Questions from a new(ish) AOII!

[rubynpearlgirl]

Originally Posted by AOIIBrandi

Other tradition ideas would be a "sister/new member" retreat following formal recruitment, annual philanthropy event, loving cup.

What exactly is the loving cup?

[CUBuffs]

Originally Posted by rubynpearlgirl

What exactly is the loving cup?

Loving cup is a game, where a "cup" (usually a trophy, pitcher, or generally large beverage recepticle) is filled with fruit punch or sparking cider and you sit in a circle singing the loving cup song, passing the cup along, and whenever the verse ends, the person holding the cup has to take a drink for as long as the group holds the note.

Now for the words of the song...I can't remember the exact words, though I can hear the tune distinctly in my head. One of your advisers should be able to help out with this!

[AOII Angel]

Pass the loving cup around, don't pass a sister by.....
The sisters from the 70's at my chapter had this massive glass that looked like a brandy snifter that they would fill with cheap alcohol for their "Loving cup." The tradition stopped the year before I pledged...my bio sister participated in the last one at our chapter. At our 50th in March, they broke out that huge snifter and shocked the younger sisters with their craziness!

[twinkle555]

Originally Posted by CUBuffs

Loving cup is a game, where a "cup" (usually a trophy, pitcher, or generally large beverage recepticle) is filled with fruit punch or sparking cider and you sit in a circle singing the loving cup song, passing the cup along, and whenever the verse ends, the person holding the cup has to take a drink for as long as the group holds the note.

Now for the words of the song...I can't remember the exact words, though I can hear the tune distinctly in my head. One of your advisers should be able to help out with this!

Here is how we sing it at my chapter:
"Pass the loving cup around dont pass a sister by,
We all drink from the same ol' cup in Alpha Omicron Pi.
For you and I will never grow old until this fair cup is dry.
To health, to wealth, to life, to LOOOOOOOOOVE (gotta scream and hold this note!!)....in Alpha Omicron Pi!"

[CUBuffs]

Originally Posted by twinkle555

to LOOOOOOOOOVE (gotta scream and hold this note!!)

And this is the part where whoever is holding the cup at the time has to drink until the group ends the note!

Ahh...Memories.

[barnard1897]

Our version was a little different but the basic idea for the song, no matter what the lyrics are, is to stand around in a circle passing this goblet and clapping as you sing. Here's how we sang it:

Oh pass the loving cup around
Don't pass a sister by
We all drink from the same old cup
In Alpha Omicron Pi
Oh you and I will never grow old
While this fair cup is nigh
There's wealth there's health there's life there's LOOOOOOOVE
In Alpha Omicron Pi!

We usually did it at our rose ball or at other sisterhood events where there was something to celebrate. I attended an AOII wedding a few years ago where the sisters were all from a chapter different from mine, and they sang it slightly differently--I can't recall if the bride did anything special. But she actually had us go into a separate room away from the main ballroom and other guests--she had it as part of her special day to do this with her sisters. We were called off the dance floor to join her. Very nice.

[mittens]

Originally Posted by twinkle555

Here is how we sing it at my chapter:
"Pass the loving cup around dont pass a sister by,
We all drink from the same ol' cup in Alpha Omicron Pi.
For you and I will never grow old until this fair cup is dry.
To health, to wealth, to life, to LOOOOOOOOOVE (gotta scream and hold this note!!)....in Alpha Omicron Pi!"

I love the loving cup! lol. Thanks for the lyrics, I got most of it from just listening to our sisters sing it and trying to repeat after them. The loving cup was quite fun to watch, I'm so happy we continue this tradition in our chapter

[GuitarAOII]

I just listened to how the chapter members were singing it as well. I didn't know there were different versions to the song, depending on how each chapter sings it. How cool.

My chapter usually passes the cup around and everyone takes a sip while the song is being sung, then on "love" that person drinks for a longer duration.

We were actually given a large cup (looks like a large wine glass really..) from another chapter for our installation. We use that as our Loving Cup