pic: How Queen's Engineers Do Orientation Week

[Jonathan Norris]

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[JaneYoung]

sooooo - what do you guys do for fun? :)
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You look awesome!

[DonRotolo]

How long a time does the dye last?

[dtengineering]

How long a time does the dye last?

Until their next bath... so, for a QUEENS engineering student that could be quite a while... ;)

Meanwhile, out on the west coast, all they do is sit around and read Popular Science (http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-08/extreme-engineering).

Jason

Seriously, though... I have to give the Queen's Engineers credit... they are the only ones who come close to matching the spirit at UBC and were great hosts when we descended upon Kingston for an undergrad engineering conference "back in the day".

[Mr MOE]

Looks like PURPLE MAN GROUP to me!

Awesome look guys!

[Elgin Clock]

Violet!!! You're violet!! LOL

Sorry, couldn't resist.
That quote from Willy Wonka (The original movie, not that weird remake) was the first thing that came to mind when i saw this. :D

[Jonathan Norris]

How long a time does the dye last?

The dye can last for a long time, but seeing that with the large amount we put on our bodies it tends to rub-off on everything. So during frosh week we only keep it on for two days, then have to scrub it off using tide with bleach (that was one of the worst couple hours I've had in a while). Queen's Engineering frosh week as a frosh and a FREC was probably the most fun and intense time i've had, it really is a blast.

I'm working on bringing the passion of Queen's Engineering students to mentor local Kingston highschool students on a new FIRST team, hopefully we can get it all sorted out for this year.

[Duncan Macdonald]

Norris, we now have a big printer in the tech lab but we might need some more purple ink. There will be a wall sized print of this up when you come back.:D

[AdamHeard]

The dye can last for a long time, but seeing that with the large amount we put on our bodies it tends to rub-off on everything. So during frosh week we only keep it on for two days, then have to scrub it off using tide with bleach (that was one of the worst couple hours I've had in a while). Queen's Engineering frosh week as a frosh and a FREC was probably the most fun and intense time i've had, it really is a blast.

I'm working on bringing the passion of Queen's Engineering students to mentor local Kingston highschool students on a new FIRST team, hopefully we can get it all sorted out for this year.

Doesn't that seem like a really bad idea in general? does the school really encourage this?

[StuMac]

Adam: A few schools aside from Queens do as well. University of Toronto also has this tradition, as does Western (If memory serves). Out here in Ottawa, the first years aren't allowed except for the final "scavenger hunt" challenges. You have to earn your purple before you can wear it by becoming a guide for the first years.