What do the colors of the University of Memphis represent?

According to the University website, The University of Memphis' official school colors of Blue and Gray were selected in the early 1900s. read more

According to the University website, The University of Memphis’ official school colors of Blue and Gray were selected in the early 1900s. The colors were chosen in an effort to show unity in a nation that was still recovering from the effects of the Civil War. read more

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To be even more specific, it looks like Wentworth Institute of Technology also has cardinal as a color, Chapman is cardinal and grey and California State University at Fullerton’s are white, orange & navy blue. read more