

The first public performance of the updated version of the song was after Father Jenkins announced it at the gala dinner. The university’s president, Father John Jenkins, added that the song “will now refer specifically to the ‘sons and daughters’ of the university”.


You must wake up and hear the shouts of her name. You can only cheer for the old Notre Dame. To commemorate the occasion, a variety of songs will be performed, including Notre Dame Victory March. Until 1972, men were not permitted to attend the University of Notre Dame. “Notre Dame Victory March” has been ranked as the number one college fight song in America, according to the university. On December 1, 1908, the fight song was first performed on the campus. The song was written in 1905 and was first performed on campus on Easter Sunday 1909, then performed at sporting events at Notre Dame beginning in 1919. The university said the change to the song – titled “Notre Dame Victory March” – was made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of allowing female undergraduate admissions. The university announced Friday morning that the lyric change was “official.”īravo, bravo for the old Notre-Dame, Awaken the echoes hailing his name, Send a volley of cheers aloft, Shake the thunder from the sky Whatever the odds are big or small Old Notre-Dame will win over all, While his faithful sons and DAUGHTERS WALK to Victory /aheZD7cQt1 NOTRE DAME, IN and NORTHBROOK, IL - AugNotre Dame Global Partnerships (NDGP), the multimedia rightsholder for the University of Notre Dame Athletics Department, today announced an expanded multiyear affiliation with the Allstate (NYSE: ALL) Corporation, which will become a Championship Partner of the program. What though the odds be great or small, Old Notre Dame will. Send a volley cheer on high, Shake down the thunder from the sky. It was ranked first among fight songs by Northern Illinois University professor William Studwell 1 and fifth-best on a Sports Illustrated fight song ranking. The chorus of the song has been considered one of the most recognizable collegiate fight songs. Now the line mentioning “son” will also include “daughters”. Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame, Wake up the echoes cheering her name. The Notre Dame Victory March is the fight song for the University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame fans (Matt Cashore-Pool_Getty Images)
