, ▁which ▁is ▁approximately ▁pie ). ▁ ▁T ie ▁Guard ▁A ▁year ly ▁tradition ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Water lo o , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁senior ▁math ▁students ▁volunte er ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁T ie ▁Guard ▁each ▁year , ▁and ▁are ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Water lo o ▁Federation ▁of ▁Stud ents ▁represent atives ▁from ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Mathemat ics . ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁that ▁the ▁appointed ▁T ie ▁Guard ▁volunte ers ▁will ▁be ▁on ▁hand ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁orientation ▁week , ▁to ▁guard ▁the ▁Fac ulty ' s ▁mas cot ▁( a ▁ 4 0 ▁foot ▁p ink ▁tie ▁which ▁hang s ▁off ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁building ) ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁first ▁aid ▁and ▁information ▁to ▁incoming ▁students . ▁ ▁The ▁T ie ▁Guard ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁after ▁several ▁previous ▁attempts ▁on ▁the ▁P ink ▁T ie ▁resulted ▁in ▁both ▁dam aged ▁mas c ots ▁and ▁inj uries ▁to ▁students , ▁the ▁most ▁not orious ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁T ie ▁Liber ation ▁Organ ization ▁( T LO ) ▁kid n apping ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁more ▁recent ▁years ▁the ▁tie ▁guard ▁has ▁expanded ▁and ▁now ▁several ▁students ▁are ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁T ie ▁Guard ▁each ▁year . ▁A ▁new ▁p ink ▁tie ▁was ▁d rap ed ▁over ▁the ▁Mathemat ics ▁ 3 ▁Building ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁members ▁▁ ▁George ▁Alfred ▁Bar n ard ,