Latest Update- April 2, 2024
This pancocojams post provides documents the source of the historically Black Greek Letter fraternity & sorority song "All Of My Love".
This post also provides some text and video examples of that fraternity and sorority song.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and aesthetic purposes.
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Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and all those who are quoted in this post.
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Some of the content of this post was published in an April 2012 pancocojams post entitled "The Fraternity & Sorority Song 'All Of My Love' - Source, Comments, & Examples". There are no visitor comments to that post.
I consider fraternity & sorority chants to be cultural artifacts which deserve to be collected, preserved, and studied. I also believe that fraternity & sorority songs and chants should only be recited and/or performed by those persons who are affiliated with the specific organization that is associated with that particular song or chant. The chant/song "All Of My Love" is claimed by more than one Black Greek lettered organization.
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OVERVIEW OF "ALL OF MY LOVE" FRATERNITY & SORORITY SONG
The song "All Of My Love" is sung by multiple university based Black Greek lettered organization (BGLO). To date, I've found examples of, and received comments on my [no longer active] cocojams.com website from members of the following Black Greek Letter Organizations (BLGOs) claiming that song: (given in alphabetical order), Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Update: April 2, 2024- The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. song "Deep In My Heart" has the same tune and tempo as the other Black Greek Letter Organizations' All of my Love" songs that I have found.
Here are two such comments:
1. "All Of My Love, Peace, & Happiness
I am a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority inc. I crossed on May 20, 1984. At that time all of the Black Frats and Sororities of the time had similar chants, but of course there were those that were unique to a particular group.
All of our love, peace and harmony, I'm gonna' give to________(you fill in the blank). It could be Zeta, Sigma, Alpha, Delta, Omega, or Kappa. The groups that usually used this chant were the Sigmas and Zetas."
-Aphrodite, Spring '84 Omicron Mu, Buffalo NY; 4/11/2006
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2. All Of My Love, Peace, & Happiness
"A L P H A All MY Love my Peace and Happiness in going to give it to Alpha Just a miscellaneous of words. How can another organization try to claim a song that spells out another fraternity.. thats my 06 cent.."
-Encore06; 7/29/2006
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Here are two (partial) lyrics for the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. version of "All Of My Love" from http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/archive/index.php/t-8364.html
1. "All of my love, my love my love and peace and happiness. I'm gonna give it to Omega."
Oily-Que, 06-13-2001
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2. "All of my love(my love my love)
my peace and happiness(ROOF)
I want to give to Omega"
esigmaque, 06-15-2001
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The "ROOF" is the signature Omega bark.
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Here's an example of "All Of My Love" from Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (Source: http://www.angelfire.com/ar3/bbzphib/new_page_35.htm
"All of my love,
(back ground) my love, my love
Peace and happiness
Whew!
I give to my Zeta
-Repeat once-
Z-E-T-A P-H-I B-E-T-A
Zeta Phi Beta
(start over)
-- Contributed by Soror F. Hodges"
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Here's a Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc posting of the lyrics "All of my love"
From https://www.pinterest.com/pin/418201515371494114/
"MsLioness2U saved to I Love My DST!
All of my love, my peace, and happiness, I'm gonna give it to Delta."
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No date is given for that post.
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THE SOURCE OF THE FRATERNITY/SORORITY SONG "ALL OF MY LOVE"
The real source for the Black Greek letter fraternity/sorority song "All My Love, My Peace & Happiness" is the 1970 soul/rock song "Love, Peace & Happiness" by The Chambers Brothers.
Here's a video of that song:
Chambers Brothers - Love, Peace & Happiness
Uploaded by guillaimz on Jan 14, 2009
Highly underrated rock/soul classic
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The Chambers Brothers soul music group is composed of four African American biological brothers, and one White male.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chambers_Brothers:
The Chambers Brothers is a soul-music group, best known for its 1968 hit record, the 11-minute long song "Time Has Come Today". The group was part of the wave of new music that integrated American blues and gospel traditions with modern psychedelic and rock elements...
The song "Love, Peace, Happiness reached #96 on the 1970s Pop Singles chart.
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Here's the chorus of The Chambers Brothers "Love, Peace, Happiness":
All our love, peace, and happiness
We're gonna give to you now
All our love, peace, and happiness
And you can share yours too
All our love, peace, and happiness
We're gonna give to you yeah
All our love, peace, and happiness
You can share yours too
Click http://www.elyrics.net/read/c/chambers-brothers-lyrics/love-peace-and-happiness-lyrics.html for the lyrics to that entire song.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS OF BLACK GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATIONS SINGING "ALL OF MY LOVE"
Unfortunately, I have only found YouTube examples of this song from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc on YouTube.
If you know of YouTube examples from other Black Greek letter Organizations, please share that information in the comment section below. Thanks!
The following five videos are posted in alphabetical & chronological order, using the organization's name and the video's publishing date.
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. song "All of my heart and soul (belongs to A Phi A)" is included here because its tune is the same as "All of My Love".
Video #1: Alpha Phi Alpha Delta Gamma Chapter AAMU 2013 Fall Graduation
Rob Summers, Mar 2, 2014
AMUNS Graduation, AAMU, DG chapter Alpha Phi Alpha, The Tr3, Jewe7, and the Teezy. We Party Hard, We Stay up Late, But Most of All We Graduate! SCHOLARS MAKING DOLLARS!!!
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The song with refrain "All of my heart and my soul/belongs to A Phi A" has the same tune as "All Of My Love". That song begins around .47 and ends around 2:11.
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Video #2: Delta Sigma Theta singing "All of my Love"
Uploaded by leanback04 on Mar 30, 2008
The ladies of Delta Sigma Theta singing "All of My Love" at the spring 2008 probate for the Gamma Tau Chapter. This on the historic campus of Tuskegee University.
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The words to this song are sung in a round along with the sorority's signature call.
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Video #3: Delta Sigma Theta - Mu Omicron - All of My Love - Centennial
datdeucetz, Published on Jan 14, 2013
The MOnumental Mu Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta from North Carolina State University, brings in the Centennial Founders Day, with thousands of sorors from around the world. On the campus of Howard University, where it all began ... Honoring the legacy of our 22 founders, with ALL OF OUR LOVE.
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Video #4: All My Love
Posted by nashad42 — January 22, 2010
"My neos at the Omega PSI Phi - PSI Chapter Spring 2009 Probate" Morehouse College
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* "Probate" is the "coming out" ceremony for those who were pledging a particular sorority or fraternity. "Probates" (neos) are new members of that sorority or fraternity.
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Video #5: Omega Psi Phi - All of My Love In Memory of Officer Thomas A. Orr III
Kassandra Johnson, Aug 24, 2017
Lee's Summit, Mo Memorial Service for Officer Thomas A. Orr III (March 6, 1987 - August 20, 2017) Eta Sigma
Chapter Spring 09. Story: "Friends remember Lee’s Summit officer shot in Westport as a vibrant man who loved to enjoy life" by: Shannon O'Brien, Aug 21, 2017 https://fox4kc.com/news/friends-remember-lees-summit-officer-shot-in-westport-as-a-vibrant-man-who-loved-to-enjoy-life/
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The police officer who was killed was a member of Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity Inc. as is his younger brother who hopped (during this Omega tribute) with other Omegas in honor of their brother.
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Update April 2, 2024 - "Deep In My Heart"
Here's a Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. song that has the same tune and tempo as the other historically Black Greek letter versions of "All of My Love"
Version #6 -Delta Eta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. | Fall 2022 New Initiation Presentation
Kenz Productions, Nov. 33, 2022
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This song is sung by all of the new members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc, as they stroll into their probate. (beginning at 2:09 to 3:219.)
Here are the words to that song:
Deep in my heart
you know that I
love that blue and gold
All that I know
ain’t nothin like
that S G Rho
[repeat the entire song multiple times)
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Deep in my heart
you know that I
love that blue and gold
All that I know
ain’t nothin like
that S G Rho
[repeat the entire song multiple times)
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