OU Chant
Encyclopedia
The OU Chant is the alma mater
of the University of Oklahoma
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The chant was written in 1936 by Jessie Lone Clarkson Gilkey, the coach of the OU girl's glee club from 1936 to 1938. It is played by The Pride of Oklahoma and sung by fans and alumni during pregame festivities prior to home football games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Chant is also played and/or sung at other official University gatherings and sporting events.
Alma mater
Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...
of the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
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The chant was written in 1936 by Jessie Lone Clarkson Gilkey, the coach of the OU girl's glee club from 1936 to 1938. It is played by The Pride of Oklahoma and sung by fans and alumni during pregame festivities prior to home football games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Chant is also played and/or sung at other official University gatherings and sporting events.
Lyrics
- O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A
- Our chant rolls on and on!
- Thousands strong
- Join heart and song
- In alma mater's praise
- Of campus beautiful by day and night
- Of colors proudly gleaming Red and White
- 'Neath a western sky
- OU's chant will never die.
- Live on University!