April Hokie News
Get Your Hokie Facts Here!
Congratulations on being one of the outstanding students out of more than 20,000 applicants offered admission to Virginia Tech! In case you haven't done so already, we thought this might be a good opportunity to help you learn more about the university and its traditions.
Virginia Tech was founded in 1872 as a land-grant college. Since then, some things have changed, but the rich spirit and culture of the campus has stood the test of time. Today, Virginia Tech is a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest number of degree offerings in the state of Virginia.
As a new student you may ask yourself:
- Exactly what is a Hokie?
- What does Ut Prosim mean?
- How did you come up with maroon and orange?
- What is this infamous Hokie Stone?
- I'm in, now what?