[18424] in APO-L
Re: Who wrote the Toast Song?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Sat Mar 14 14:15:37 1998
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 14:12:59 -0400
Reply-To: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
From: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199803141845.NAA09858@beryllium.club.cc.cmu.edu>
On Sat, 14 Mar 1998, Jed R Bullock wrote:
> Greetings Brothers!
>
> We here at Alpha Delta Delta Chapter (Geo. Mason) have been trying
> to find a "lost" piece of Fraternity History-> the origins behind the
> Toast Song. While conducting a pledge education lesson on the history
> of the Fraternity, the question arose as to "Who wrote the Toast Song?"
> (original version).
> Do any of you know who wrote it? And the history behind it (when
> written? revisions? etc.)?
The Toast song first verse was written by one of the founders, but I don't
remember which. Which founder it is mentioned in brotherhood ritual. The
second verse was written by a brother from Epsilon Mu (don't remember his
name) in the 1960's. This came out becuase Epsilon Mu proposed a third
verse to the toast song in 1992 (and '94?)
I'm sure that the info on who wrote the second verse is public,
unfortunately since the only place that I've run into the information on
who wrote the first verse is the brotherhood ritual, I don't know if is
public knowledge or not. I'm inclined to say yes, but since I can't
remember it off the top of my head and I don't have access to the ritual
books where I an, it doesn't matter.
> If you do, please respond to this e-mail with your answer and the
> evidence supporting your answer. We have already looked through the
> National Pledge Manual, as well as apo.org website in search of the
> answer.
Good places to start looking. I don't believe that www.apo.org has
much in terms of APO history that isn't in the pledge manual, but if
anyone has any suggestions...
> Hopefully, we can do a quick job of APO-archaeology and find an
> answer.
Check your brotherhood ceremony.
YiLFS
Randy Finder
Section 84 staff
National APO Web team
>
> In L, F, S
>
> Jed Bullock
> Alpha Delta Delta Chapter
>
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