{"id":35181,"date":"2022-06-03T16:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/notre-dame-to-update-victory-songs-lyrics-to-include-daughters\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T16:00:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T16:00:23","slug":"notre-dame-to-update-victory-songs-lyrics-to-include-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/notre-dame-to-update-victory-songs-lyrics-to-include-daughters\/","title":{"rendered":"Notre Dame to update victory song’s lyrics to include ‘daughters’"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Notre Dame’s storied fight song will now include recognition of the university’s female students.<\/p>\n

University president the Rev. John Jenkins announced Thursday night that the “Notre Dame Victory March” will change its lyrics to recognize the “daughters” of Notre Dame. The song, which has become synonymous with Fighting Irish football, included the line, “While her loyal sons di lei are marching \/ Onward to victory.” The lyrics now will read: “While her loyal sons and daughters \/ March on to victory.” The new version was performed for the first time Thursday night at a gala on campus.<\/p>\n

The lyric change was made while Notre Dame recognized the 50th anniversary of its decision to begin admitting female undergraduate students, as well as the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or educational program.<\/p>\n