Official University Yell
Hail to Pitt includes a reference to the Official University Yell by W. A. Johnston, class of 1891. The cheer was selected as the Official University Yell, along with blue and gold as the official colors of the University, by a committee in 1889. Hail to Pitt is believed to be the only college song to contain a college yell officially in its chorus. The official college yell of the University is as follows.
Alle-genee-genac-genac,
Alle-genee-genac-genac,
Hoorah-Hoorah,
Pitt!
Prior to change of the university's name in 1908 from Western University of Pennsylvania to the University of Pittsburgh, the cheer appeared in the October 1890 edition of the University Courant this way:
Alleghenee, genack, genack !
Alleghenee, genack, genack !
Hoorah ! Hoorah ! Wup !
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