August 17, 2016

Todd Groo ‘41 and Pi Kappa Phi member Gay V. Piercy ‘39 create the Drexel fight song in 1938. Once common at sporting events, the song fades into oblivion after school spirit dropped in the ‘70s with the removal of the football program. The song was lost to time until 2006, when a University archivist discovered the long-lost lyrics in the University’s stacks. The lyrics were then dusted off and updated (“Drexel Tech” became “Drexel U.,” for example), so now the song has once again become a part of Drexel’s athletic culture.