This pancocojams post presents a compilation of word only examples of three historically Black Greek letter sororities* chants that include the words "one and one and one make three/you better watch your man cause your man is watching me".
These examples are also given as "One And One Makes Two" and "Nabisco's Got The Crackers" (Campbell's Got The Soup".
The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, and social-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who contributed examples that are included in this compilation. -snip-
*As of the date of this pancocojams post, I've come across examples of these chants for the following historically Black Greek letter sororities -given in alphabetical order- are Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc,, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
For the folkloric record, please share any example of these chants that you know and please share the name of the sorority and the year or decade that you first heard or learned this chant. Thanks! -snip- Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/12/kokomo-blues-as-source-of-beatles-lyric.html for the closely related 2012 pancocojans post "The 1932 Blues Song "Kokomo Blues", The 1936 Blues Song "Sweet Home Chicago", & The 1969 Beatles' Song "Come Together" Are The Sources Of "One And One And One Are Three" Historically Black Sororities Chants."
**** PANCOCOJAMS EDITORS NOTE These examples are given under the contributors' sororities with the sororities given in alphabetical order. I don't know which sorority was the first to compose or perform these chants.
I have come across the same or very similar examples that were chanted by members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc or by members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Tik Tok, in particular, includes several video clips of "Nabisco's Got The Crackers") chanted by Deltas.]
As of this publishing date, i haven't found any examples of these chants that are attributed to members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
I have found one example of a very similar chant by a members of historically Black Greek letter fraternities except one example that was posted by a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. That example is given in the discussion thread for this post.
I have also collected an example of these chants that was chanted by members of a fraternity little sister group. That example is also given in the discussion thread for this post.
**** EXAMPLES (sororities are given in alphabetical order. These examples are given in no particular order under their sorority's name.
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.
SKEE-WEE MY SORORS S-K-Double E - W Double E Skee Wee, My Sorors. Skee Wee Skeeeeee- Weeeeeee! S-K-Double E - W Double E Skee Wee, My Sorors. Skee Wee Skeeeeee- Weeeeeee!
A-L-P-H-A K-A-P-P-A A-L-P-H-A Whooo those AKA's
An Ahhka is what a Delta ain't What a Zeta couldn't What a SGRho can't What the Kappas like What the Ques loves What APhiA can't get enough of us
S-K-Double E - W Double E Skee Wee, My Sorors Skee Wee Skeeeeee- Weeeeeee!
One plus one is two Two plus one is three You better watch you man Because your man is watching me
Four plus four is eight One more is nine If you didn't pledge AKA Then watch you waste your time
Skee Wee, My Sorors. Skee Wee Skeeeeee- Weeeeeee! Skee Wee, My Sorors. Skee Wee Skeeeeeeeeeeeee- Weeeeeeeeeee! -Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Chants & Songs (part of Black Greek Soundz, CDs produced in 2001 by Jack Horntip), https://www.horntip.com/mp3/2000s/2001ca_black_greek_soundz_songs_and_chants_(CDs)/2001ca_alpha_kappa_alpha_sorority/05_s-k-eee_weeee_(aka_ahka_is_what_a_delta_aint).htm -snip- explanations: -AKA- member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (The individual letters are usually pronounced separately, but letters are sometimes pronounced "AH-KAH" [Ahhka] as given above in this chant but particularly in some dis [insult] chants by rival sororities.) -"Skee Wee" - the AKAs' high pitched signature call
-Delta- a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
-Zeta- a member of Zeta Phi beta Sorority, Inc.
-a SGRho - a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
-Kappas - members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
-Ques- members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
-APhiA- members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
-snip-
As documented in this pancocojams post, some other examples of this chant include another fraternity Phi Beta Sigma (the Sigmas). However, I've never come across an example of this chant that includes Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.(the Iotas).
These historically Black Greek letter organizations comprise the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) which is informally referred to as "The Divine Nine"). The Divine Nine is made up of five fraternities and four sororities.
This particular example of this chant doesn't include Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity (the Sigmas) and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. (the Sigmas), probably because there are fewer members of those fraternities on the particular university campus where this version is chanted. As of the date of this post's publication, I've found some examples of this chant that mention the Sigmas, but none that mention the Iotas. My guess is that the Iotas aren't included in these chants because that fraternity has a smaller number of members than other Divine Nine fraternities and adding the name "Iota" would mess up the beat for this already "established "chant.
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NABISCO'S GOT THE CRACKERS My favorite chant..
Nabisco's got the crackers Campbell's got the soup The AKA's got the Alphas, Sigmas, Ques and the Nupes You better watch your man(yeah) You better watch your man(yeah) 'Cause your man, is watchin me!! Skee Wee, Skee Wee, Skee Wee -HeartbrAKA, Northern Cali, 5-22-2001, https://greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=4625 -snip- Explanations: "Nabisco": American manufacturer of cookies and crackers
"Campbells"- American manufacturer of soups
"Alphas": member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
"Sigmas": member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
"Ques": member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (also called "Omegas")
"Nupes": member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (also called "Kappas") "AKA"= Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Inc.
"Skee Wee"= Alpha Kappa Alpha's high pitched signature call.
NABISCO'S GOT THE CRACKERS (Deltas: Example #1) Nabisco's got the crackers Campbell's got the soup The Deltas' got the
Alphas, Sigmas, Ques and the Nupes You better watch yo man(yeah) You better watch yo man(yeah) 'Cause yo man, is watchin me!! OO-OOP OO-OOP OO-OOP -snip- Explanations [read above] - "OO-OOP" - the signature call for members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
**** NABISCO'S GOT THE CRACKERS (Example #2) Nabisco's got the crackers and Campbell's got the soup. The Deltas got the Alphas, the Ques, and the Nupes!! -https://www.angelfire.com/al/tamalyn/CHANTS.html
ONE AND ONE IS TWO (SRGRho Example #1) 1 plus 1 is 2 And 2 plus 2 is four; You better watch your man. Cuz he's knockin at my door. He didn't want a Delta. Didn't want a Skee-Wee. Not even a Zeta. All he wanted was me. Cuz I'm a Sigma ("...what?...") Gamma Rho ("...oh") Don't even trip. I said my sorors say EE-YIP! (sorors EEE-YIP) -Paragon1922,
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=6876, 03-09-2001 -snip- Explanations (read above): -a Sigma [in this chant] - a member of Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority, Inc.
**** ONE AND ONE IS TWO ((SRGRho Example #2) I said 1 and 1 is 2 And 2 and 2 is 4 You’d better get your man because he’s knocking at my door! He don’t want a Delta Not even a Zeta Not even a Skeewee All he wanted was me Cause I’m a Sigma What? Gamma Rho! Ooooh! So don’t even trip! My Sorors say EE-Yip!!! - from http://ms_quiet.tripod.com/chants.html, retrieved
12/8/2012] -snip- Explanations (read above): -a Sigma [in this chant] - a member of Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority, Inc. "EE-Yip" is Sigma Gamma Rho's signature call.
This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of The Staple Singers' Gospel / Soul song "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)". Information about that song and its lyrics are included in this post.
This pancocojams post also showcases a YouTube video of an Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc .pledge song "Tell Me Why (Were We Treated So Bad)". The lyrics for that song and a few comments from that video's discussion thread are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Roebuck Staples for composing the song "Why (Am I Treated So bad". Thanks to the Staple Singers for musical legacy.
Thanks also to the composer of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity's song "Tell Me Why Were We Treated So Bad". Thanks also to Kevin McCall (and his unidentified cameraman) for singing this Omega Psi Phi Fraternity song. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
*I don't know whether Kevin McCall is the composer of this Omega Psi Phi Fraternity pledge song whose tune and its "why were we treated so bad" line were clearly inspired by the 1965 Staple Singers' song. I haven't come across any other information or any other video of this fraternity song online.
For the cultural record, if you have any information about this Omega Psi Phi Fraternity song, please share that information in the discussion thread for this pancocojams post. Thanks!
This song is about the Little Rock Nine, the first black
students to attend the segregated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.
In 1957, after in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation,
the nine students enrolled at the school. On the first day of school, they were
met with angry protests and blocked by the Arkansas National Guard, as ordered
by the governor. President Dwight D. Eisenhower responded by sending federal
troops to escort the students into the school three weeks later.
The vitriol the students faced for simply trying to attend
an all-white school was shocking, and made national headlines. The incident
galvanized the civil rights movement, which drew support from across the
nation.
"Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)" was written by the
Staple Singers patriarch Roebuck "Pops" Staples in reaction to the
protests.
Why, am I treated so bad? Why, am I treated so bad? You know I'm all alone as I sing this song, Hear my call, I've done nobody wrong But I'm treated so bad
I'm gonna walk out in the master lane Things I do, they seem to be in vain You may be blind, you may be lame, Walk on out in the master lane Though you treat me so bad
Ooh ooh ooh ooooooh Ooh ooh ooh oooooooh Oooh ooh ooh oooooh ooh ooh oohhh You made me blind, you may be lame Walk on out in the master lane Though you treat me so bad
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Tell Me why? Omega Psi Phi pledge song Kevin McCall XAA FALL
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Kevin McCall, Nov 23, 2008
mE SINGIN THE SONG THAT HELPED ME SEE IT THROUGH ROO
**** PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE ABOUT THIS OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY SONG Comments from the discussion thread for this YouTube video document that the pledge song "Tell Me Why Were We Treated So Bad" gave support and motivation to men who were in the process of joining Omega Psi Phi (as well as some other historically Black Greek letter fraternities.)
It should be noted that the term "pledging" appears to have been retired as a referent for the process whereby people become members of historically Black Greek letter organizations (BGLO). "Pledging" wasn't (or isn't) always the same thing as "hazing". Furthermore, "pledging" and "hazing" was officially banned in historically Black Greek letters fraternities and sororities in 1990, but there's no doubt that physical and emotional hazing went underground and still occurs in a number of chapters of BGLOs.
Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz65oPb53Ek "Roland Martin on Pledging Alpha, Goes Off on Fraternity
Hazing: That's the Dumbest S*** (Part 3)" for a YouTube video and discussion thread about attitudes that some members of historically Black Greek letter organizations have about pledging and hazing. -snip- This is how that video's title was given on YouTube.
"Paper" (membership), "skating" into and "sliding" into their organization are colloquial terms that some members of historically Black Greek fraternities and sororities use as referents for people whose membership process after hazing was banned in 1990 didn't / doesn't include hazing.
**** LYRICS- TELL ME WHY (WERE WE TREATED SO BAD) (as sung by Kevin McCall and his cameraman)
Somebody tell me why Why were we treated so bad Oooh, I wanna know, I need to know, I gotta know Why were we treated so bad. (Zoom Zoom Zoom)
Somebody tell me why (Zoom Zoom Zoom) Why were we treated so bad (Zoom Zoom Zoom) Oooh, I wanna know, I need to know, I gotta know Why were we treated so bad. (Zoom Zoom Zoom)
I go to sleep at six (Zoom Zoom Zoom) And wake up early at eight (Zoom Zoom Zoom) I go to see my big brothers (Zoom Zoom Zoom) Oh, but I'm always late. (Zoom Zoom Zoom)
Somebody tell me Why were we treated so bad (Zoom Zoom Zoom) Oooh, I wanna know, I need to know, I gotta know Why were we treated so bad. (Zoom Zoom Zoom)
I gotta ache in my bones (Zoom Zoom Zoom) And I just wanna go home (Zoom Zoom Zoom) I wanna see my sweet baby (Zoom Zoom Zoom) Because I feel so alone (Zoom Zoom Zoom)
Somebody tell me Why were we treated so bad (Zoom Zoom Zoom) Oooh, I wanna know, I need to know, I gotta know Why were we treated so bad. (Zoom Zoom Zoom)
I get down on my knees (Zoom Zoom Zoom) Down on my knees to pray (Zoom Zoom Zoom) Ooh, I heard a voice, I heard a voice, I heard a voice I heard a voice say (Zoom Zoom Zoom) "Don't you give up and quit (Zoom Zoom Zoom) Just hold your head up high" (Zoom Zoom Zoom) "That's what makes a man, makes a man, makes a man Of Omega Psi Phi" (Zoom Zoom Zoom) -snip- This is my unofficial transcription of this video. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR YOUTUBE VIDEO #2
These comments are given in relative chronological order, except for replies and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
1. @chizucc,2008 "Yeah Bruh this song help me through it too! ROO to the BruhZ!!! Keep it up team!" -snip- "Roo" / "rqq" = the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity signature call
** 2. @frat4life, 2009 "THAT'S THE ENTHUSIASM THAT KEEPS GOOD BRUHZ GOIN! MAD PROPS
FROM A 20 YR OLD(PLUS) BRUH...
ROO 2 DA GOOD BRUHZ!
MEOW MIX 2 DA CATZ.
ChrisRocK
SPR. 88
FEARLESS PHI KAPPA
2ND D."
** 3. @OOTD_, 2009 "@kevinlmccalljr man you ever think about trying to be a
professional singer or do you just sing for friends and family...you probably
can get a deal cuz u tight man"
** Reply 4. @xxhighlandsxx, 2009 "@manansis86 he does a lot of songs with chris brown.. he
produces really well too, he's a good ass rapper also. not to mention he played
football at WSU.. lol talk about talented." -snip- Here's some information that I found online about Kevin McCall: Kevin McCall is a Grammy nominated, singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer. His birthdate is July 25, 1985
** 5. @bralcox, 2009 "Bruh u just don't know how thIZ helped me and my lbs see it
thru. Roo dawg team" -snip- lbs= line brothers
** 6. @ligon3ice, 2010 "roo dawg. i sang this song on line to persevere
through some of those hard but fair nights."
** 7. @KillKyle712, 2010 "Thumbs up if you were doing the "zoom zoom zoom"
Lol"
** 8.@fcalloway19, 2013 "RQQ dawg this song brought me through too"
** 9. @bamenner89, 2011 "respect to the video. PBS is what i rep but i must say this song would help anybody make it through the troubles of getting in an organization" -snip- "PBS" = Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. is another historically Black Greek letter fraternity
** 11. @justincarpenter1271, 2011 "Bruh if you Pledged you definitley can relate to
what this Ni—a* singing about..Que Alpha Kappa Sigma . Don't matter" -snip- *This word is fully spelled out in this comment. This comment refers to four of the five fraternities that are members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) which is colloquially referred to as "the Divine Nine". "Que" = Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Alpha" = Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. "Kappa" = Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (also referred to as "Nupes") "Sigma" =Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. -snip- Iota Phi Theta Fraternity ("The Iotas") is the fifth historically Black Greek letter fraternity. That fraternity isn't mentioned in some BGLO comments and songs/chants because it wasn't founded until 1963, it didn't become a member of the NPHC until 1996, and (according to comments that I've read online) it doesn't have many chapters outside of the Northeastern and parts of the Midwestern part of the United States.
** 12. @DameBrown, 2011 "im not a que but i feel this song"
** 13. @shsmorgan23, 2012 "this video would be nothing without the cameraman's
"zoom zoom zoom" "
** 14. @Jmiahsonfire, 2017 "I cry everytime I hear this. Internalize the words"
Don't let my daughter go Delta no no, Don't let my daughter go Zeta no no no, Don't let my Daughter Sigma Gamma Rho...Let my daughter pledge Alpha Kappa Alpha -- MU PI Chapter.... -snip- The lyrics for this example are given below. The title of this video is "Lord, Lord Oh My Lord". Those words begin this video clip of that sorority/fraternity song.
**** Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest Revision -Title Change - December 31, 2025
This pancocojams post documents several examples of historically Black Greek letter organizations songs or chants with the theme "Don't let my [daughter or son] pledge (or "go") ____ (names of rival Greek letter organizations). Let my [daughter; son] pledge (or "go") ____ (name of the organization whose members are chanting)."
Most of these examples of this sub-set of sorority/fraternity chants is from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., a historically Black Greek letter sorority. One example is from Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc, a historically Black Greek letter fraternity.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to all those who are featured in the embedded YouTube video and thanks to the publisher of that video on YouTube.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
I consider fraternity & sorority chants and vernacular to be cultural artifacts which deserve to be collected, preserved, and studied. That said, 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 chant.
As is the case with chant examples that are performed by two or more Greek letter organizations, I'm not which organization was the first to perform "Don't let your [daughter, son] pledge" types of chants.
I'm also interested in documenting any example of this type or chant/song that is performed by PWIs (predominately White sororities/fraternities. "PWI" (Predominately White Institutions) is the acronym that is commonly used to refer to institutions (in this case, university/college based Greek letter fraternities and sororities) which historically prohibited Black people and other People of Color from becoming members. For the most part, these organizations remain predominately White.
For the folkloric record, if you know any other example of these chants/songs, please share the words or a link to their words or a video of the example in the comment section below. Thanks!
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - AKA My Mama’s Prayer (Don’t Let My Daughter Pledge)
misspriss4000Dec 13, 2019
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Mama’s Prayer (Don’t Let My Daughter Pledge)” Alpha Epsilon
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha pi.
PIP LLC, Jan 15, 2019
Virginia
State University.
**** SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - Gamma Theta Spring 18 Mama's Prayer
Khayla Toyer, Mar 29, 2018
**** LYRIC EXAMPLE #1
(Lead)
When I was a young girl
My mother, she knelt down to pray
She said
Lord, oh my Lord
Lord, oh my Lord
She said
Lord, oh my Lord
(Lead and group)
Don't
let my daughter go Delta no no,
Don't let my daughter go Zeta no no no,
Don't let my daughter Sigma Gamma Rho...
Let my daughter pledge Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Mu Phi Chapter
Mu Phi Chapter -snip- These are the lyrics for the first video that is embedded in this pancocojams post. According to a commenter, the lead singer's first name is Kiersten and this chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha is in Spelman University (Atlanta, Georgia).
*transcription by Azizi Powell. Additions and corrections are welcome.
This transcription doesn't include the exclamations such as "Sing it!", "Yeah!" and "What did she say?".
Explanations:
Delta= Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Zeta= Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Sigma Gamma Rho- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Alpha Kappa Alpha = Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Mu Phi Chapter= a chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
All of these sororities are members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council "a collaborative organization of nine historically African American, international Greek lettered fraternities and sororities. The nine NPHC organizations are sometimes collectively referred to as the "Divine Nine". The member/partner organizations have not formally adopted nor recommended the use of this term to describe their collaborative grouping." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Pan-Hellenic_Council
Note that there are other predominately Black fraternities and sororities besides the organizations that are members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
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The word "go" in this example (and in Example #2) may be a later substitution for the word "pledge".
**** LYRIC EXAMPLE #2:
THE ONLY FRATERNITY
Don't let my son go Alpha,
A dying mother said.
Don't let him go Kappa,
I'd rather see him dead.
Don't let him go Sigma!
It's just a club you see.
But let him go Omega!
It's the only Fraternity.
-http://eoques.com/files/reclamation-retention_handbook.pdf The Episolon Omega Chapter Reclamation Kit Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 2008, [retrieved 8/12/2012; This link appears to no longer lead to that Omega Psi Phi Fraternity site.]
-snip-
Explanations:
Alpha = Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Kappa = Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Sigma= Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
Omega= Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
-snip-
Another historically Black Greek letter fraternity, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. was founded in 1963 and became a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. The fact that this fraternity isn't mentioned in this chant may suggests that this chant is older than 1963 or 1967 or it may suggests that the Iotas are still not as widely known as the other Divine Nine organizations.
This pancocojams post features examples of dissing (insult) chants/songs from historically Black (African American) Greek letter sororities and from predominately White Greek letter sororities that are adaptations of Oscar Meyers' "My bologna has a first name" advertisement jingle. A video of that 1974 ad is also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and folkloric purposes.
Any copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those whose organization's chants are quoted in this post.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
"PWI" (Predominately White Institutions) is the acronym that is commonly used to refer to institutions (in this case, university/college based Greek letter fraternities and sororities) which historically prohibited Black people and other People of Color from becoming members. For the most part, these organizations remain predominately White.
"BGLO" (Black Greek Letter Organizations) is the acronym that is commonly used to refer to university/college based Greek letter organizations that historically and present day are predominately Black.
I'm particularly interested in documenting how certain predominately White sorority/fraternity (PWIs) chants/songs and some historically Black Greek letter sorority/fraternity (BGLOs) chants are the same or similar. As is the case with most of the similar/same chants/songs, I'm not sure whether Bglos or Pwis were the first to chant adaptations of the "My Bologna has a first name" ad jingle.
I consider fraternity & sorority chants and vernacular to be cultural artifacts which deserve to be collected, preserved, and studied. That said, 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 chant.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Oscar Mayer Commercial -1973
ddrower Uploaded on Jan 20, 2007
This is the one with the cute kid fishing. He sings the song, "My bologna has a first name, it's O-s-c-a-r. My bologna has a second name, it's M-a-y-e-r."
-snip-
This advertisement actually first aired in 1974 and not 1973. Here's information about this ad from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Mayer
The Oscar Mayer Company is an American meat and cold cut production company, owned by Kraft Heinz. It is known for its hot dogs, bologna, bacon, ham and Lunchables products"...
A 1974 TV commercial featured four-year-old Andy Lambros holding a fishing rod and sandwich while singing, "My bologna has a first name, it's 'O-S-C-A-R'...".[4][5] It became one of the longest-running TV commercials in the country.[6]"
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TWO EXAMPLES OF "MY SORORITY HAS A FIRST NAME" FROM HISTORICALLY BLACK SORORITIES
(Bglos- Black Greek Letter Organizations)
(These examples are posted based on their publishing date/their date of retrieval).
Example #1: THEIR SORORITY HAS A FIRST NAME
Their Sorority has a first name
(it's A-L-P-H-A)
Their Sorority has a second name
(it's K-A-P-PA)
Their Sorority has a third name
(it's A-L-P-H-A)
THEIR SORORITY, AS YOU CAN SEE, ACCEPTS THE REJECTS OF DST!
-Guest,OO-OOP; http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=103135, Fraternity & Sorority Chants & Songs; 1/3/2010
-snip-
This version of this chant is from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. "DST" is the initials for Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. "OO-OOP" is Delta Sigma Theta Sorority's signature call.
Read Example #2 for an adaptation of the Oscar Meyers' ad from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's point of view.
Note that among the university based African American (Greek lettered) sororities, DST (Deltas Sigma Theta, Inc, also known as the "Deltas") and AKA (Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. have a history that has created a rather contentious rivalry.
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Example #2 - THEIR SORORITY HAS A FIRST NAME
"[Sung to the Oscar Meyers song]
Their Sorority has a first name
Its d-e-l-t-a
Their sorority has a second name
Its s-i-g-m-a
Their sorority has a third name
Its t-h-e-t-a
Cuz dst has a way of accepting rejects of AKA"
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Epsilon Sigma chapter, http://orgs.tamu-commerce.edu/esig1908/chants.htm [Retrieved 3/7/2010; website no longer active]
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EXAMPLES FROM PREDOMINATELY WHITE SORORITIES
(PWIs- Predominately White Institutions)
(These examples are given in chronological order based on their publishing date with the oldest example given first.)
My sorority has a first name
It's A L P H A
My sorority has a last name
It's D E L T A
The middle name is hard you see
It's spelled X I pronounced K-zeeeeeeeeeeeee
A L P H A X I, D E L T A Buh-bye!"
-snip-
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority is known as Alpha Xi.
Some other commenters wrote that XI isn’t always pronounced "K-zee".
My sorority has a first name
It's A-L-P-H-A
My sorority has a last name
It's D-E-L-T-A
The middle name is hard you see
It's spelled X-I, pronounced Ka-zee
A-L-P-H-A-X-I
D-E-L-T-A, goodbye!"
My soroity has a first name, its D-E-L-T-A
My sorority has a second name, its D-E-L-T-A
So if you want cute girls galoe,
come on knockin on our door
Cause genetleman prefer to say
they date a D-E-L-T-A
For chapters that actually have a house, they said 'Come on knockin at {insert number of house here} door'
We also have some not nice ones, in response to some mean ones on our campus...but then agian, who doesn't"
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Example #4
From http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=5369&page=4
greyhoundrescue, 08-10-2008
..."my last year, a sister and i made up our own, to the tune of "My bologna has a fist name":
My sorority has a first name, it's D-E-L-T-A
My sorority has a second name, it's G-A-M-M-A
Oh, I'd love to pledge it every day,
And if you as me why, I'll say--
'Cause Delta Gamma has a way with G-R-E-E-K!"...
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This commenter also gave examples of the Oscar Meyers jingle "Oh I wish I was an Oscar Meyer wiener".
This is Part V of a five part series that showcases a pre-2013 video of the majorette dance line of a Historical Black Colleges and University (HBCU) and includes selected comments from that video's discussion thread.
Part IV provides information about Texas Southern University's "Motion On The Ocean" dance squad and showcases a 2009 video and a 2010 video of that dance squad. I'm showcasing two videos because they both are brief.
Part I focuses on Jackson State University's "Prancing J-Settes".
Part II focuses on Alabama State University's "Stingettes".
Part III focuses on Alcorn State University's "Golden Girls".
and
Part IV focuses on Southern University's "Dancing Dolls".
Except for the majorette dance line showcased in Part I, these dance lines aren't given in any particular order. Additional HBCU dance lines will be showcased in subsequent pancocojams posts.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to members of Texas Southern University's Motion On The Ocean now and in the past. Thanks to all those who featured in this video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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INFORMATION AND COMMENTS ABOUT TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Southern_University
"Texas Southern University (shortened to Texas Southern or simply TSU) is a historically black university (HBCU) located in Houston, Texas, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[3] The University was established in 1927 as the Houston Colored Junior College. It developed through its private college phase as the four-year Houston Colored College. On March 3, 1947, the state declared this to be the first state university in Houston; it was renamed Texas State University for Negroes. In 1951, the name changed to Texas Southern University.
Texas Southern University is one of the largest and most comprehensive HBCUs in the nation.[4] TSU is one of only four independent public universities in Texas (those not affiliated with any of Texas' six public university systems) and the only HBCU in Texas recognized as one of America's Top Colleges by Forbes magazine.[5] TSU is the leading producer of college degrees to African Americans and Hispanics in Texas and ranks 4th in the United States in doctoral and professional degrees conferred to African Americans...
Marching Band (Ocean of Soul)
Texas Southern's marching band the Ocean of Soul has won numerous awards and performed at Super Bowls,[43] The Stellar Awards,[44] various parades, NBA and Houston Texans games. The 200+ member band alumni include Grammy award-winning jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum. The Ocean of Soul is complemented by The Motion of The Ocean, a female dance team that has been featured on America's Best Dance Crew."
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: TSU "The Motion of the Ocean" & Alumni Motion '09 (Homecoming)
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Example #2: HomeComing with Motion Of The Ocean - 2010
DrumMaster Studios, Uploaded on Oct 31, 2010
Chillin with the Current and Alumni Motion ... TxSU HomeComing - 2010
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DISCLAIMER: I arbitrarily chose these videos through YouTube surfing. I don't mean to imply that two videos could be representative of the entire history of this or any dance squad.
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SELECTED COMMENTS
These comments are given in relative chronological order, with the oldest dated comments given first, except for responses. However, these comments may not be in consecutive order.
In this comment section and others in this series I'm particularly interested in documenting vernacular terms that are used about j-setting such as "buck", "throw counts", "stands" (meaning "counts" and not stadium bleachers), "field shows", "tail" and "crabs".
I'm also interested in presenting comments that refer to the history of that particular HBCU majorette dance line and/or the changes that have been made in what has come to be known as "j-setting".
I've assigned numbers for referencing purposes only.
VIDEO #1
2010
1. bkeaton22
"The first group is the current Motion and the second group is the Alumni."
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2. Val Ross
"M-O-TIOOOOON!!!! Us Alumni ROCKED IT!!! We STILL look good! LOL"
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3. Jaybabii2
"both routines were great! shout out to the Alumns..yall did yall thing forreal
and really good job to the current motions :) loved it"
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4. Olivia G.
"And then it's great when you can't tell the difference between the currents and alumni! ;)"
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Gods1stdyme
5. "omg, that was great!! the alumni was workin' it even more so better then the current!! good job ladies (both former and current)"
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6. Eclefticsoul
"I love the motion's precision and clean formations!!! The dances do tend to be a little easy. I do love them though. They have, as they say, swag outta this world."
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7. misstoussaint89
"what was the name of song the current line danced to, its stuck in my head."
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8. Lauren Kleener
"she's fresh"
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9. misstoussaint89
"yessssssss. I knew it was something dealing with fresh. my older cousin was a Motion in the 80's back when they nicknamed themselves majorthreats lol. and they used to buck this song down. from what i saw on old video tapes."
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10. futurestingette2012
"Honestly I really love the routine I just would have like the difficulty level 2 b higher.Toe touches,splits,backbends etc.But overall very good routine"
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VIDEO #2
The notes above about video comments also apply to these selected comments.
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2. Jesus Walks
"lol.... the old heads are thick and the current ones are all slim- but I will agree JSETTS are good- but I will say MOTION are good too. The styles are different! Beyonce and Janet- both good but two diffrnt style of dance. One may argue one is better than the other but it varies. and the mindset of Jsetts when they come up with routines may be "TO LEAVE IT ALL ON THE FLOOR..." while motion may have a mindset "CLEAN, CLEAR, ACROBATICS, TECHNIQUE??" idk. but let them have alike minds and u'll see"
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"Jsett" = Jackson State University's Prancing J-Settes
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3. DrumMaster Studios
"@Dnzel08 I have to dissagree, I would say they neck and neck... i have seen Motion put the boot in the Jsettes and same with the Jsettes giving it to motion... just My opinion though its a perfrence i think ... but to be honest they the two most talked and watch dance lines in the SWAC..."
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I can't find the comment that prompted this reply. The commenter's name was probably changed when YouTube encouraged commenters to use their first and last name. When a commenter switched her or his name, all of her/his comments were posted under that name. From that comment, it's likely that "@Dnzel08 wrote something like "The J-settes are a better dance squad than the Motions."
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Nikki TheDancer
4. "LoL at the chant in the beginning! they are so hoooood in Texas, HILARIOUS!"
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The beginning of that chant is something like:
"We are the Motion of the Ocean
What the Dancing Dolls ain't
Black Fox wanna be
And the J-Settes can't."
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"Dancing Dolls= Southern University's majorette line; "Black Fox" = Prairie View A&M University's majorette line, and "J-Settes" = Jackson State University's majorette line.
The Motion of the Ocean majorette line also said something about the Sonic Boom (Jackson State University's marching band) and "What the Ocean Of Soul can't get enough of." ("Ocean Of Soul" is the name of the Texas Southern University's marching band). And I know that they ended with "Now do this" (each squad member holds up one hand for people to kiss it in homage to them. homage).
If anyone knows this rest of this chant, please add it in the comments. Thanks!
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5. royalroose
"Ummm lets talk about that chant in the begining!!! hummmmmmmm you wish you was a Jsette baby Much love to you all but you shouldn't have Freshman coming for Dance groups that have been there for Min... and By the way yall ripple can seem to take after the Jsettes so chill all that out... "
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6. Tye Golden
"@royalroose Well if you would look, you would know that everybody say the Motion steal from the Settes so of course they are going to say sumthing dissing the Settes because people diss them,. "
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7. royalroose
"@TDD07 It's not that im Disrespecting them however they should not disrespect other teams that are very progressive like the Jsettes because No shade no ready But they would sit yall down any Day Lol but I love me some Motion but that was uncalled for!!! They must be Freshmans..."
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8. Book Multimedia
@royalroose it's not disrespectful to other teams at all. it's just a chant. .. All the BGLO's have been saying it for years.. they just borrowed it and used Dance team names instead.
JSette and Motion rivalry is pretty much a friendly one. It's fans who blow it up.. Why? because they weren't exposed to The Motion Pre 2k5 .. after that everybody's compared everything they do to the Jsettes. of course. The STYLE of dance is the same. the Routines are not."
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9. misstoussaint89
"@Bookman That is so very true Motions/Jsette rivalry is a friendly one, except for this one lil event back in 86 that my cousin told me about. Other than that the Motion were good pre2k5 and 02-04 was really good they just jumped back full force in 05 . I just hate when everybody tries to put the Jsette's as being the pennacle of dance teams which is not at all true. They have had bad lines and down years like everyone does "[profanity deleted]". The main 1's it up are those boys punksetting to Underpressure"
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big mike
10. "damn they didnt even acknowledge the dancing divas,stingettes,ect lol
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Dancing Divas = Alabama A&M University's dance line; Stingettes - Alabama State University's dance line
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11. big mike
"they clearly got that chant from the DELTAS lol"
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"Deltas" = historical Black Greek letter sorority Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
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[comment revised 8/1/2016]
I collected a number of historically Black Greek letter sorority chants that are probably the model for the diss that the Motion Of Ocean chanted, including some from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Read my comment below.
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2012
12. Kaneslove
"ok so im team J-Sette all day and twice that on the weekend. but i am not a hater. i thought this teams dance moves were cute and it was there own way of doing they thing. i liked the girls personalities. they seem like they were having fun 2. who could be mad at that. n i love the uniforms "
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13. Brandon Brown
"@coolblastschi maybe you should check your history again. jsettes were NOT the the FIRST to dance without batons. I'll let you check your history then try again. try 1968...."
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I can't find the comment "@coolblastschi. I wonder which HBCU dance line he or she was referring to.
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14. Jarrett Goer
"@TheTroll18 i love the motion of the ocean, but baby please the dolls and the j-settes run the swac, okay, get it correct, j-settes are original with their 8 counts, the dolls will kill these girls with their techique, so please stop it, i luv the motion, but dont get to cocky, pleaselol"
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15. Morgayn2012
"J-Sette's are alot cleaner than Motions but Motions routines have alot more difficulty & stunts. Both are REALLY great. But ofcourse sincee Houston is my homee ima say Motionss get it ! (: But that vid was nice, everybody gon hate, that just means they doing something right.
*Shoutout to Westbury High School Blue Diamond Drill Team
2011-2012 Captain.:
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16. 1995mrbrain
"Lmao, that was cute in the beginning, but uum no. The J-settes DESTROY y'all! Looking at these clips right here, the J-Settes [profanity deleted]... OWN y'all. But uum, yea, y'all are... okay I guess. But the J-settes would take your counts and make it look like them look so much better. J-settes are in a whole nother league than y'all, a higher one."
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17. collegegurlz08
"@1995mrbrain Unlike the Settes, the Motions don't try to out dance each other every game. This is HOMECOMING... I don't know how they do it @ Jackson State but we have fun on HC week. These girls were not really dancing this was just a have fun day...If you could see which this clip doesn't show they let people come dance with them from the stands..So no this is not their best they're just simply enjoying our homecoming! Plus this is not the current motions this is 2010 not 2011~~ "
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18. ariesfire041
"This is actually my first vid watching this squad and I will say this, if you're going to dis other squads make sure yours is on point!!! This was a hotttttttt mess!!!...from the stands to the field! And some of th counts are strikingly similar to the Jsettes! Maybe y'all should have a smaller squad so you can clean it up. Look very H.S. and amateur'ish."
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19. blacktazz0707
"Lol, Yall crazy... Yes, who wouldnt act silly in front of a camera? But I know these girls personally and Just about all of them(even from previous years) are honor students. But as far as them copying or tryin to be like another squad, any REAL dancer can see that there is a HUGE difference in the style of Motion from another squad... As for Bucking, Jsettes buck in there thoracic area, while motion buck using there abdomino-pelvic area.BUT anywho, let just enjoy the ladies dance.FANS, stp it!!'
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2013
20. MusicManC
"I've never looked at The Motion before and I must say I've been really missing out cause All of the ladies look Amazing!.. I'm a fan from this point on... ;)"
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21. jsutiger912
"Clearly in the swac the Dancing Dolls of SU and The Jsettes of JSU is the top 2 dance teams in the SWAC to me.
The Golden Girls of Alcorn and the Satin Dolls of MVSU is alright to. Those are the teams that can dance their tell of"
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"ell" - misspelling for "tail" (butt)
Here's information about the term "Swac":
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwestern_Athletic_Conference#cite_note-1
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), still frequently referred to by its former designation of Division I-AA.
The SWAC is widely considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams, particularly in football."
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22. jsutiger912
"Oh yea another thing dont try to hate on those dance teams
Clearly 2 of them are jsettes and dancing dolls"
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23. jsutiger912
"Oh yea Motion good video"
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24. blackmajesty03
"I know it may be your band tradition; however, only ONE real dance squad is fine. Sit those other laides down because it throws things off. "
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25. kintrell tillman
"They came at the dolls! Ahahah 😂😂 y'all brave"
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"Dolls" - Southern University's Dancing Dolls
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"Came at" = refers to the taunt (dis) that the Motions chanted in the beginning of this video.
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26. Gerard Pringle
"Ummmmmmmmmmm taking aims at the schools yal called out???? While dancing like this???? never!!!!!! please try again...lol"
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27. Prince Rico
"Cute rhyme. If only it were true. The J-Settes could never want to me this."
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2015
28. Maame Love
"Sexy brown and chocolate African American women that you hardly ever see in hip hop and r&b videos"
