Notre Dame is also not the only school to amend its fight song to make it more inclusive. The move to recognize not just the sons but also the daughters of Notre Dame in the schools victory song comes as the school recognizes the 50th anniversary of admitting female students and Title IX. In the past, Notre Dame has also faced pressure to retire the football team’s “Fighting Irish” leprechaun logo. Could have changed ‘son’s’ to ‘one’s’ would have been inclusive and made sense from a syllable standpoint.”
Many people also voiced concern that the change will mess with the way the iconic song is performed: “it is awkward from a syllable standpoint. Michigan State University Fight Song Lyrics: On the banks of the Red Cedar, There’s a school that’s known to all. The school has changed and times have changed … both for the better,” one commenter said.īut another noted sarcastically: “Never going to sing it like this but still glad this change has solved all the problems of the world.” “The fight song was written when ND was for men only. The song debuted on campus 1908, and a decade later the Notre Dame band began to perform the fight song at athletics events, the university stated in a news release.Ĭomments on Twitter in response to the university’s announcement appeared to be mixed. The announcement took place as Notre Dame marks the 50th anniversary of admitting females to the school. “Notre Dame’s fight song is one of the most recognizable in the country, gaining fame due in large part to the success of their football program throughout the 20th century,” Fox News reported. The old lyrics included the stanzas: “Old Notre Dame will win over all, while her loyal sons are marching onward to victory” now they will be: “While her loyal sons and daughters march on to victory.” The University of Notre Dame’s fight song will now reference both “sons and daughters” in its lyrics, the university has announced.
Notre Dame’s Victory March just got more inclusive. The re-imaging of the Main Circle will be a tribute at the heart of our campus to the ways in which these women have inspired, led and enriched us,” he added.Ĭheer, cheer for old Notre Dame, Wake up the echoes cheering her name, Send a volley cheer on high, Shake down the thunder from the sky What though the odds be great or small Old Notre Dame will win over all, While her loyal sons & DAUGHTERS MARCH ON to victory College Fix on Facebook The College Fix on Twitter The College Fix on Reddit The College Fix on Parler Share on Email “On this occasion of the anniversary of the admission of undergraduate women in 1972, we celebrate the invaluable contributions of women as students and graduates. John Jenkins said in a statement to Notre Dame News. “The success Notre Dame enjoys has been shaped by the extraordinary leadership and contributions of the women who have been and are a part of the Notre Dame community - beginning with the four Holy Cross sisters who arrived in the Indiana wilderness in 1843, to those who lead, teach, learn, minister and work here today,” University President Rev. Come and let your voices ring clearCome to sing your praises and cheer,While our team’s beatingAnd we’re repeatingWe’re for you U.
The “Notre Dame Victory March” update celebrates the 50th anniversary of the university’s move to admit female undergraduate students. The University of Notre Dame has changed the lyrics of its fight song to include “daughters,” the Catholic university announced on Friday.