Head over to HailtoPurple.com for the complete story of a heralded Northwestern tradition that began in 1916 and over the years has involved hundreds of thousands of NU Alumni and Students.
Thanks to GoUPurple it will be at least briefly revived this Saturday, April 9th:
For the 100th anniversary of Northwestern's unique tradition, HailToPurple helped to commission the casting of a replica of the Grand Candle. The Shadows Studio in Denver, Colorado made a purple candle the same diameter as the original Northwestern candle, with the same height that the candle would have been after continuous use since its debut (still nearly three feet in length!). The candle will be present at the April 9 celebration of A Day With Northwestern in Evanston, at Norris Center, completing the first century of this Wildcat rite.
Here is a link to the "rest of the story:"
http://hailtopurple.com/features/candle.html
Thanks to GoUPurple it will be at least briefly revived this Saturday, April 9th:
For the 100th anniversary of Northwestern's unique tradition, HailToPurple helped to commission the casting of a replica of the Grand Candle. The Shadows Studio in Denver, Colorado made a purple candle the same diameter as the original Northwestern candle, with the same height that the candle would have been after continuous use since its debut (still nearly three feet in length!). The candle will be present at the April 9 celebration of A Day With Northwestern in Evanston, at Norris Center, completing the first century of this Wildcat rite.
Here is a link to the "rest of the story:"
http://hailtopurple.com/features/candle.html