RIT Tiger Pennant from the early 1960s

Title: RIT Tiger Pennant from the early 1960s
Description: In 1957, RIT elected to change its official mascot to the tigers, and its official colors to orange, white, and brown. However, this change didn’t become official until 1964, following the acquisition by RIT of a real tiger which was subsequently named Spirit. At an October 14, 1964 meeting, the policy committee officially changed the school colors to burnt umber, orange hue, and white, thereby creating an odd in-between period in the 1960’s for RIT spirit gear, where the tiger mascot might be featured as well as the school colors of grey and blue. This pennant is from these in-between years of the early 1960s, as evidenced by its dark blue background and tiger mascot.
Subject: RIT Colors
Creator: Rochester Institute of Technology, Collegiate of Ames
Source: Denis Kitchen, class of 1965
Date: Early 1960s
Rights: RIT Archive Collections
Format: Felt made from wool and rayon
Language: English
Identifier: RITArc.0335