Hardwood Tradition
Kansas: Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk
Chanting "Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk...KU," repeatedly (the first two times slowly, then building in speed) has been a tradition for more than a century and was recognized by Teddy Roosevelt as the greatest college chant in the country.
It was a group of science club students at Kansas who apparently created the chant back in 1886, with the original words being "Rah, Rah, Jayhawk...KU." But after replacing the Rah Rah;s with "Rock Chalk"- a reference to chalk rock (limestone) which is common around the state- it was solidified as the university's official rally call.
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