magic carpet ride? - Page 3

LCA PD 306 · #1 11-15-2002, 03:54 AM

Its always been my favorite parts of events we have. My gf, a Phi Mu here, is tiny and she always looks like she's seen a ghost when we all jump around when the song is on, because she thinks she is gonna get crushed.
I remember in Aimes, Iowa last summer for the national leadership conference, at Iowa State Univ, in 2001 they played it during a photo montage and everyone sung along, all 450+ of us.

The part about a famous brother being kicked out and not being recognized by IHQ; Kenny Chesney, country superstar, was a brother and he still isnt recognized by IHQ or in the Pedagogus because he owed back dues..........hehehe

Its good to see all the girls think we are the sweethearts at each school........lets keep it up gentlemen!!!!!!!!!!!

chopper816 · #2 11-27-2002, 11:54 PM

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Originally posted by LCA PD 306
Its always been my favorite parts of events we have. My gf, a Phi Mu here, is tiny and she always looks like she's seen a ghost when we all jump around when the song is on, because she thinks she is gonna get crushed.
I remember in Aimes, Iowa last summer for the national leadership conference, at Iowa State Univ, in 2001 they played it during a photo montage and everyone sung along, all 450+ of us.

The part about a famous brother being kicked out and not being recognized by IHQ; Kenny Chesney, country superstar, was a brother and he still isnt recognized by IHQ or in the Pedagogus because he owed back dues..........hehehe

Its good to see all the girls think we are the sweethearts at each school........lets keep it up gentlemen!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE KENNY CHESNEY!!!!! you gotta be kidding me?!?! hes a brother?!?! thats awesome, hes my favorite country star ever! howd you find that out?

JoinerLxa · #3 12-05-2002, 03:10 PM

Ever listen to "Carry On Wayward Son", "Dust in the Wind",
"Point of No Return" and esp. "Fight Fire with Fire" by the
band Kansas????

Once heard the urban myth that members of Kansas were
kicked out of LXA, and their former membership denied by
nationals, for publishing "Carry on Wayward Son".

Listen to "Fight Fire with Fire"...there's an part that starts
with an "evil laugh"...followed by an almost imperceptible
statement....turn down the base, etc. on your stereo and
figure out the phrase that is spoken...might surprise you!

Oh, and to fit on this thread, the Gtown College chapter
does the MCR thing too!

lifesaver · #4 12-05-2002, 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by chopper816

I LOVE KENNY CHESNEY!!!!! you gotta be kidding me?!?! hes a brother?!?! thats awesome, hes my favorite country star ever! howd you find that out?

Hes on the website from one of those chapters, Eastern Tennesee, Eastern Kentucky...something like that. I saw it a few months back.

I dont think the GF does't recognize him. I am sure hes been in the C&C a couple of times, but buried in the back. I think their standard of fame is somewhat arbitrary. Thy'll give Order of Achievement to a brother who discovered soem chemical, but not to one of the biggest country music acts.

Go figure.

Our GHZ...always in step with popular culture, technology and todays undergrad.

BTW: Didnt I see on here that Jason Boland is a grad of OSU? So yeah, he's abrother too. I did see it on their (OSU's) chap. web site.

phidelta315 · #5 12-09-2002, 11:29 AM

I really like the remix version, however it just doesn't have the same long instrumental section which is so useful for throwing your brothers head first into the air!

BREAK THE CEILING!

As far as the significance of the song, sorry ladies but you'll just never know

axotiger · #6 12-09-2002, 11:41 AM

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Originally posted by phidelta315
As far as the significance of the song, sorry ladies but you'll just never know

yes yes, we know

!! My brother is a Lambda Chi... the first time I hung out with them that they played this song, I just kinda stood there with my mouth open. (the whole jumping around like a mosh pit and stripping down to their boxers -- pretty interesting since we were at Mountain Weekend and it was a tad chilly.. but that's an ENTIRELY different story

) I asked him about it later, and he just laughed in my face... so I kinda learned that it was somthing that I was never gonna learn. That was 2 years ago, and by now even I get excited when the song comes on!!! Actually, whenever I hear that song (not at a lambda chi thing) I call my brother ... it's usually when I'm drunk, so he makes fun of me.. but oh well!!

MattJackson5 · #7 12-09-2002, 12:09 PM

I love MCR myself; but stripping down to boxers during the song...something that I've never seen done before

In ZAX,
Matt

texas*princess · #8 12-09-2002, 06:43 PM

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Originally posted by axotiger

the whole jumping around like a mosh pit and stripping down to their boxers -- pretty interesting since we were at Mountain Weekend and it was a tad chilly.. but that's an ENTIRELY different story

Hmm that is definately interesting... I most all the Lambda Chi's I know do the whole mosh-pit thing... however, I have never seen any strip down to their boxers

MattJackson5 · #9 12-10-2002, 01:50 AM

That's the beauty of organizations such as ours--we have a knowledge of certain things when it comes to matters of Rituals and all. That's what brings us together within our respective organizations and also brings us together externally with other organizations. College fraternities and sororities alike were spawned from many other elder secret societies and it's very safe to say that all our ceremonies are generally the same and that is exemplified in Lambda Chi Alpha's open rituals and I'm sure it's the same elsewhere.

Sorry to have babbled...I just got that spontaneous urge to chat away

Matt

sirboomLXA · #10 03-31-2003, 12:57 PM

If not already posted if you listen to the words the singer sings of a genie's lamp or something. If you remember at various events such as association, etc. the genie-like lamp you will understand the association of the fraternity to this song. That is my take.

Tom Earp · #11 03-31-2003, 10:28 PM

Nick, there are certain things that are not put out on G C site!

Just a word to the wise.

There was a thread a while back posting the XO or AXO Ritual so they said!

Things having to do with any part of the Indoctronation of any sort is verbotin.

JonoBN41 · #12 03-31-2003, 11:32 PM

Genie-schmeenie my butt. It's just a bitchin' cool song that gets everyone going, whatever the fraternity.

Does anyone know who wrote it and if he was in a frat? Just wondering...

In ZAX,
Jono

MattJackson5 · #13 03-31-2003, 11:39 PM

One of the brothers in my chapter said that he met one of the Steppenwolf guys and that one of them is a brother and the he wrote the song. People should just stop telling myths like the one about the General Fraternity didn't like it, so they kicked them out. That's just silly because you don't get kicked out for stuff like that--it just brings the brotherhood together more and I was also at General Assembly and saw the presentation where they played the song and everyone had a good time...especially with the picture of John Tesh at the end of it!!. I agree with Jono, it's just a kick-ass song!!

In ZAX,
Matt

Corbin Dallas · #14 04-01-2003, 01:19 PM

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Originally posted by Tom Earp
Nick, there are certain things that are not put out on G C site!

Just a word to the wise.

There was a thread a while back posting the XO or AXO Ritual so they said!

Things having to do with any part of the Indoctronation of any sort is verbotin.

He's not posting anything that anyone else could guess, since he's an AM Tom, chill

ZAX
Steve

EM1843 · #15 04-01-2003, 02:41 PM

Actually it kind of bothered me more because he's an AM that he posted that...I know nothing was said, but he doesn't yet know what to say and what not to say...Hopefully he'll learn what is "accepted" to talk about...