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Alpha Theta Phi, we would sing to thee;
Silver, gold, and blue,
We would sing to you;
May we ever be faithful unto thee;
May the bonds of love be all else above,
Our Fraternity.
DELTA DELTA DELTA
Delta Delta Delta,
We will always love you
With a love that always will be true,
With three bright stars a-shining
And colors three entwining,
Delta Delta Delta, we love you.
Tri Delta, you will always be
A sign of love and friendship,
Of true sincerity,
And we will always cherish
Mem'ries that will linger
In our hearts forever.
Mem'ries of our sisterhood so true,
And in the years that follow
We will n'er forget you,
Delta Delta Delta, we love you,
Delta Delta Delta, we love you.
DOXOLOGY
Now we ask, 0 God of Might,
Keep our crescent ever bright;
Help us our noble aim to keep,
And bless our friendship bond so deep.
INITIATION CHANT
Oh, Thou God of Heaven!
Bend on us Thine eye;
Bless these, our initiates,
Into Delta Tri,
Delta, Delta, Delta.
PEARL SONG
A gleaming white pearl
Drawn out of the sea,
What does it mean
To you and to me?
Shedding soft light
With each shining gleam,
Oh, may our love shine thus---
Warm, pure, serene.
THERE IS MEANING IN THE COLORS
There is meaning in the colors
That dims the warmth of others.
There are symbols like the pine trees
That always guard the pearls three.
There's the pansy and the crescent
And bright stars effervescent,
But more than the pansy, the pearl and
the pine
Are the Tri Delta friendships in our
hearts enshrined.
And I know that we'll not sever
The bonds that make us ever
All be as one,
Life's just begun in Tri Delta.
BY THE LIGHT OF THE
TRI DELT MOON
By the light of the Tri Delt moon,
And the three stars above,
Tri Delt girls sing sweet melodies
To the freshmen they love,
And they whisper, "Little freshman maid,
Won't you list to our tune,
Put on our pledge pin
For we're the ones to win,
By the light of the Tri Delt moon."
CANDLE ON THE WATER
I'll be your candle on the water,
My love for you will always burn,
I know you're lost and drifting,
But the clouds are lifting,
Don't give up, you have somewhere to turn.
I'll be your candle on the water,
'Til every wave is warm and bright,
My soul is there beside you,
Let this candle guide you,
Soon you'll see a golden stream of light.
A cold and friendless tide has found you,
Don't let the stormy darkness pull you down,
I'll paint a ray of hope around you,
Circling in the air, lighted by a prayer.
I'll be your candle on the water.
This flame inside of me will grow.
Keep holding on, you'll make it,
Here's my hand, now take it,
Look for me reaching out to show,
As sure as rivers flow,
I'll never let go,
I'll never let go,
I'll be your candle on the water.
CANNIBAL KING
Oh the cannibal king with a big nose ring
fell in love with a Delta Maid.
And every night as the moon shown bright,
Across the canal held wade.
He'd hug and kiss his Delta Miss right
under the big bay tree,
And as they met they sang a duet that
sound like this to me.
Oh now you've heard about the Tri Delts
The best girls in the land.
In every activity they hold the upper hand.
Now they have wit and cleverness as well
as knowledge too,
We think they're regular fellas and we hope
you think so too.
So we will sing to dear old Delta
And we will raise our voices high,
And we will sing to our sorority,
And we'll be loyal till we die.
Oh how we love our sacred sisterhood
And we will laud it to the sky,
And when the day is done
We'll sing just one
To our dear old Deltas Tri.
Don't try the others. Tri Delt.
PUT THE BESTEST PLEDGE
PIN ON
(Tune: Music, Music, Music)
Put the bestest pledge pin on,
Put a Delta pledge pin on,
All we want is pledging you
To Delta Delta Delta.
We'd do anything for you,
Anything you'd want us to,
All we want is pledging you
To Delta Delta Delta.
Listen, rushees, do listen,
The nicest part about sororities
Is when you're pledging DDD,
So, put the bestest pledge pin on,
Put a Delta pledge pin on.
All we want is pledging you
To Delta Delta Delta.
RIGHT NOW
Right now... I'm hopin' for Tri Delt,
For from the first I felt ...
It's here I belong...
Don't tell me tomorrow ...
I'll change the way I feel.
For me it's just Tri Delt...
from now on.
Overhead the stars and crescent are
shining down on Tri Delt happiness
Nothing in the world can here love destroy...
I know that in the days to come,
skies will be gray,
But for today, I'll not cry.
(Sing both parts together.)
SILVER, GOLD AND BLUE
Silver, gold and blue,
We pledge our love to you.
To the fairest of all
We heard your call to the trident,
the crescent and stars irridescent,
We'll be forever true
To the ties that bind us to you.
We'll always hold dear the friends we make here,
In the shelter of Delta Tri.
RUGGED BUT RIGHT
We just came down to tell you that we're rugged but right,
The good Tri Delta sisters that are a-singin' tonight,
Hoping that you'll love us just as we all love you,
And hoping that you'll pledge the Silver, Gold and Blue.
We've got the Tri Delt spirit that will never die
There's nothing like the good old life in Delta Tri.
We're the dashing, daring, Delta darlings singin' tonight
We just came down to tell you that we're rugged but right.
Well, we may be Delta lassies, boys, but what do we care?
We've got the well build chassies and the do-or-dye hair
We got the hips that sank the ships in France, and Spain
and Peru
And if you like Napolean it's your Waterloo.
I'd like a fifty minute intermission in your V-8,
I'd like to stay out later but I've got a late date,
Our motto is "Meet 'em and greet 'em and love 'em and leave 'em
And (UH! ) break 'em in right." We just came down to tell you that
we're rugged but right.
SHE'S A DELTA (Tune: Ja-Da)
She's a Delta, Tri Delta
You can tell her from the start.
By her walk and her talk and her uh-huh
Sets a Delta girl apart.
Well you've seen the hot mamas and the
flappers, too,
But they don't hold a torch to what the
Deltas can do;
She's a Delta, Tri Delta,
You can tell her from the start.
Da da da da da
Love her with all your heart
Da da da da da
That's the way she won my heart,
(boom-boom)
THE DELTAS
Oh the Deltas, the Deltas, the Delta Delta Deltas,
They're the neatest, they're the sweetest, they're the classiest,
They're the ones that have the pep,
They're full of vim and go.
Oh, the Deltas, the Deltas, the Delta Delta Deltas,
Boys, if you should capture one,
Then your joys have just begun,
For she's a rah, rah, Tri Delta girl.
TRI DELTS JUST STEP RIGHT ALONG (Tune:
Artillery Song)
Over here, over there, you can see them everywhere
For the Tri Delts just step right along.
In and out as they shout,
All the others must look out
For the Tri Delts just step right along.
Well, it's hi, hi, hee for our fraternity.
Shout out your chapter loud and long. (Shout name of chapter)
Where 'er you go, you will always know that the
Tri Delts just step right along.
Keep a-stepping, for the Tri Delts just step right along.
WE'RE ALL DELTAS (Tune: There's No
Business Like Show Business)
We're all Deltas, yes, Tri Deltas Yes,
Tri Deltas are we
Everything about us is appealing
Everything that college will allow.
All the campus hearts you'll find us stealing
We've got them reeling, oh boy, and how.
We're all Deltas, yes, Tri Deltas, yes,
Tri Deltas are we
Yesterday they told you you would not go far
That night you open and there you are.
Next day on your dressing room
They've hung three stars
Tri Delta let's go.
ODE TO SARAH (Tune:
Titanic)
Oh, there was a chick named Sarah,
Who went to old B. U.
And, in 1888 she said,
"I'll make a dream come true."
So she talked to her friend Dorcas,
And together they were bound;
They were glad when Tri Delta was found.
(CHORUS:)
They were glad, (We are glad)
They were glad, (We are glad)
They were glad when Tri Delta was found,
Thank you, Sarah Ida,
Pansies and pearls, and lots of decent girls
They were glad when Tri Delta was found.
Oh, they sprang up all over,
Those Tri Delt chapters true.
And in (date) they moved to (school)
They brought the stars and crescent
To wear above their hearts;
Tri Delt sisters will never grow apart.
(chorus)
In the silver, gold, and blue,
You'll find those friendships true,
And you'll have fun with your sisters,
No matter what you do...
Playing football, eating popcorn,
And watching T.V., too.
Come join us and we'll be a happy crew.
(chorus end with:) Decent! Decent! Decent!
MORE
More than the things you'll hear and see tonight,
Deep in our hearts lie treasures out of sight,
Laughter and songs are just to show the way,
We open up our hearts to you and say,
"More than a friend, you'll be a
Sister in Deltas Three,
Our lives we will all be sharing,
Working, playing, laughing, caring."
College is all too soon a memory,
Tri Delta love lasts through eternity.
Let these few hours open doors,
For our hearts are very sure,
No one else could love you more.
WHEN YOU'RE HOME
When you're home and safe in bed,
Let the Tri Delt spirit run through your head,
When you awake you'll know it's true,
Tri Delts want a little sister like you.
You've got a D-E-L-T-A
You've got a D-E-L-T-A
You've got a D-E-L-T-A
Pledge Tri Delta What do you say!
With this drop you give to me A symbol of our lives to be.
Through the years we'll reminisce Of our moonlit happiness. If I live to a hundred, I will never know--from where-- Came the love you give to me Your Tri Delt sweetheart, I'll e'er be.
Tri Delta Moon, keep a-shining Tonight on the one I love, Watching him from above,Tridelta Moon.
Keep him from harm, til I hold him again in my loving arms Thrill to him many charms, Tridelta Moon.
As night fades into lifetime, His lips whisper my name And I know that despite time, I'll always feel the same.
Tell him I'm true, that I'll love him no matter what he may do, He knows and so do you, Tri Delta Moon.
Father in heav'n, we pray,
Bless Thee our love,
Keep our Tri Delt ideals
Pure as Thee above;
Bless Thee our daily bread,
Bless our lives through,
Grateful we come, 0 Lord-
Grateful to you.
TRI DELTA TRUE
Tri Delta true, we'll dream of you and
love you,
When college days are oer.
Those vows I took, may I remember always,
Through college years and more.
0 Delta, Delta, Delta,
My loved fraternity.
Those three bright stars
Within a golden crescent
Claim loyalty until death.
0 Delta, Delta, Delta.
UNDER THE MOON
Under the moon, our Tri Delta moon,
Gather we tonight.
Chanting our love to thee up above,
Guided by thy light.
Though in our lives the shadows may fall,
Thy silver light will shine after all;
Under the moon, our Tri Delta moon,
Come to say goodnight.
BA DUM, BA DUM
(Part 1)
Ba-Dum, Ba Dum, Tri Delta
Ba Dum, Ba Dum, Tri Delta
Ba Dum, Ba Dum, Tri Delta
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom,
Delta D, D.
(Part 2)
Go Delta and you go the right way
Go Delta and you're here to stay
Go Delta and you will see,
What a happy bunch of girls
Live in Delta D D.
(Part 3)
Go Tri Delta, Go Tri Delta,
Go Tri Delta,
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom,
Delta D D.
BOUND FOR GLORY (Tune: Tzena Tzena)
We're Tri Deltas, bound for glory,
Fame will be our untold story,
Now, forever more,
We are proud and we are happy,
Deltas we forever shall be,
Now, forever more.
Delta Delta Delta, how we cheer it,
Fun and friendliness are in our spirit,
With such love we know we always shall
Loyal to our sisterhood.
Delta Delta (clap) Delta, how we love you,
We will treasure silver, gold and blue forever,
Delta Delta (clap) Delta, how we love you,
Let's all sing out Delta Delta Delta!
(Add a part each time through, fourth time, all sing part three only.)
BRIAN'S SONG
It only takes some time for dreams that
you can hold.
Think wisely of the promises that you
were told,
Come take my hand and see,
What's in our Deltas Three.
Our dream can be yours,
If you care to share your heart with us
A sisterhood is more than you can see.
We work together loving the things we do.
And if you'd like to join us in our dream,
Just come along with us,
Choose the love of Tri Delt.
I hope that you can see,
What Tri Delt means to me.
We'd like for you to join us
In our sisterhood.
COME IN AND LET US
GREET YOU
(Tune: Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet)
Come in and let us greet you,
We're all here to meet you
With our crescent shining bright and gay,
With three stars to lead you
And we Tri Delts heed you
In a happy, friendly way.
Pull up your socks and let's get going
We're all for the knowing
Will you be a Tri Delt, Yea or Nay?
If it's yea, we'll kiss you
If it's nay, we'll miss you
When it comes to pledging day.
COME AND SHARE OUR DREAMS
(Tune: What I Did For Love)
Come and share our dreams,
The friendship of Tri Delta.
With open arms we give to you...
All the love we've found
Warming in our hearts, glowing all around.
And through thick and thin,
The joyful tears and laughter,
Together we will always be...
Close through sisterhood,
Though the time will pass,
and when years go by.
Love, our love is never gone.
As we travel on, love's what we'll remember.
Like the brightest star, Tri Delta shines forever.
This special feeling can by yours.
Believe in it,
The flame is lit
By Tri Delta love,
With Tri Delta love,
In Tri Delta love.
...Come and share our dreams.
COME NOW, LOOK AROUND
Come now, look around,
We want to get to know you,
Come now, look around,
Make yourself at home.
Come now, look around,
We're gonna try to show you,
We've got what it takes;
Come and join along.
Tri Delta,
Want to get to know you.
Tri Delta,
Make yourself at home.
Tri Delta,
Gonna try to show you,
We've got it;
Come and join along.
DELTA LOVE (Tune: Edelweiss)
Delta love, Delta love
Ties that bind us forever,
Friendships true,
love for you,
Ties that time cannot sever.
Caring friendship we pledge to you,
Sharing dreams together
God above, bless our love,
Bless our sisters forever.
Delta love, Delta love,
I feel your presence about me,
Growing more, through life's doors,
Sisters comfort and guide me.
Memories dance in my thoughts so gay,
Sweet times, sad times, together
Delta love, Delta love,
Keep our hearts close forever.
HEY, LOOK US OVER (Tune: Hey Look He Over)
Hey, look us over, come in and see
Just what the three D's have for you and me.
Sit back and listen, lend us an ear,
And soon our Delta sisterhood and friendship will appear.
For we are one clan together, Bound in Deltas three,
Sporting the spirit made for you and me.
With friendship, love, and loyalty To mention only some,
Hey, look out, world, here we come!
HI LE HI LOW
Hi-le hi-low, hi-lep-lep-lep
The Tri Delt girls have pep, pep, pep.
Hi-le hi-low, hi-lep-lep-lep
The Tri Delt girls have pep.
Oh we're the Tri D's and proud of our name
And all our spirit will bring us to fame;
Oh we're the best house you ever did see,
Oh yes, it's Delta Delta Delta for me.
I LOVE THE PIN YOU LET ME WEAR
I love the pin. you let me wear,
I love the Greek that's written there.
I love the pansies, sweet flowers of Spring,
I love the message that they bring.
I love the crescent and three stars,
I love the Deltas and three bars.
I love to wear you close to my heart,
For I love you the best of all.
I TOOK A JOURNEY
I took a journey around the world
To find someone to love.
There were so many, but not any
half as sweet as one I'm thinking of.
She wears a crescent and three bright stars
They stand for loyalty
Of all the girls in the whole wide world
It's a Tri Delta girl for me.
ICE CASTLES
Please, don't let this feeling end
It's here I've found my friends
My sisters of Tri Delta
When we're all together
How I feel so much
Since I met you
We are sisters, we are one.
Sharing, growing here with you
I'm learning something new
The meaning of Tri Delta
Stars and crescent I will wear
Now throughout my years
Since I met you
We are sisters, we are one.
And now, I do believe
That with Tri Delta's love I'll find my way
Knowing you're beside me, I'm okay.
Friend, I've shared with you my heart
And when some day we part
We'll have so many memories
Through the love of Tri Delt,
Friends we will remain forever
We are sisters, we are one.
I'M A DELTA DELTA DELTA (Tune:
Yankee Doodle Dandy)
I'm a Delta Delta Delta,
Lucky person that I am.
A real live member of the DDD
The finest in all of the land, and,
We are always out on campus,
And we hold our standards high.
I'm a DDD from (school) and
Mighty proud to be one;
I'm just a lucky Delta Tri!
MMM MMM MY SISTERS
Mmm mmm my sisters,
Mmm mmm my sisters
Couldn't get along without you now.
Got along without you before I met you.
Couldn't get along without you now.
We gave our hearts, and so can you;
Now you can be a Delta Sister too.
Mmm mmm my sisters,
Mmm mmm my sisters
Couldn't get along without you now.
Got along without you before I met you,
Couldn't get along without you now.
MISTER MOON
0 Mister Moon, Moon, shining Delta moon,
0 won't you please shine down on me?
I've got the pine tree, silver, gold, and blue,
Pansies and the Deltas three.
Here comes Poseidon with his Trident in hand
To lead the sister Deltas to the promised land,
0 Mister Moon', Moon, shining Delta moon,
0 won't you please shine down on, Talk about your shining,
Won't you please shine down on me?
MY TRUSTY TRIDENT
(Tune: My Darling Clementine)
On a dark night in a parked car sat a sweet and lovely miss
With a fella, what a fella, wanted more than just a kiss
As he grabbed her 'round the middle his intentions were quite plain
As he touched her he enclutched her then he shouted out in pain.
He said "You stabbed me!" She said "You grabbed me! Don't
you know you'll never win.
For every Tri Delt, every Tri Delt has a weapon for a pin."
My Trusty Trident, my trusty trident is much safer than a gun.
Safe and silent, my trusty Trident, with it no man's ever won.
PASS IT ON (From TELL IT LIKE IT IS)
It only takes a spark to get a fire going,
And soon, all those around can warm up to its glowing.
That's how it is with Tri Delt love,
Once you've experienced it,
We spread our love to everyone,
We want to pass it on.
What a wondrous time is rush,
When all the girls are learning
The way the sisters choose
The ones who are deserving,
That's how it is with Tri Delt love,
Once you've experienced it,
We want to sing, it's fresh like spring,
We want to pass it on.
I wish for you my friend,
This happiness we've found.
You can depend on us
We care about where you're bound,
We shout it from the mountain tops
We want the world to know,
That Delta love has come to us,
We want to pass it on.
We shout it from the mountain tops
We want our world to know,
That Delta love has come to us,
We want .... to pass.... it on.
As day's gold light fades into the night, And is softened by shades of blue; When silver stars first wink into sight, Of the crescent moon that is new; My thoughts go back to the time we met, To the times we have in store; As through life we go, there is one thing I know, I could never love you more.