Paul’s fraternity songs
Item 1:
The first song I found was a Fraternity Drinking song. The song comes from my own fraternity Alpha Tau Omega (ATO). This was taught to us on the first day of pledge ship.
Ru Ra Rega
Alpha Tau Omega
Hip Hura, Hip Hura
Three cheers for Alpha Tau
ATO
(followed by loud screaming)
This is sung in a chant, usually by five or more people, but it is used in a way similar to a fight song. The song itself has no meaning and does not relate directly to Alpha Tau Omega. It is just meant to be uplifting and is sung to rally everyone together and boost spirits. On April 12, 2008, at the Little 500 race, I witnessed ATO singing the song every time one of our riders would go by our section in the stands. They would also sing it to the fraternities that sat next to us as a “battle” cry. The night before the race, while playing a drinking game called Beer Pong, my partner (also an ATO) started to sing the song, and our opponents responded with their own.
Item 2:
Hidy tidy, Gosh almighty
Who the hell are we
hey, flim flam, Bim bam
Sigma Pi by damn
Hidy tidy, gosh almighty
Who the hell are we
Hey, flim flam, bim bam
Sigma Pi damn it
And don’t you forget it
The person singing the song was Noyan Olcom, a senior at Indiana University and a member of Sigma PI. He told me that the song was not an official Sigma Pi song, but he said that most of his house knows the song and that it is sung on a regular basis and used in the same manner as the Alpha Tau Omega song. Noyan learned the song on his dad’s night at Sigma Pi.
Item 3:
The last song I learned was a Delta Gamma cheer. I first heard the song my freshman year on my way to their formal, we where all on a bus driving to the reception hall and a group of girls started singing this cheer about their Sorority.
Anchors away DG we’re setting sail
Fresh breeze and running tide
Our ship will never fail to anchor
Colors on high DG bronze, pink, and blue
All hands on deck
Because we’re sailing on
Because we’re sailing on
With you!
The song refers to sailing in the cheer because Delta Gamma’s symbol is the anchor. And the colors bronze, pink, and blue are the colors of the house. My date to the formal, Michelle, told me that they mostly sing this song during rush, to potential sisters.