From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now!

*Illinois*

Marching through the Land of Lincoln—Here come the Fighting Illini!
Leading the land through learning and labor,
Reengineering Illinois with allegiance and reliance,
And a defiance t’ward defeat without fight.
Marching in a flank of Orange—Here come your Fighting Illini!
Trampling to victory with the giants of all majors,
Make Way! For the Orange & Blue Alliance!
Marching in union through Green Street at night.
Tomorrow we’ll march to Union in Fleet,
Next, roll through The Quad and Bevier Café,
Then run up the steps of Krannert just for show,
At last, our vast library to give the mind its ferry.
By night this becomes The Land of the Greek,
For times we’ll remember long past our decay,
Lincoln, Nevada, Ohio…to memories: Here we go…
The flag of these colors and to our pledge we’ll carry.

Marching in a flank of Blue—Here come the Fighting Illini!
Industrial leaders of the powers that will us,
Like Sears—we tower, and when you question our name…
we scoff,
“Whatchu talkin’ ’bout? Willis?”
Oskee-Wow-Wow! What a view!
Atop our opponents who look up and see blue!
Like the Tri Delta they tried to rush,
Then they felt the
Orange Crush.

♫They had their spine, now they have their
Orange Crush♫

Just as Steven and Jawed, this is the place to “Broadcast Yourself,”
This great land of nourishment and formation is a
Broad Cast of Myself.
Spreading these roots to Sons and Daughters,
Who someday will share our song:
Oskee-Wow-Wow! Here come the Illini!
And Here,

I

Belong.

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From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now!

*Northwestern Wildcats*

Take a walk around this school by the lake and
you will encounter a Rock.
Wildcats go east of the courtyard between Harris and University Hall many steps after marching through the arch
to mark this boulder with Northwestern Stripes and Purple Pride for sakes of spreading far the fair name of the university, fraternity, individuality, commonality, and most of all—
Expression.

150 Years of Brotherhood

9-11-01
United We Stand

NCDC
Artsfest
Morris
May 1, 1-4PM

ONE
Northwestern

NUii

DCP
Dead City Productions

85 Broads

Wild Roots

The
Flipside

ISO

Happy
January 18th!

Hit ’Em Low!

Young Life

CI
SA

ΑΔΦ
1832

Purple Crayon Players

Cardiac Cats

Manifested Parts of Beauty

InNUvation

This We Believe

Graffiti Dancers

Steam Heat

House on The Rock

Peace in Purple

Lift Chicago

Unite for Sight

Autism Speaks
U

Expect Victory

♫
The Miracle Wonder Drug

Harmony in Spirit

1902

Rainbow Alliance

Waa-Mu
Flying Home
May 3-12

ΣΑΕ

DAVE ♥KELLI
6-23-07

I Am Northwestern

We Are Northwestern
&
This is the Platform for our Primal Scream.

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*SIUE*

At Edwardsville, you get the activity of Illinois,
With the safety and scenery of Missouri,
This SIU campus is our love and joy.

In the Lovejoy library you may spot a Cougar,
These Cougars will grow old & leave—but they never lose their spots,
The Red & White keeps building like Cougar Baja.

Inside Peck Hall you may discover the Bio Club,
Whispering about the creatures in the St. Louis Zoo,
A trip held near and dear like a bear holds its cub.

In Dunham Hall you’ll see an imperial dancer,
Dancing with a partner in a grace that’s developed,
But their melodious love is a sweetening enhancer.

There are advancers of political science:
The Political Science Association and Pi Sigma Alpha,
Who challenge uncivil practice with a willful defiance.

The Breakers are in the Morris Center with their B-Boy stance,
As Cougars walk through Center Court with their trays of nachos,
They set down their food to stay & clap their hands.

There’s a trio of juniors camped at Cougar Lake,
Discussing homecoming, their hometowns, and next weekend,
With the breeze off the waters their pores softly take.

Circle K often occupies Circle Drive,
With colors from many nations going around:
A circle where every heritage is welcome inside.

In Cougar Village there’s a game being played of Assassin,
And like the most defensive player in the game:
Over time, these bonding memories—will stay in.

Though games of solitude are playful and fun,
Like the Soccer Championship of ’79:
It is through teamwork that our credits are won.

At SIU, Cougars make everyone better,
Like a group project turned in before midnight:
The SIU Cougars work together.

Illinois and Missouri have come together in the E,
&
Through teamwork—the Cougars always get the W,
Then celebrate the SIU union of We.

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