The Stanford Tree has been nominated along with five other collegiate mascots for the Golden Silly String Award and induction into the Mascot Hall of Fame.

Although the current Tree, Patrick “Patchez” Fortune ‘09, was unaware of the Mascot Hall of Fame until he was recently nominated, he is nonetheless confident in his chances of winning the online vote to decide this year’s inductee. The Stanford Tree’s current opposition is comprised of three birds, a dog and an orange, hailing from South Carolina, Miami, St. Joseph’s, Tennessee and Syracuse, respectively.

“I’d say [the odds of winning are] pretty solid,” Fortune said. “I’ve met some of the other mascots and they weren’t anything too special. They’re nice guys, but I don’t know if they’re quite of legend stature yet.”

Past inductees to the Mascot Hall of Fame include Brutus Buckeye of Ohio State and Big Red of Western Kentucky. Voting runs through Sept. 12 on mascothalloffame.com.