SpiRIT Stock Certificate

Title: SpiRIT Stock Certificate
Description: This 8.5x6 inch paper ‘stock certificate’ includes a foliage-inspired decorative background along with a similarly designed red border. Under the heading “STOCK CERTIFICATE” it states: “This is to Certify That _____ is the proud owner of one share of school spirit and tradition, manifested in the form of a Bengal Tiger – the Official Mascot of Rochester Institute of Technology.” The signatures of Roger Kitchen, James Black, and Denis Kitchen are included under the heading “Rochester Institute of Technology ‘Tiger Committee.’” These stock certificates were originally sold for $1 each in 1963 and 1964, as a fundraising endeavor intended to pay back the $1,000 loan which the Student Council provided to the committee, so that it could purchase the tiger cub.
Creator: Gamma Epsilon Tau, Honorary Graphic Arts Fraternity
Source: Collection on Spirit (Tiger)
Date: 1963
Rights: RIT Archive Collections
Format: Paper certificate
Language: English
Subject: SpiRIT