There Goes An Alpha Man - by Peter Clarke

There goes a man of high impulse, of princely mien and grace.
There goes a man of humble faith, a credit to his race.
There goes a man of conscious vast, with will to reach his goal.
There goes a man of lordly rank of heroes stock and soul.
There goes a man of noble cast whom hardship cannot break.
There goes a man in merit clad, whom duty won't forsake.
There goes a man of culture verse, who holds a sportsman's creed.
There goes a man too vigilant to bow to lust or greed.
There goes a man whose life is spent in service, not in scorn.
There goes a man whose majesty shines like a may time morn.
There goes a man who is a friend to love and duty and truth.
There goes a man to help uplift the lives of wholesome youth.
There goes a man with industry and faith at his command.
There goes the best man in or out for he's an Alpha Man.

The Man Who Thinks He Can - by Walter D. Wintle

If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you’d like to win, but think you can’t, it’s almost a cinch you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost.
For out in the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow’s will; it’s all a state of mind.
If you think you’re out-classed, you are;
you’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of yourself, before you can ever win a prize.
Life’s battles don't always go, to the stronger or faster man.
But, sooner or later, the man who wins,
IS THE MAN WHO THINKS HE CAN!!!

See It Through - by Edgar A. Guest

When you're up against trouble meet it squarely, face to face.
Lift your chin and set your shoulders, Plant your feet and take a brace.
When it's vain to try to dodge it, do the best that you can do.
You may fail, but you may conquer, See it through!
Black may be the clouds about you and your future may seem grim.
But don't let your nerves desert you; Keep yourself in fighting trim.
If the worst is bound to happen, Spite of all that you can do,
Running from it will not save you, See it through!
Even hope may seem but futile, when with troubles you're beset,
But remember you are facing just what other men have met.
You may fail, but fall still fighting; don’t give up, whatever you do;
Eyes front, head high to the finish.
See it through!
See It Through

Invictus - by William Ernest Henly

Out of the night that covers me, black as a pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced, nor cried aloud,
under the bludgeoning of chance, My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears, looms but the horror of the shade,
yet the menace of the years, finds, and shall find me unafraid.
It matters how straight the gate, How charged with punishment the scroll,
I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.

“Invictus Sir!!!!”

The House of Alpha

Goodwill is the monarch of this house,
men unacquainted, enter, shake hands,
exchange Greetings and depart friends.
Cordiality exist Among all who abide within.
I am the eminent Expression of friendship.
Character and Temperament change under my dominant power.
Lives once touched by me become tuned
and are Thereafter amiable, kindly, fraternal.
I inspire the musician to play noble sentiments
and Assist the chemist to convert ungenerous Personalities,
into individuals of great worth.
I destroy ignoble impulses. I constantly invoke Principles
which make for common brotherhood
And the echo resounds in all communities
and Princely men are thereby recognized.
Education, Health, music, encouragement, sympathy, laughter,
All these are species of interest given of self Invested capital.
Tired moments find me a delightful treat,
hours of Sorrow, a shrine of understanding, at all times
I am Faithful to the creed of companionship, to a few,
I Am the castle of dreams, ambitious, successful, Hopeful dreams.
To many, I am the poetic place
Where human feeling is rhymed to celestial Motives;
to the great majority, I am the treasury of Good fellowship.
In fact, I am the college of friendship;
the University of brotherly love;
the school for the Better making of men.

I AM ALPHA PHI ALPHA!!!