The Georgetown University Alma Mater is one of the traditional songs of
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...
, and the university's official and undisputed
alma mater. It was written to the tune of the Welsh battle song ''
Men of Harlech
"Men of Harlech" or "The March of the Men of Harlech" (Welsh: ) is a song and military march which is traditionally saidFuld, James J., ''The Book of World-famous Music: Classical, Popular, and Folk'', Dover, 5th ed. 2000, p. 394 to describe even ...
'' in 1894 by
Robert J. Collier, a Georgetown student.
The song is performed by the university orchestra and occasionally other groups at various school events, including commencements and athletic games.
The words and length of the alma mater have changed several times since the original writing, most notably in 1984, when the university changed the first line of the Alma Mater from "Sons of Georgetown, Alma Mater," to "Hail, oh Georgetown, Alma Mater," in an effort to promote gender equity.
See also
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There Goes Old Georgetown
"There Goes Old Georgetown"Listen is the unofficial name of the Georgetown University sports teams' fight song. It is also known as simply "Georgetown Fight Song". It is actually an amalgamation of three songs, only the oldest of which, 1913's ...
References
External links
Georgetown Fight Song and Alma Mater Lyrics
Alma Mater
American college songs
Alma mater songs
1894 songs
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