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In honor of our Fraternity's beloved flowers, our "fact" for October 1, 2001:
"Our Roses," sung to "Love's Old Sweet Song"
by Constance Frazier, Nu
Once in the dear, old days beyond recall,
When in the world mists began to fall
Out of the dusk a red rose came to birth,
Shedding its frangrance o'er the weary earth.
All illumined came that earth to be,
Through Alpha's symbol of fraternity.
Alpha Gamma Delta's votaries are we,
Pledged within the circle to fraternity;
We are faithful to her,
Loyal ever we
Hail, red rose of Alpha, all hail to thee!
Scarce had the red rose its first fragrance shed,
When down beside it the message was sped,
And from the shadows Gamma's rose sprang too
Bringing its message to me and to you.
And the world wiser grew as each one knows,
All through the mystic power of one buff rose.
Alpha Gamma Delta's votaries are we,
Pledged within the circle to fraternity;
We are faithful to her,
Loyal ever we
Hail, buff rose of Gamma, all hail to thee!
Softly about them, twining tenderly,
Shielding the roses all unconsciously,
Green leaves of Delta clung from day to day
As now they cling in the self-same way.
And what to us the symbol is and means,
So to the roses is Delta's green.
Alpha Gamma Delta's votaries are we,
Pledged within the circle to fraternity;
We are faithful to her,
Loyal ever we
Hail, green leaves of Delta, hail to thee!
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