From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now!
*Pittsburg State University*
At Hughes Hall, a teacher gives an apple to a student,
And like the knowledge given to the student every class meeting,
The student will take the seed home.
It’s a jungle out there, but our teachers prepare students
So that when they step out into a land clouded with doubt,
They will roll the clouds into a rain forest.
Welcome to your new home, Gorillas.
When you are a freshman stuck in a rut,
Pitt Cares.
You’ll be guided in the Pitt where a Gorilla dares
To test his own fortune until
Crimson & Gold channels
Through all Midwestern canals.
Gorillas, you will fight in all your battles,
until
You can see the spoils bleed…
In the world’s competitive jungle,
It is we
Who succeed.
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