From cherry, pumpkin, apple to Saskatoon berry pie, the University of Regina celebrates another year of ‘Pi Day’ with a day of fun activities.
Pi Day falls on March 14, and is so named because the date — March 14, or 3.14 — corresponds with the first three digits of Pi, which is used by mathematicians to represent the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
From handing out slices of pie to a pie-eating contest, getting involved in Pi Day is important for many students.
Ethan Backlin, the co-president of the Mathematics Actuarial Science Statistics Student Society (MASS), said this is a tradition that dates back over 20 years and it’s been a success every year.
“It’s a good way to teach people about math and get them interested in the subject,” he said.
“Math is very important for certain careers and stuff, and it’s a very important kind of degree or plays an important role and like lots of degrees at the university.”
Backlin said pumpkin pie has been the most popular pie and Backlin said he has heard nothing but positive feedback from people on the annual event.
“While we ordered 310 pies and we hope to be able to sell all of them,” he said. “We also have like a fighting contest … and then like a pie in the face kind of thing as well, which also take up some pies as well.
“So, I think we’ll easily be able to get rid of 310 pies. We usually cut them into like six slices.”
Pi Day is observed every year on March 14 globally.