Pink Tie

The Pink Tie is a large pink neck-tie that is the Faculty of Mathematics mascot.

=History= Despite being the 'official' story of The Pink Tie, the "Legend of the Pink Tie" is rife with factual errors, and should not be taken seriously.

Origins
The Pink Tie was inspired by the outlandish ties frequently worn by the faculty founder, Ralph Stanton. For the unofficial MathSoc opening of the Mathematics & Computer Building (November 27, 1967), a large, 85-foot, pink tie was draped over the full length of the building.

First Theft
The original tie was first stolen the same night after being first unveiled! "Monday evening, a janitor allegedly let two students into the office. Next morning the tie was discovered missing." The tie was auctioned off on the CHYM radio station before being returned to MathSoc.

Second Theft
Once the Pink Tie was returned to MathSoc, it was stored in a display case. The tie was then stolen from the display case, this time by engineers, before students involved in FASS stole it from them.

Official Symbol status
The Pink Tie was adopted as the official symbol of the Faculty of Mathematics by MathSoc in a meeting with the faculty-liaison committee on September 17, 1968.

1984 Theft
During Orientation Week in 1984, some engineers once again stole the Pink Tie.

Theft by TLO
In 1988, a group of students formed, calling themselves the Tie Liberation Organization. In the early morning of November 14, while the Tie was hung for Homecoming, the TLO stole the Pink Tie. Over a period of several months, the TLO sent letters and pictures to MathSoc and brought the Pink Tie to locations around Ontario (Ottawa, Toronto and Sudbury ). Eventually, the tie was returned to MathSoc, stuffed into a beer case, on March 10, 1989 by the engineering Tool Bearers. The identities of the TLO were never revealed.

Tie Guard
Since it was rumoured that the tie would never be replaced should anything else happen to it, in 1994 a student named Marco Koechli camped in front of the MC for all of Orientation Week, in order to deter any would-be thieves/vandals. Ever since then, whenever the Pink Tie is hung during Orientation Week, a group of students known as the Tie Guard maintain a 24-hour guard and watch over the tie.

2010
The construction of the Quantum Nano Centre caused high speed winds to be funnel between the buildings. This caused the Pink Tie to rip, forcing its repair during Orientation Week.

2011
For Orientation Week, The Pink Tie was moved from the MC wall and placed on the west wall of the newly completed Mathematics 3 building.

Failed Theft Attempts
=References=

=External Links= Spirit of WTF - TLO