UH Office of Advancement Hosts “TOSS: Trade in Other School Shirts” to Spur School Spirit
As part of a broad initiative to promote UH pride throughout the city, the University of Houston
will host a “T-shirt trade-up” event called TOSS today at the athletics pep rally in front of
Cougar Village.
Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are encouraged to trade T-shirts
representing other colleges or universities for a new, red University of Houston T-shirt.
The TOSS event, to be held from 6−6:30 p.m., will be repeated at future athletics pep rallies for
the remainder of the football season. It is part of an ongoing effort to spur school spirit for
CougaRed Fridays, both on campus and in the community.
“There is a palpable sense of pride about the University of Houston on campus and around
Houston right now, and we want to give people a way to show off that pride, not to mention
something red to wear on CougaRed Fridays,” said Karen Clarke, associate vice chancellor and
associate vice president for university relations.
The effort will start on campus, but will eventually target the community as a whole. “We want
to encourage all Houstonians to embrace UH as the city’s university,” Clarke said.