Greene, JEC, CII, DCC, VCC, CDC, C&CC. but of all we've learned at Rensselaer from all we've had to do, There's one thing that sums it up, and it's in the following tune. e to the x, dy/dx, e to the x dx cosine, secant, tangent, sine, three point one four one five nine square root, cube root, log of pi, dis-integrate them RPI. Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer "Hail, Dear Old Rensselaer" is the school's fight song. It is still played today by the RPI Pep Band at athletic events and other school functions. At some point someone updated the words of the fight song to make it more politically correct than it was back in the 60's. Where it now says "We all must do our part" used to be "Each man must do his part" and the line "True to old Rensselaer." used to be "True sons of Rensselaer." Lyrics Words and Music by Charles S. Root '34 Hail, dear old Rensselaer, the college of our heart. For dear old Rensselaer, we all must do our part. True to old Rensselaer, we'll always strive to be. Now, dear old Rensselaer, hail to thee. Hear the tramp, tramp, tramp of marching feet. Hear the rat-tat-tat of drums that beat. Hear the voices ringing loud and sweet. Hear that mighty shout of ... Hail, dear old Rensselaer, the college of our heart. For dear old Rensselaer, we all must do our part. True to old Rensselaer, we'll always strive to be. Now, dear old Rensselaer, hail to thee. Can You Spell Rensselaer? Throughout the school's history, incoming students and non-students experience difficulty with the spelling and pronunciation of "Rensselaer". While the local population of those native to Troy, New York colloquially use two syllables when saying the name (e.g., "ren'-slur"), the student population always uses three (e.g., "ren'-suh-leer"). This song, with words and music by E.M. Frost, 1911, aims to simplify the art of spelling the name. Lyrics Can you spell Rensselaer? R-E-N-S-S If not, you're no Engineer. E-L-A-E-R Come on, boys, now boys, come gather 'round, And we'll sing a Rensselaer song on the town. Then we'll give a yell, In which we'll tell, to everyone who's near – That R-E-N-S-S-E-L-A-E-R spells 'Rensselaer'. References External links More lyrics and sheet music More Songs Listen to vintage recording of "Hail Dear old Rensselaer" Listen to the RPI pep band play