# Origin of goats, etc. for initiation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-goats-etc-for-initiation/285820>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 20, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-goats-etc-for-initiation/285820 "2005-01-20T23:45:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-goats-etc-for-initiation/285820/41 "2005-01-22T00:51:42Z")

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In my college fraternity it was sheep. I swear, you make enough sheep jokes and “Baa baa!” noises in the week leading up to Initiation, and the pledges actually start to believe it.

They were so relieved when they merely had to suck each other off!

–Cliffy

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