Beta Day

Words: Richard R. (Misty) Shoop, Denison ’41
Tune:  Battle Hymn of the Republic
Key: G

Beta Day is dawning
You can see it in the sky,
It is bursting forth with friendship
For all Betas, You and I;
Sing forth my Beta Brothers,
Let your voices rise on high,
For Beta Theta Pi!

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Yes, oh yes, we are all Betas,
Yes, oh yes, we are all Betas,
Yes, we are all loyal Betas,
We are linked in Phi Kai Phi.

We started out in Oxford,
Where they met beneath the elm,
Through the years we’ve passed the cup around
To build the dragon’s realm,
The kindred love and friendship
That has grown along the way,
Inspires this Beta Day.

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We have trod the porch at Mackinac
And Wooglin on the Lake
We have sung our songs at Bigwin
Strong fraternal bonds to make,

And now we gather once again,
With hand gripped firm in hand,
We are the Beta Band.

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Then gather round my Brothers,
On this glorious Beta Day,
Live again old Wooglin’s kindships
That can never fade away;
Oh greet your Beta Brothers
And renew those Beta ties,
Sing again your Phi Kai Phi’s

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