. ▁Both ▁sides ▁craft ▁a ▁sign ▁which ▁is ▁displayed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Far mer ▁Hall , ▁the ▁campus ' s ▁student ▁union ▁building . ▁The ▁main ▁event ▁of ▁College ▁Night ▁is ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁musical ▁the ater ▁produ ctions , ▁all ▁directed , ▁performed , ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁student ▁participants . ▁The ▁produ ctions ▁last ▁from ▁Wed nes day ▁through ▁Saturday ▁on ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁College ▁Night . ▁It ▁is ▁after ▁the ▁final ▁production ▁on ▁Saturday ▁night ▁when ▁either ▁a ▁Pur ple ▁Vict ory ▁or ▁a ▁Gold ▁Vict ory ▁is ▁declared ▁until ▁the ▁next ▁year ' s ▁College ▁Night . ▁The ▁vict or ▁of ▁College ▁Night ▁is ▁decided ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁points ▁derived ▁from ▁each ▁side ' s ▁degree ▁of ▁sport sm ans hip , ▁how ▁well ▁they ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁events , ▁and ▁how ▁the ▁jud ges ▁of ▁the ▁student - led ▁produ ctions ▁rate ▁each ▁side ' s ▁show . ▁ ▁In ▁honor ▁of ▁A . G . T . I .' s ▁ 2 5 th ▁anni versary ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁College ▁Night ▁became ▁a ▁competition ▁between ▁two ▁sides , ▁Pur ple ▁and ▁Gold , ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁competition ▁between ▁the ▁classes . ▁Since ▁then , ▁both ▁sides ▁have ▁adopted ▁mas c ots ; ▁Pur ple ▁Side ▁adopted ▁the ▁cow ▁as ▁their s , ▁and ▁Gold ▁Side ▁adopted ▁the ▁l ion ▁as ▁their s . ▁Each ▁side ▁has ▁a ▁song ▁that ▁is ▁s ung ▁only ▁when ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁side ▁join ▁hands ,