Caution: If Z-Phi-B did not send for you, don’t come for them!
Ever since the earliest days of Black greekdom, there has been a culture of sororities testing the wit of other sororities through a culture of performance chants. One sorority would sound off on the yard and chant something about the other sorority to make the crowd laugh and the target sorority would reply with a chant directed back at them. This game of chanting would create a public spectacle but in no way was meant to hurt individual members of the opposite sorority. This game was a form of blowing off steam, having friendly competition and establishing who was boss on campus.
The culture of competitive chants continues today but was more prevalent in the 1970s, 1980s and even into the 90s.
For your enjoyment we have made a list of some of the “Top 10 Zeta Diss Chants” targeted at other sororities.
For all of you older members out there, do you remember chanting any of these on the yard back in the day? Please write your favorite chant in the comment section below!
Living The Life Of The Blue And White
I asked my mama a question
I said mama what should I be
She said listen child I wouldn’t tell no lie
You join the best sorority
(chorus)
That’s when I heard her saying Zeta, Zeta, I wanna be a Zeta
Z-Phi-B (repeat)
Now that I’m in college,
The pink and green is not for me
Don’t want no red and what, nor no blue and gold
I wanted something more sisterly
(repeat chorus)
Now that I’m a Zeta
I know that I’ve got it right
For all my work and my tears
I will be blessed for many years
Living the life of the Blue and White
(repeat chorus)
The Men
The men, the men, of Black and Gold
1-9-0-6 too cold, too cold
They came to a Zeta and they said to me
They said, ‘I’ll never be as COLD as a Z Phi B.’
The men, the men, of KAPsi
Phi Nu Pi ’til the day that they die
They came to a Zeta and they said to me
They said, ‘I’ll never be as PRETTY as a Z Phi B.’
The men, the men, of Q Psi Phi
Down dirty dogs ’til the day that they die
They came to a Zeta and they said to me
They said, ‘I’ll stop being NASTY for a Z Phi B.’
The men, the men, of I Phi T
Brown and Gold, who they tryin’ to be?
They came to a Zeta and they said to me
They said, ‘I wish I had some SORORS like Z Phi B.’
The men, the men, of Blue and White
Phi Beta Sigma get LOOSE at night
They came to a Zeta and they said to me
They said, ‘I only want the BEST and that’s a Z Phi B!’
In 1908
In 1908 they made a big mistake.
In 1913, Oo-oops, they had a bad dream.
Crimson and Cream was really Pink and Green
But it didn’t get real till Z Phi B stepped on the scene!!
Zeta Soul!
Zeta Soul, Zeta Soul, Z PHI B got a whole lot of soul
Now AKA in your pink and green
Although you were first, doesn’t mean a damn thing.
You wanted to join a true sorority but you jumped the gun
cause it’s Z Phi B.
Zeta Soul, Zeta Soul, Z PHI B got a whole lot of soul
Now DST in you white and red
When you pledged Delta you were truly mislead.
Although you’re deep in quantity, when it comes to quality
It’s Z PHI B
Zeta Soul, Zeta Soul, Z PHI B got a whole lot of soul
Now SGRho in your blue and gold
Stop stealing our steps cause your secret’s been told
If you want to join a true BLUE sorority climb on board
Cause it’s Z PHI B
Zeta Soul, Zeta Soul, Z PHI B got a whole lot of Soul!!!
The Sound
I said my Sorors,
Yeah?
Did you hear it, hear it, hear it, hear it? The sound of those AKA’s?
I sad they’re hurting head
With that A-Aking sound
SKEEEEEEEE-WEAK
As they skate all around.
AKA’s hands in the air
Thinking they’re all that
But don’t they understand
PINK AND GREEN DON’T MATCH!
I said my Sorors,
Yeah?
Did you hear it, hear it, hear it, hear it?
The sound of those S G Rhos?
(silence)
No matter what we do,
No matter where we go,
We never hear a sound from that S G Rho!
I said my Sorors,
Yeah?
Did you hear it, hear it, hear it, hear it?
The sound of those D S T’s?
OOOOOOOOOOOO-OOPS!
They pledged the wrong sorority
With that mistaken sound
And that damn geometry.
And to make matters worse,
They used to be A K A’s.
DST was weak then
And they’re still weak today!
I said my Sorors,
Yeah?
We sound SOOOOO good today
But then a ZETA lady sounds good EVERYDAY
Z PHI!
I Look Over There
I looked to my left,
tell me who’s standing supreme
It was the BLUE and the WHITE and not the PINK and GREEN
I looked up ahead
tell me who’s standing bold
It was the BLUE and the WHITE and not the BLUE and GOLD
I looked to my right
tell me who’s did I see
It was the BLUE and the White and not the Crimson and CREAM
Z E T A P H I B E T A
Z.E.T.A – ZETA
P.H.I – PHI
B.E.T.A. – BETA
Z- PHIIIIIIIII
Step Off!
From the ceiling to the floor
Who is that knocking at my door?
Who is that begging for more?
Step off to the AKAs
Step off to the SGRhos
Step off to the DSTs
Your man is inlove with Z Phi B
Oww Oww Oww
Z-Z-PHI
So So Sweet
What Is A Zeta!
A ZETA is
What an AKA’s not
What a Delta Wants to be
What a GAMMA RHO can’t!
What the QUES adore
What the ALPHAS love,
What PHI BETA SIGMA can’t get enough of!
You Know…
You know those AKA's, better known as Federal Express
Because they got their letters in three days or less
"This is a serious matter"
Ha, Ha so they say
This is a serious matter for an AKA
Alpha Kappa Alpha, the 1st sorority
You couldn't keep your members
So you founded DST
You couldn't keep your members
You couldn't keep your man
Now your man wants a ZETA
And you just don't understand
You know those Deltas; they think they got it going on
They got more members than the Nation of Islam
They don't even know each other
How the hell could this be?
'Cause I saw one at the Union, and she tried to oo-oop me
You know those outcasts in that blue and gold
Their letters aren't real because the SIGMA they stole!
Zee-Phi
Z E T A, P H I (spelled out)
Zeta Phi Beta Until the day that i die!
They’ll be no skee, No wee
No DST
I’m just a devastating lady of Z PHI B
Zee-Phi!