If there's one thing
Phi Chi chapter loves, it has got to be singing! (Of course, there are many
things the chapter loves, but that's for other pages. :-)
Some of the songs included below are
used in many AOII chapters across the United States and Canada, but a few are specific
to Phi Chi itself.
Epsilon Chapter Song
Alpha Omicron Pi
Friends as the years go by
Loving sisters are we
Loyal, forever, Alpha to thee.
AOII, AOII
(tune: "Edelweiss")
AOII, AOII, sisters always beside you
Colors bright, red and white
Always there to guide you
Symbol of love,
May you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Rose of red, pearl of white
AOII love to guide us
Red and white, AOII,
Loving sisters forever
Jacqueminot rose may you bloom and grow
Bloom and grow forever
Loyally, AOII,
Alpha bonds us together
AOII Grace
Grant us now thy grace we pray,
Sisters gathered here today,
Be our hearts fraternal love,
Kindled still from thine above
Help us to be fair within
Free from every secret sin
Keep our motto ever nigh
Make us worthy AOII
AOII is My Sorority
(tune: "Play A Simple Melody" ... should be performed barbershop
quartet-style)
AOII is my sorority
It means everything to me.
Those three letters are the symbols of
Sisterhood and loyalty
AOII symbols are the ruby and pearl
For every Alpha O girl,
And for the flower we chose, our own dear red, red rose. . .
(repeat)
AOII the Rose
AOII, we are the strong ones
Working together faithfully,
AOII, our name means friendship
That will last eternally
AOII, sisters forever,
Sharing all our dreams
AOII, the world is in our hands
The future's ours to lead.
We share all things with each other
Our hopes, our fears, our goals
We will always be together
In our hearts and in our souls
We take pride in Alpha Omicron
Every day the feeling grows
AOII, I pledge my loyalty
To the one Jacqueminot rose.
A Rose Ever Blooming
A rose ever blooming
Will grow through the years,
To keep us together
In love, hope, and tears.
Though others may die
And all fade away
Our rose continues each night
(Each night) and day
Of all of the treasures
This earth may contain
To thee I'll be faithful
With thee I'll remain
An AOII now,
And forever I'll be
For AOII means more than the world
(The world) to me.
A-O-(Cutie)-Pi
(tune: "She'll Be Comin' Around The Mountain")
I'm an A O, A O Cutie Pi
(cutie pie!)
And I'll be one 'til the day, the day I die
(day I die!)
I'm so proud, so proud about it
I can't help but shout it, shout it
I'm an A O, A O Cutie Pi
A With An O
A A A-with-an O
O O O-with-a Pi
A with an O
O with a Pi
A-O-II
Bring Me a Rose
Bring me a rose in the wintertime,
When they're hard to find.
Bring me a rose in the wintertime,
I've got roses on my mind,
For a rose is sweet
Most any time and yet,
Bring me a rose in the wintertime
I've got roses on my mind.
Bring me a friend when
There's none around,
When they're hard to find,
Bring me a friend
When there's none around
I've got friendship on my mind.
For a friend is sweet
Most any time and yet,
Bring me a friend when
There's none around,
I've got friendship on my mind.
Bring me a love here in AOII
When it's hard to find
Bring me a love here in AOII
I've got lovin' on my mind
For a love is sweet
Most any time and yet,
Bring me a love here in AOII
I've got lovin' on my mind.
Do You Remember?
Do you remember the time, dear?
Do you remember the time, dear?
You pledged yourself to me,
In the name of the rose for eternity.
Do you remember the day, dear?
Do you remember the day, dear?
In our dresses of white,
In the first morning light,
In the name of the rose for eternity.
Do you remember the time, dear?
Do you remember the time, dear?
When we last said goodbye,
The tears we did cry,
In the name of the rose for eternity.
Do you remember my name, dear?
Do you remember my name, dear?
Can your eyes still see,
The sister we'll be,
In the name of the rose for eternity.
Down In Chicago
Down in Chicago, on sorority row
There's the sweetest little house called Alpha O
They're the ones that are really tops
That's where all the sisters love to stop
Alpha O (alpha o, alpha omicron pi)
Alpha O (alpha o, alpha omicron pi)
Alpha O (alpha o, alpha omicron pi)
We'll be loyal to you till the day we die!
Hey, Look Us Over
Hey, look us over, lend us an ear
We're here to tell you AOII is here.
And we're the best sorority and happy at that
We're so glad we're AOIIs and that's a well-known fact.
We're top on the list of all fraternities
We'll rate forever through all eternity
We've got style and grace and charm and taste
With these we can't be beat
Look us over, we're AOIIs.
Lean On Me
(tune: "Lean on Me")
Alpha Omicron Pi, we call it home, we call it sisterhood.
Friends, until we die, we will remain, always together.
Lean on me, when you're not strong,
I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on.
For, it won't be long, 'til I'm going to need
Somebody (a sister) to lean on.
There, there is a place, at U of C, that's always open
So, if you want fun, you know that there, you're always welcome
Lean on me, when you're not strong,
I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on.
For, it won't be long, 'til I'm going to need
Somebody (a sister) to lean on.
You just call on me, sister, when you need a friend
AOIIs have each other to lean on.
I just might have a problem that you'd understand
AOIIs have each other to lean on.
Lean on me, when you're not strong,
I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on.
For, it won't be long, 'til I'm going to need
Somebody (a sister) to lean on.
Love, Fun, and Loyalty
(tune: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Love, fun, loyalty, all go hand in hand
When you are an AOII
Life is simply grand
Oh Alpha
Oh Alpha, oh Alpha,
To thee we do sing now,
Of loyalty, faithfulness,
Sisterhood true. (repeat)
The Ruby and Rosebud
Are symbols we cherish
AOII ever to thee we'll be true
The gold sheaf of wheat
Is the start of our happy days
Loving and sharing
In our sisterly ways.
Oh Alpha, oh Alpha,
To thee we do sing now
AOII, ever to thee we'll be true.
Pass It On
It only takes a spark to get a fire going,
And soon all those around,
Will warm up to its glowing.
That how it is in AOII,
Once you've experienced us.
We spread our love around,
We want to pass it on.
What a wondrous time is spring,
When trees are budding,
The birds begin to sing,
The flowers start their blooming.
That's how it is with AOII
Once you've experienced us,
We want to sing, we're fresh like spring,
We want to pass it on.
We wish for you our friend,
This happiness that we have found.
You can depend on us,
It matters not where you are bound.
We'll shout it from the mountain top,
We want the world to know,
That AOII has come to us,
We want to pass it on.
Red Rose
(done in a round)
Red rose, red red rose,
Fairest flower that we know,
We pledge always to be true,
Jacqueminot rose.
Remember
Remember, the friends you've made here,
Remember, when you're away,
Remember, the fun you've had here,
And don't forget to come back someday!
Remember, where e'er you find us,
Our love is always true
For you belong to AOII, dear
And AOII belongs to you.
Sisterhood
(tune: "Basketcase" by Green Day)
Do you have the time to lend a friend a hand,
To listen to her dreams, hopes, and fears?
I am one of those sisters 'til the end
Loyal and sincere
No doubt about it
Sometimes life doesn't treat us fair
But we know sisters always care
Phi Chi's number one
We're always having fun
And we'll rise up to the top of the world
Even when we leave
And go our separate ways
We'll carry AOII in our hearts
Friends we made with you
We'll hold forever true
And memories will never fade away
The Loving Cup
We'll pass the loving cup around
We won't pass a sister by
We all drink from the same old cup,
In dear old AOII.
Oh you and I shall never grow old
While this fair cup is nigh.
Here's health, here's wealth,
Here's life, here's love......
In Alpha Omicron Pi
Whisper
Whisper a secret, between you and I,
We're sisters forever, in AOII,
When college days are over,
And we're far apart,
We'll always share the secret
In every sister's heart.
So light us a candle for friendship,
Warm and bright, and give
Us some sisters to sing with,
We'll be here all night,
For AOII is forever,
I know this is true,
I pledged myself to the Alpha,
When I pledged myself to you.
(La, da da, da da da da da da)
I'll always remember the times
That we've had,
The tears and the laughter,
The good and the bad,
I couldn't replace you,
If ever I'd try,
For you are my sister,
In dear old AOII.
(chorus)
