Most memorable songs/chants

[MereMere21]

I started crying just reading that Dee! I have it stuck in my head again now

[aephi alum]

I guess AEPhi's chants aren't memorable enough... nobody's mentioned one

We did a very catchy one to the tune of "Supercalifragilistic":

A-L-P-H-A-E-P-S-I-L-O-N-Phi
I know that you can say it if you really give a try
When asked the best sorority I always do reply
A-L-P-H-A-E-P-S-I-L-O-N-Phi !

The year I rushed, AXO did a Coca-Cola theme that used the "Always Coca-Cola" song from the ads. "Always Coca-Cola" became "Alpha Chi Omega" and there was a line about "always the real thing" in there. It was a while before I could get a soda without thinking of AXO. The only "bad" thing with that theme is that their t-shirts said "Alpha Chi Classic" (written out like the Coca-Cola logo) and AXO never goes by Alpha Chi at my school... a bunch of us PNMs thought we'd wandered into Alpha Phi's rush room by mistake...

When I was a rho chi, I "accidentally" learned a Sigma Kappa cheer. A couple of us, missing our chants and cheers, decided to try to come up with a rho chi cheer. One of us (a SK) suggested:

R-R-R-H-O
C-C-C-H-I
R-H-O---C-H-I
Rhoooooooo Chi!

Another SK rho chi pointed out that we couldn't use that, because (she whispered):

S-I-G-M-A
K-A-P-P-A
S-I-G---K-A-P
Siiiiiiigma Kappa!

(I think that's how it went.)

We never did figure out a rho chi cheer that was sufficiently different from any of the sororities' cheers... *shrug*

[Nhfulmer]

I think most of my favorite Zeta chants have been mentioned except for one from my rush days in the early 60's.

ZETATAUALPHA
ZETATAUALPHA
That is the way to say
You are a ZTA
Best sorority at Alabam!
Zeeeta Zeeeta
Best sorority at Alabam!

The one I remember most from my rush was from Pi Phi. I've never forgotten the words - they stick in my head!

Pi Phi Beta Phi
P-I-P-H-I Pi Phi
You for Pi Phi
Me for Pi Phi
We are all for Pi Beta Phi!

The other was from Alpha Gam -

Alpha Gama Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Gamma Alpha Gamma Delt!
Alpha Gam! Alpha Gam!

They did it over and over and over!!!

I've thoroughly enjoyed this thread. What fun! Yes, many of the songs are sung by the many sororities - just the name has been changed. In addition, many have been sung for over forty years. Thanks everybody for sharing.

[FSUZeta]

way back in the dark ages(1978) when i was a rush counselor, the theta's did the cutest song to the tune of the current(at that moment) dr. pepper song. they sang the whole song with appropriate theta lyrics and did a dance(at fsu then we all did yard dances in front of our houses after the "rushees" had assembled and awaited the start of the party. anyway, it was the "i'm a pepper, you're a pepper, he's a pepper, she's a pepper, wouldn't you like to be a pepper too?", except theta replaced pepper. the dr. pepper ad was showing on tv at the time, so i felt they were very clever to use it, because everytime the ad came on, i thought "theta" and i am sure the rushees must have too. the chi o's always did this cute ditty on the first day of rush, where they broke up into groups by the part of the state(or country) they were from and each group came out of the front door as a group and said a poem about their city-it sounds hokey, but it really was cute. and the tri delts had this cheer they did after the girls had been escorted out of the house that went "oh, oh(long and drawn out) the delta, the delta, the delta, delta delta, and then i could never catch the words, because clapping was involved and they said them really fast in a rythmic beat, but they ended the cheer the same way it started and it did stick in your mind. we ended our parties with that old standby, the greek alphabet song-another mind sticker! i wonder if the sororities banded together way back when and collectively commissioned a study for someone to develope rush songs and chants that could never be forgotten?

[aephi alum]

Originally posted by FSUZeta
anyway, it was the "i'm a pepper, you're a pepper, he's a pepper, she's a pepper, wouldn't you like to be a pepper too?", except theta replaced pepper.

"He's a Theta" ?

[Sister Havana]

Originally posted by rubyrose
Chant:

A-A-A O Pi
Alpha Alpha Omicron Pi
me-for my-for AOPi
How I love my AOPi!

AAAAAAHHHHHH! This is one of the chants I remember from when I rushed ELEVEN YEARS AGO and now I have it STUCK IN MY HEAD!

I rushed at Indiana University. I remember bits and pieces of a couple other chants. Delta Zeta had one with a line in the middle that went "We're loyal to you DELTA ZETA!" (It could have been something else. I just remember the shouted DELTA ZETA very clearly!)

Pi Beta Phi did one that went like "Pi Beta Phi, Pi Phi, Pi Beta Phi!"

And Delta Delta Delta did the song that sigma3 posted for the PNMs leaving, only it was Delta Tri and Tri Delt, of course.

I didn't join a sorority back then but I still remember these chants and songs.

[FSUZeta]

of course not! i was quoting the original ad. it was "she's a theta, she's a theta." lisa

[AlphaSigOU]

This chant was pretty popular over at Alpha Sigma Phi's Gamma Theta (University of Miami) chapter:

We're from Alpha Sig!
We're here to stay you dig!
We're gonna romp, we're gonna stomp
We're gonna make it big!

Gimme an Alpha! (ALPHA!!!)
Gimme a Sigma! (SIGMA!!!)
Gimme a Phi (PHI!!!)

THE LOYALTY SONG

Now everyone knows Alpha Sigma Phi,
That they are the best just cannot be denied;
They have that style, that smile, that friendly way,
No matter where you'll go you'll recognize them,
and you'll say, "Now they're the Greeks I'd like to know
They've got that Alpha Sig fight, zip and go,
And just to see them smile is quite a treat,
Can't be beat, Alpha Sigma Phi!

FOR HE'S AN ALPHA SIG

For he's an Alpha Sig,
He's a man you ought to know,
For he's an Alpha Sig,
He's not too fast and not too slow,
He's a gentleman and a scholar
with a heart beneath his vest;
He looks like all the others,
but he's better than the rest!
For he's an Alpha Sig,
He's a man you ought to, a man you want to,
a man you're sure to know!

Usually added to the songs above is the chant:

Alpha Sigma Phi! (Hey!)
Alpha Sigma Phi! (Hey!)
Alpha Sigma Phi!!!

And my personal favorite of all the Alpha Sig songs:

COME LET'S GATHER

Come, let's gather once again
and sing a song with spirits bold and high
From our lips the praises proudly ring
of dear old Alpha Sigma Phi.
We'll pledge our hearts, our lives, our love
as in the happy days gone by;
Let the words that ever linger near,
be the name of dear old Alpha Sigma Phi!

[aephi alum]

Originally posted by FSUZeta
of course not! i was quoting the original ad. it was "she's a theta, she's a theta." lisa

I kinda figured. I was just being silly

[WCUgirl]

Most people say "zee" as the pronunciation for Xi (me, for one), although I'm sure a Greek scholar would tell you that properly it is "kzee." So "ka-zee" is basically just saying that really slowly and drawn out.

It's also a southern drawl thing (correct me if I'm wrong here).

I've never heard this one before! I was wondering the same thing when I saw the "ka-zee" thing. Of course, we didn't have this song at our chapter, either, so I don't know. I was an Alpha Xi at a Southern school...and I have never heard anyone here in NC pronounce it that way (I'm also an advisor at another Alpha Xi chapter here in NC). I'm not trying to dispute this point or anything...I'm just saying that it's news to me!

So, would Theta Xi then be properly pronounced as Theta ka-zi? How does that work?

I AM A D
I AM A Z
I AM A D-E-L-T-A-Z-E-T-A
AND I WILL L-O-V-E LOVE MY S-I-S-T-E-R-S
WE'LL BE TOGETHER F-O-R-E-V-E-R-M-O-R-E

I remember the DZ's doing this one when I went through Rush! I loved it....I was hoping we would have one like it whenever I started learning all our chants. They would get louder and faster...it's still ringing in my head 6 years later!!!

I remember the Alpha Gam's did one to the tune of "Macho Man" by the Village People...I only remember this because it's so catchy. I really hate it when I get it in my head because I can't get it out!!! It goes:

Al-pha Al-pha Gam
You've got to be
an Alpha Gam

and of course they made up words to the verses, and they had these cute little hand motions.

[sarahgrace]

I AM A D
I AM A Z
I AM A D-E-L-T-A-Z-E-T-A
AND I WILL L-O-V-E LOVE MY S-I-S-T-E-R-S
WE'LL BE TOGETHER F-O-R-E-V-E-R-M-O-R-E

Theta version:

I am a T
I am a T-H
I am a T-H-E-T-A
And I have T-H-E-T-A love in my H-E-A-R-T
That's why I F-L-Y my K-I-T-E here at (school initials)
[repeat, getting faster and faster ]

Funny thing is, I remember learning the song in church school as:

I am a C
I am a C-H
I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N
And I have C-H-R-I-S-T in my H-E-A-R-T
And I will L-I-V-E E-T-E-R-N-A-L-L-Y

[polarpi]

Who who who am I?
I'm an Alpha Delta Pi
Who who who am I?
A D PI (whoo!)
*** This was a great cheer for right after the women left (since they were all in the hallway outside our door!)

The S is for Super
The U is for Unique
The P is for Pi and you know we can't be beat
The E is for Excellence
The R is for Refined
We are number 1 so keep that in mind
Super Pi (uh uh uh-uh)
Super Pi (uh uh uh-uh)

Pi Pi ADPi
Like it Love it ADPi
Want it need it gotta repeat it
I just love that ADPi
When I was a'growin high
Always wanted ADPi
Even then I always knew
How much I loved that white and blue
A-L-P-H-A
D-E-L-T-A
P-I Pi O My
Alpha Delta Pi (whoo!)

Give Me An A
(A we got your A we got your A)
Give Me A D
(D we got your D we got your D)
Give Me A Pi
(Pi we got your Pi we got your Pi)
Now shhh, hush, you don't want to mess with us!
Do ya? Do ya? Do ya? Do ya? Do ya? Do ya?
NO...I don't think so!

At the end of the Give me an A cheer, our TCC taught us a new ending, that went (instead of shh, hush...)
Now what does that spell?
A-D-PI
I can't hear you!
A-D-PI
ADPi once, ADPi twice,
ADPi all the time sure is nice
Ohhhh, yeah!

When I went through recruitment, I remembered the ADPi's from the very beginning because they sang the Greek Alphabet song, and I use it often and since I've graduated, no one in my chapter knows the song, so my diamond sister is always calling me and having me remind her of it over the phone!

We also sing Linger at Pref, but our chapter uses this instead for the second verse:
Hmmm, it's such a perfect night
Hmmm, it almost seems quite right
Hmmm, that this should be our first with you.

The one chant I remember from Gamma Phi Beta (they would sing this at all sorority gatherings/competitions....Derby Days, Greek Week, etc) went:
G-A-M-M-A
Gamma Phi Beta, hey!

I know I heard a lot of Pi Phi and Tri-Delta chants when recruitment was going on (since we shared a hallway along with Gamma Phi Beta for our CR's), but for the life of me I can't remember them...usually we were cheering as loudly as we could to drown them out of the PNM's hearing!

We also have a Hottie Tottie we sing, but I will refrain from typing it all out!

[GeorginaDG63]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH BIM BAM HOT DAYUM
WE'RE THE GIRLS OF DELTA GAM
FIRED UP AND READY TO GO
WE'RE THE GIRLS YOU NEED TO KNOW
LOOK AROUND AND YOU WILL SEE
NUMBER ONE IS DELTA GEE!!!

DELTAAAAAAAAAA GAMMAAAAA
DELTAAAAAAAAAA GAMMAAAAA

[tinydancer]

Waaaaay back in the day when my cousin pledged Pi Phi, they made up a song to the tune of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" that was real catchy. I remember the chorus:

Kappa Kappa key is not for me
Theta Theta kite does not fly right
Chi Omega owl is oh so foul
Pi Phi is the one for me!

[bluefish81]

Originally posted by FSUZeta
of course not! i was quoting the original ad. it was "she's a theta, she's a theta." lisa

I was a Theta at Iowa State and we started using that song my junior year, which would have been 1999:
I'm a Theta,
She's a Theta,
Wouldn't you like to be a Theta too?
(start clapping) Be a Theta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Woo
Be a Theta, Kappa Alpha Theta
(repeating)
I think it's really catchy and we often heard when I was there how it had gotten stuck into people's heads.

Our Gamma Phi Beta chapter also did the chant that, I can only remember the chorus for, because they also had alternating arm gestures to go with it while the chanted, "Gam-ma Phi Be-ta, Gam-ma Phi Be-ta" I remember them using that when I went thru Formal in 1997 and I'm pretty sure they still do.

I never realized how many other chapter's had "Boom-Boom" and "Remember" songs.