VT History & Identity
This Virginia Tech motto translates to “That I May Serve.”
What is Ut Prosim?
This large grassy area is considered the center of Virginia Tech’s campus.
What is the Drillfield?
This song plays before Virginia Tech football games as fans jump together in the stadium.
Enter Sandman
These scheduled professor meeting times encourage students to ask questions outside class.
Office Hours
Virginia Tech is located in this Virginia town.
Blacksburg
Virginia Tech was originally founded in this year.
What is 1872?
This iconic administrative building overlooks the Drillfield.
What is Burruss Hall?
Virginia Tech students and fans wear these two school colors on game days.
What are Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange?
This form of casual conversation is very common in American social culture.
Small talk
Blacksburg is located within this mountain region of the eastern United States.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
This locally quarried limestone is used on most Virginia Tech buildings.
What is Hokie Stone?
This stadium holds more than 65,000 fans during football games.
What is Lane Stadium?
This famous Blacksburg street is known for tailgating on football weekends.
Center Street
At Virginia Tech, these organizations help students build friendships, leadership skills, and resumes.
Student organizations / clubs
Compared to major Chinese cities, Blacksburg is generally described as this type of environment.
Smaller/quiter/slower-paced
Virginia Tech was originally founded as this type of institution focused on agriculture and engineering.
What is a land-grant university?
These eight memorial structures near War Memorial Chapel represent Virginia Tech’s core values.
What are the Pylons?
This longtime football coach led Virginia Tech during the famous “BeamerBall” era.
Frank Beamer
American universities often expect students to advocate for themselves academically through this behavior.
What is asking questions/communicating directly with professors?
College town
Before becoming the Hokies, Virginia Tech athletic teams were known by this nickname.
This campus structure is fired after Hokie football touchdowns and major ceremonies.
What is Skipper?
This football tradition transforms Blacksburg into an all-day social and community event before kickoff.
Tailgaiting
This cultural difference describes how American universities often allow students to create highly individualized college experiences.
What is student independence/flexibility?
These outdoor activities are especially popular among Virginia Tech students.
What are hiking and camping?