Senior O.M. Stull won first prize for his "Hokie" yell (Old Hokie Cheer below) which is still used today. Later, when asked if "Hokie" had any special meaning, Stull explained the word was solely the product of his imagination and was used only as an attention-getter for his yell.

Sep 21, 2020 · Here's everything we know about how Virginia Tech got the nickname "Hokies," beginning with Floyd Meade and his incredible trained turkeys.

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You're the pride of V. P. I. Chorus: Just watch our men so big and active, Support the Orange and Maroon, Let's go, Techs! We know our ends and backs are stronger, With winning hopes, we fear defeat no longer, To see our team plow through the line, boys, Determined now to win or die; So give a Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi! Rae, Ri, old V. P. I.

" Old Hokie " is a spirited cheer, often used by fans of Virginia Tech 's athletic teams. It was coined by Oscar M. Stull (Class of 1896) in a winning student body contest entry to mark the changing of the university's name from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Agricultural and Mechanical ...

3 days ago · The eighth-seeded Hokies dropped their second-round game in the 2025 ACC Tournament on Thursday to ninth-seeded Georgia Tech 72-57, putting their NCAA Tournament hopes in doubt.

Virginia Tech exhibits its character and pride every day via its buildings, most of which are made of Hokie Stone, a limestone common in Southwest Virginia. It was first used in campus building construction in 1899, and today, all new central campus buildings must bear the distinctive stone.

Fans used the nickname “Gobblers,” beginning in the early 20th century, more than “Hokies”—at least until the 1980s. Disagreements exist about how the nickname “Gobblers” originated.

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