FFA History
What Membership change happened to the FFA in 1969?
Memberships were opened to women.
What are the official FFA colors?
National Blue and Corn Gold
What two words do every paragraph of the creed begin with?
I Believe
First Line
Learning To Do
What did the Smith-Hughes act of 1917 establish?
Vocational Agriculture Classes.
What does the rising sun symbolize?
Progress / A new day
What is the first paragraph mainly about?
The future of agriculture
Second Line
Doing To Learn
Who was the first National FFA President?
Leslie Applegate
How many symbols are on the FFA emblem?
Six
What does the first paragraph mean by "Better Days?"
Better futures through better ways.
Third Line
Earning To Live
Who is known as the father of FFA?
H. C. Groseclose
What are the two words that surround "FFA" on the emblem?
What does agriculturist mean?
Someone who works in the Science, Business, or Practice of cultivating land.
Fourth Line
Living To Serve
What date was National FFA established?
November 20, 1928
What symbol on the FFA emblem represents common agricultural interests?
The Cross section of an Ear of Corn
Recite the First Paragraph of the creed
I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words, but of deeds - achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years.
Full Motto
Earning To Do,
Doing To Learn,
Earning To Live,
Living To Serve.