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By: Jonathan Norris
New: 18-09-2008 19:35
Updated: 18-09-2008 19:35
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At Queen's University here in Kingston Ontario, the Applied Science students (the traditional name for Engineering) are a very passionate group of individuals. We like to do crazy things like dye our bodies purple with gentian dye, and climb a 50 year old football post covered in lanolin with hundreds of engineers. Hopefully you will see some Queen's Engineers in our purple jackets working with Kingston high school students at a Canadian regional this year.
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19-09-2008 20:39
JaneYoung
Re: pic: How Queen's Engineers Do Orientation Week
sooooo - what do you guys do for fun? 
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You look awesome!
19-09-2008 21:04
DonRotolo
Re: pic: How Queen's Engineers Do Orientation Week
How long a time does the dye last?
20-09-2008 03:07
dtengineering
Re: pic: How Queen's Engineers Do Orientation Week
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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo
How long a time does the dye last?
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Meanwhile, out on the west coast, all they do is sit around and read Popular Science.
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".
20-09-2008 19:41
Mr MOE
Re: pic: How Queen's Engineers Do Orientation Week
Looks like PURPLE MAN GROUP to me!
Awesome look guys!
21-09-2008 01:41
Elgin Clock
Re: pic: How Queen's Engineers Do Orientation Week
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. 
21-09-2008 15:33
Jonathan Norris
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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo
How long a time does the dye last?
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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.
23-09-2008 21:55
Duncan Macdonald
Re: pic: How Queen's Engineers Do Orientation Week
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.
24-09-2008 03:37
AdamHeard
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris
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. |
24-09-2008 08:53
StuMac
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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.
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