Solah
House President: Ryanne Miller
Solah House, a women's residence hall house, was among the first houses that began in the fall of 1962. It was one of the last two of the original 15 houses to select a name in October 1962; all the other house names had been chosen earlier that month when Solah and Electa finally decided on a designation.
"Solah" is simply an acronym for the house motto, "Sisterhood of Love and Honor". House colors were red and white from the beginning, and the original house symbol was a heart. Solah and Tiona boasted in the 1963 Acacia that they were the first to have a brother-sister house tug-of-war.
Original house officers were Margo Montgomery (president), Lila White (vice president/secretary), Jean Witte (social chair), Bonnie Dawson (senator), Phyllis Sandidge (chaplain), and Sandra Jo George (crescent).
During the first year, solah was located in the north wing of Patroness Hall. After having several locations throughout the years, Solah moved to the lower floor of Tess Morgan Hall's north wing in the fall of 1976. This became Solah's home for nearly two decades, since the college began phasing in permanent sites for the residence hall houses during the 1976-77 school year. In 1994, a drawing was held to determine which two women's houses would relocate to the newly renovated Walker Hall. Solah was selected to move into that building's top floor beginning with the 1994 fall semester.
Words to the Solah House song:
Together we share the love of Solah sister,
Each year on the hill finding friendship and joy.
By faith we search for knowledge and understanding.
With Christ as our guide we are bound heart to heart.
In our hearts we join to make the Sisterhood Of Love And Honor,
And this love is in our hearts although we travel far apart.
We'll always remember our lives as Solah sisters.
And the memories we've shared in our home on the hill.
At least during the late 1970's and early 1980's, Solah had an additional, "fun" song that was used for sillier times. It was titled "You've Got To Be A Solah Woman" (to the tune of "You've Got To Be a Football Hero"):
You've got to be a Solah woman,
To get the best of what Graceland can be.
You've got to be a hot shot, ooh la la la,
If you want to be in Solah with me!
The boys of Aaron, Edwards, Closson, Tiona, Agape, Cheville, Faunce,
Even the boys of Stewart Manor,
Would take a Solah chick if they had the chance!
