BRRR! IT'S COLD IN HERE

Brr! it's cold in here.
There must be some Alphas
in the atmosphere.
[I said-ah]
Brr! it's cold in here.
There must be some Alphas
in the atmosphere.

-snip-

This is a signature Alpha chant. I've heard this at various step shows; Pittsburgh, Pa area; 1990s, 2000s, but it's very well known elsewhere.

"Brrr" is meant to approximate the sound a person makes when he or she is freezing cold. "Alphas" refer to members of the fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. In this context, being "cold" is good {probably because of it's connection with being both "cool" and being "cold blooded".

Here's two versions of this chant that are used as a children's cheerleading cheer:

BRRRRR ITS COLD IN HERE
this is a cheer that my team does "i said brrr..(clap clap) its cold in here there must be some*rebels* in the atmosphere i said bang(stomp) bang choo choo train common' girls lets do our thang,were gonna rock our bodies and win the game so you better back it up back it up back it up and bump it to the right! uh huh GO TEAM!
-rebel-ekaboo; 5/24/2007; http://www.cocojams.com/cheerleader_cheers.htm

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BUR ITS COLD IN HERE
I said bur its cold in here there must be some clovers in the atmisfire I said owe owe o ice ice ice slow it down owe owe owe ice ice ice here GO!

me and my team made that up be bak soon with some more CHEERS!!
-Alyssa; 3/14/2007; http://www.cocojams.com/cheerleader_cheers.htm

[here's part of my comment to Alyssa:
It just occurred to me that "owe owe owe" or ooh-we ooh-we oh" [and similarly written phrases] comes from the R&B song "Jungle Love" by Morris Day & The Times. This phrase, given as "Oh-wee-oh-wee-oh," repeats in the background of that 1984 song. Morris Day & The Times sung "Jungle Love" and other songs when Day was featured as Prince's antagonist in Prince's movie "Purple Rain".]