From collection Phi Gamma Delta AV Collection
1960 - When College Songs
When College Songs, Songs of Phi Gamma Delta
by Mathias H. Richards (Gettysburg 1860) c. 1858; tune: "Lauriger Horatius"
When college songs and college lays,
Are faded with their makers days;
When sol's swift wheels have made us old,
And college life's a tale that's told,
(Chorus)
What if the space be far and wide,
That parts us from our brother's side;
A soul-joined chain unites our band,
And mem'ry links us hand in hand.
(Chorus)
The same moon beams kiss us at night,
The same beauties greet our sight;
Watchwords the same our hearts inspire,
Enkindling with the same pure fire.
(Chorus)
CHORUS
Phi Gamma Delta, still to thee,
Our hearts will turn, eternally.
Phi Gamma Delta still to thee,
Our hearts will turn, eternally.,Fraternity Songs
Fraternity songs have been around as long as fraternities themselves. Phi Gamma Delta printed its first of over eight songbooks in 1886, and produced at least three official albums. Individuals and chapters also made albums and tapes. The first official record was recorded in 1922. A record was reportedly produced in the 1930s (we have no copy of it), and a third came in 1947, consisting of two records with ten songs sung by the Fraternity Glee Club. The most recent album was recorded in 1960 and is available today on a remastered CD.
The Songs of Phi Gamma Delta (1960)
Recorded June 1960 at RCA Studios, New York City. Produced by Richard Maltby (Northwestern 1936). The seventeen-voice male chorus was organized and supervised by Michael Stewart, conducted by James Leyden. Song arrangements by Maltby and Leyden. Hummel Fishburn (Penn State 1922) consulted.
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by Mathias H. Richards (Gettysburg 1860) c. 1858; tune: "Lauriger Horatius"
When college songs and college lays,
Are faded with their makers days;
When sol's swift wheels have made us old,
And college life's a tale that's told,
(Chorus)
What if the space be far and wide,
That parts us from our brother's side;
A soul-joined chain unites our band,
And mem'ry links us hand in hand.
(Chorus)
The same moon beams kiss us at night,
The same beauties greet our sight;
Watchwords the same our hearts inspire,
Enkindling with the same pure fire.
(Chorus)
CHORUS
Phi Gamma Delta, still to thee,
Our hearts will turn, eternally.
Phi Gamma Delta still to thee,
Our hearts will turn, eternally.,Fraternity Songs
Fraternity songs have been around as long as fraternities themselves. Phi Gamma Delta printed its first of over eight songbooks in 1886, and produced at least three official albums. Individuals and chapters also made albums and tapes. The first official record was recorded in 1922. A record was reportedly produced in the 1930s (we have no copy of it), and a third came in 1947, consisting of two records with ten songs sung by the Fraternity Glee Club. The most recent album was recorded in 1960 and is available today on a remastered CD.
The Songs of Phi Gamma Delta (1960)
Recorded June 1960 at RCA Studios, New York City. Produced by Richard Maltby (Northwestern 1936). The seventeen-voice male chorus was organized and supervised by Michael Stewart, conducted by James Leyden. Song arrangements by Maltby and Leyden. Hummel Fishburn (Penn State 1922) consulted.
