There have been two confirmed making ceremonies in the late eighties: At least three guys in 1988 (Chiaramonti, DiForti, Scarpelli) and Sal Delaurentis at the Como Inn in 1989. They were still doing the ceremony by then because Rocky Infelise expressed surprise that the old ceremony was still in use.

The ceremony was used prior to the eighties as well, although details about it vary.