Plumbers' Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Plumbers Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) is a bunch of involved engineers who raise funds for charity, portray engineering spirit rowdiness, and support our varsity teams. The PPO exemplifies spirit, community, and charity within the EUS, hoping to build a sense of belonging to all engineers at McGill. On and off campus they are known for their distinctive attire, a lab coat with a unique name and drawing on it.
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Mandate
The PPO recognizes and strives to uphold 5 pillars of the engineering community, more specifically: leadership, community, charity, spirit, and character. Members strive to embody these pillars, and are well known for devoting loads of their time and energy to the EUS in all shapes and forms. They are often seen running through the streets of Milton-Park on MERTW, hosting various charity events, and, on occasion, causing some harmless chaos with a prank or two.
The PPO is always looking to give recognition to the members of the EUS who exemplify the 5 pillars. If the above sounds like someone you know, you can give them a shout out here
History
The PPO was founded in the 1950’s as a spirit group at varsity sport games. Over the 1970's to 80's pranking started to become a new trademark of the PPO. Pranks escalated to some very extravagant ones such as painting the arts dome orange, stealing the gorilla from the Redpath Museum and replacing all the front covers of the McGill Daily. The PPO's final and most infamous prank was unbolting all 800 seats in the Leacock 132 auditorium. This led to 10% of McGill's lectures being cancelled and the EUS being sent a bill of $1003.95 (over $4000 in today's currency). Shortly after the prank the PPO was disbanded.
In the 1980’s the PPO was reinvigorated with a new mandate of raising both money for charity and school spirit. Ever since then the PPO has worked to build exciting events to raise spirit and money simultaneously, a tribute to the rowdy culture of its past.
Current Activities
The PPO has remained an active group within the EUS, promoting engineering culture at McGill events. From hosting rowdy day, the final Blues Pub of the semester, to loonie lines the PPO has strived to provide for those less fortunate while engaging in fun and spirited events. The PPO always encourages those who are not members to participate in their events, as everyone is able to help in some way.
To get more involved with the PPO check out some of the events that they do each year, ranging from Loonie Lines, Relay for Life, Golden Valentines, Movember, Breakfast Crawls, and Rowdy Day.
How to Get Involved with the PPO
The PPO encourages anybody and everybody to help with the charity events run throughout the semester. Events such as Relay for Life, Golden Valentines and Rowdy Day would not have been possible without support from the engineering community. If you would like to participate at any PPO events and get to know us better we have a variety of means to receive pertinent event information:
- Follow us on our Instagram!
- Follow us on our Facebook Page!
- Or join our Mailing List by sending an email to ppo.chief@gmail.com!