Toga Tuesday
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| Toga Tuesday | |
| Active | 1999, 2002, 2006—2007 |
| Campus(es) | East |
| Day | Tuesday |
| Term(s) | I and II |
Toga Tuesday is a TIP tradition in which TIPsters dress in the style of the people of everyone's favorite fallen Western empire — Rome. There were wide-scale attempts at resurrecting this tradition was at East II 2002, however, only a few dedicated TIPsters continued to attempt it at East II 2003 and 2004. Toga Tuesday was revived during East Term I 2006 on the third Tuesday of the term, led mostly by Madison Pollock and Rivers McKenzie. Toga Tuesday continued through East Term I 2007 and 2008.
[edit] Creating a Toga
The most well-known method was taught to TIPsters by 4th year Brett Flora, and is therefore named the Flora Fold.
Take your bed sheet and two safety pins (you can set those to the side for now, we'll use them later). Hang the sheet loosely over your shoulder (left or right, either shoulder will work). Grab the end of the sheet that is hanging behind your back by the corners. Now, grab the sheet's left corner in your left hand, the right in your right, and pull the two corners until they meet in front of you. Hold those corners in place and do the same with the end of the sheet that is still hanging in front of you, unfurling it around your body. Now it's time for the safety pins: on either side near the corners ensures that the toga will stay on your body correctly. This design even creates the nifty toga sleeve as seen here. Victor is a nerd
There is another less known design that doesn't involve safety pins, but is more restricting to movement. Start by holding the ends of a longer edge in your hands with the sheet behind you. With the corner still in your hand, place your left hand on your right shoulder and your right hand on your left hip. If you are proficient in knots and have flexible shoulders, you can tie the two ends behind your back. If not, ask a friend to tie the two ends together with a square knot.
[edit] Garbing Ben Duke
Toga-ing Ben Duke is another matter entirely, seeing as he is around eight feet tall and one of his arms is melded to the side of his body. To toga Ben Duke all you have to do is wrap a sheet around him from his right shoudler. (A note for the wary: the OSC doesn't always appreciate this gesture, so if you take notion to toga B.Duke, beware that your sheet may never be seen again.)
| Its true you do not see your sheet ever again. Viv and I who toga'd B.Duke had the nerve to ask Sam, "Hypothetically speaking, if I were to toga B.Duke, where would my sheet be found?..." Sam just laughed and said he had no idea. This was at East Term I 2007. |
| —Trevor Cross |
Furthermore, B.Duke doesn't always appreciate being toga-ed, beware his wrath if you are the one to put it on him. He has been known to lead TIPsters into the bush and create thunderstorms.
In Term II 2007, however, the Superman sheet used to toga B.Duke remained on him all day long, even through the night and into the next morning. Then-fourth years Sara Broussard and Maggie "Faith" Killman were responsible for the togaing.
In Term II 2008, B Duke was not togaed due to the new rule that no one is allowed to touch B Duke or they will feel the wrath of the staff.
