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October 10, 2006
Tradition endorses legal graffiti
Young men in dark hoods traipse around campus carrying spray-paint cans, ready to fulfill their mission: to paint a campus landmark under the cover of darkness.
Every year a small group of Theta Chi fraternity members paint the eagles in front of the admissions office red and white. The brothers have been painting the eagles for “a really long time,” said junior Colin Schulte, president of Theta Chi.
The admissions office was at one time the Tao Kappa Epsilon fraternity house. When Tao Kappa Epsilon closed, the eagles remained.
Theta Chi paints the eagles before special events, like new member induction in the spring and Hamline football games. In past years, students from Macalester or other rival schools have painted the eagles before games at Hamline, but according to Schulte this is extremely rare.
Most times, the eagles are painted in a continuing friendly rivalry between the sorority Delta Tao and Theta Chi. The organizations also have designated times during the year when they paint the eagles.
Both fraternities follow strict rules set by Hamline administration, which allow the painting so long as “[it] happens at night, and [students are] careful not to paint the sidewalks as much as possible,” Schulte said.
Right now the eagles are painted green and gold, the color of Delta Tao, but that could change any day.
Posted by dwright at October 10, 2006 10:58 PM
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