta Phi at Dartmouth. Another one of the screenwriters is a Zeta Beta Tau. |
Yep. The original short story that was the inspiration for "Animal House" was Miller's
The Night of the Seven Fires. In 2006, Miller published a memoir of his college years:
The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie. (A great read unless you're squeemish or easily offended.)
The Dartmouth chapter of Alpha Delta Phi withdrew from the national fraternity in the late 60s. It continues as Alpha Delta, a local.
The really truly original Animal House:
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