John Murray Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Corey, here is what you're looking for: At a certain point during everyday rehearsals, the members of Phantom Regiment are initiated into the corps family. Part of this initiation is the sharing of several key concepts that the corps has long held. Among these are individual section traditions, and the famous full corps "slogan," SUTA.Many ideas have been given in speculation over SUTA's supposed meaning. Some think of it as an acrostic of sorts, while others try to identify its characteristic as a word or statement said in pop culture or the study of the origin of the word itself. Two popular ideas held by fans is that it spells out a statement of hoo-rah and team bonding in a way of saying "Shove it Up Their A....", which obviously would otherwise look poorly on the members. Others believe in the theory that it started in the 70s after the lyrics to the popular Queen song "Another One Bites the Dust". Either way, fans will remain speculative as the Regiment's SUTA remains a highly mysterious drum corps artifact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Murray Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Finally loaded. Sorry guys, but wrong on both counts. Looks like we posted at the same time. Whoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd_Star_Brigade Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 (edited) What does SUTA have to do with the lyrics to "Another One Bites the Dust" (second theory mentioned in the DrumCorpsWiki article)? Perhaps Phantom Alums planted this here to throw us off... a drum corps conspiracy more profound than the prop bag and mello chest Edited December 7, 2009 by 3rd_Star_Brigade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musical_Spinner Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I know prop bag, but mello chest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbevillekid26 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 this reminds me of the guy who posted what SPLOOIE meant on one of the cavaliers' status updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keymodf Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I know prop bag, but mello chest? Star of Indiana mellophones. Mello chest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I always thought it was about pushing something upward into a certain cavity. But then again, I don't really care if I'm right or wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malambo13 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Spirit Unity Tradition Always . . . and now I wait for the angry PMs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd_Star_Brigade Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Spirit Unity Tradition Always. . . and now I wait for the angry PMs. already been said on here earlier. truth is, even if someone spills the beans accidently or on purpose, it'll just be treated as another guess. personally, i think the true meaning of SUTA and any other bonding secret ritual is the shared experience of the corps in a nutshell. it is something profound and important and a way of continual recognition. Secret Traditions are beautiful things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malambo13 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 already been said on here earlier. Where? I only saw someone say "Strong Unity Ties All." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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