Anybody know if this is true?

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Got into a conversation today with a guy in his 60's who said that UT got their Orange color from a guy who was part of a secret society (The Orange) who helped select the colors. Said the color is not a true orange do to it being torch orange (representing the torch society in europe) and that is where it came from. Said it is the reason for the statue of the guy holding the torch on campus, etc.

Said we changed from blue to orange because of a secret socities involved in our university.


Anybody know much about this?
 
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Got into a conversation today with a guy in his 60's who said that UT got their Orange color from a guy who was part of a secret society (The Orange) who helped select the colors. Said the color is not a true orange do to it being torch orange (representing the torch society in europe) and that is where it came from. Said it is the reason for the statue of the guy holding the torch on campus, etc.

Said we changed from blue to orange because of a secret socities involved in our university.


Anybody know much about this?

If you know whats good for you, you will drop this subject..

As suggested by ImportedVol, it is in your best interest to let it go. The Protectors are not amused.
 
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As far as the torchbearer goes, there was a competition to design a statue that embodied the spirit of the university. The winning design was the torchbearer along with the maxim, "One that beareth a torch standeth in shadow to give light to others." At least this is the story that they told us at orientation.
 
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As far as the torchbearer goes, there was a competition to design a statue that embodied the spirit of the university. The winning design was the torchbearer along with the maxim, "One that beareth a torch standeth in shadow to give light to others." At least this is the story that they told us at orientation.

Yes the illuminated ones ( Illuminati/ Free Masons/Orange Order)
 
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As far as the torchbearer goes, there was a competition to design a statue that embodied the spirit of the university. The winning design was the torchbearer along with the maxim, "One that beareth a torch standeth in shadow to give light to others." At least this is the story that they told us at orientation.

Yes but torch night started in 1925.
 
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Got into a conversation today with a guy in his 60's who said that UT got their Orange color from a guy who was part of a secret society (The Orange) who helped select the colors. Said the color is not a true orange do to it being torch orange (representing the torch society in europe) and that is where it came from. Said it is the reason for the statue of the guy holding the torch on campus, etc.

Said we changed from blue to orange because of a secret socities involved in our university.


Anybody know much about this?

Crazy old geezer IMO
 

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