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Old 08-21-2012, 08:22 PM
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Hahaha. Very true about CMM.

I loved this video, I especially liked how at the end of the video they all calmly walk back to (I presume) their chapter houses instead of going crazy and stuff... even after they performed it so well =) Heck, I know I would have turned to my sisters and gone HEY THAT WAS SOOOO AWESOME YAA! haha

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Thanks so much for bumping, I love this tradition. They melody is probably even more catchy than "Call Me Maybe" lol (which is a reference that will be so obscure the next time this thread is revived).
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Old 10-09-2012, 06:28 PM
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Old 10-09-2012, 06:54 PM
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Has anyone ever discovered what the hand motion means? I absolutely love the idea of each sorority using the same motion, then walking off with the hand in the same position. I can't help but wonder if it goes back to something from Phi Beta Kappa.

Confession: When I'm feeling down, I sometimes play that video!
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Old 10-09-2012, 07:02 PM
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That seriously was the coolest video!
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Old 10-10-2012, 01:05 PM
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Has anyone ever discovered what the hand motion means? I absolutely love the idea of each sorority using the same motion, then walking off with the hand in the same position. I can't help but wonder if it goes back to something from Phi Beta Kappa.

Confession: When I'm feeling down, I sometimes play that video!
My understanding was always that it was supposed to be a toasting motion, i.e. picture someone swinging a stein
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Old 10-10-2012, 03:20 PM
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My understanding was always that it was supposed to be a toasting motion, i.e. picture someone swinging a stein
It does look like that. I was just looking for an alternate explanation!
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Old 10-10-2012, 04:24 PM
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Tried my hand at a verse for Alpha Xi Delta...


"And here's to Alpha Xi Delta in double blue and gold,
Our Quills in our hands and o'er our hearts we hold.
The sisterhood of women of our Fraternity
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Old 10-10-2012, 06:30 PM
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This is my school, and yes, indeed, it is intended to look like a "toast" or swinging a stein. We actually adjusted the motion a few years back to make it look less like a drinking motion, but that is the idea and where it came from (rumor has it that this tradition was originally a drinking song, but I'm not sure about that).

And yes we walk very calmly into the houses, it is actually an infraction at the school to be loud after the toast!
I think the walking calmly at the end of the "toast" adds an air of elegance and mystery.
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Old 10-11-2012, 12:44 AM
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This is my school, and yes, indeed, it is intended to look like a "toast" or swinging a stein. We actually adjusted the motion a few years back to make it look less like a drinking motion, but that is the idea and where it came from (rumor has it that this tradition was originally a drinking song, but I'm not sure about that).

And yes we walk very calmly into the houses, it is actually an infraction at the school to be loud after the toast!
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I think the walking calmly at the end of the "toast" adds an air of elegance and mystery.
I love both quotes!

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Old 10-11-2012, 12:50 PM
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I gotta say that I love the song & the spirit of all the chapters singing; however, I kind of hate the arm motion. It looks weird! Doesn't look like swinging a tankard to me, the motion starts too high. A toasting motion goes up, but this looks like just right to left. I don't think sorority women swinging tankards is a good message to send anyway...


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Old 12-20-2012, 12:41 AM
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I gotta say that I love the song & the spirit of all the chapters singing; however, I kind of hate the arm motion. It looks weird! Doesn't look like swinging a tankard to me, the motion starts too high. A toasting motion goes up, but this looks like just right to left. I don't think sorority women swinging tankards is a good message to send anyway...


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Maybe the motion was modified over the years? *uneducated guess*
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Old 12-20-2012, 02:53 PM
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I love this video! Its so sweet
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Old 01-03-2013, 06:39 AM
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On campus my school is gaining more sororities on campus and I would be so happy to go through a real rush. Maybe as a greek community we can come up with our own tradition.

Anyone can think of making a Phi Sigma Sigma verse?
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Old 01-04-2013, 12:03 AM
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How neat! This would be a really cute way for the PXs to do a reveal with this kind of theme too. Great spirit! Love it!
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Old 02-15-2013, 09:41 PM
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